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Where Strange Gods Squall (part 2)

Part of Where Strange Gods Squall

StatePart 2Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units1
Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.

Introduction

Where Strange Gods Squall (part 2). From a letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. fall 1927. The letter opens like this:

Salaam:

Then the little boy said to Goofus Gorilla, “Haven’t you any sisters?” And what do you suppose Goofus Gorilla said? You don’t know? Neither do I by Hell.

Characters in this exact text

Aunt of the projected adventurer Cheatum VestAunt of the projected adventurer Cheatum Vest — An aunt who would restrict the clothing worn by a projected adventure hero.Mentionedfirst: Sentiment, printed p. 365 / PDF p. 383Cheatum VestCheatum Vest — The projected hero of a traveler’s proposed adventure novel.Mentionedfirst: Sentiment, printed p. 365 / PDF p. 383Elderly Japanese woman recalling the BronxElderly Japanese woman recalling the Bronx — An experienced geisha who greets the visiting traveler.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 364 / PDF p. 382Florida-born beachcomber trading batik in BataviaFlorida-born beachcomber trading batik in Batavia — A beachcomber who trades batik and dines with a visiting writer.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 364 / PDF p. 382Unnamed traveler visiting Japan and BataviaUnnamed traveler visiting Japan and Batavia — A traveler who visits a geisha house and plans a novel about a beachcomber.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 364 / PDF p. 382

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Part 2 — story fragment embedded in surviving Howard correspondenceHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 story page / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 82544

Original Robert E. Howard typed correspondence containing a surviving story fragment; the surrounding letter is source context only.

Additional documentary notes

  • Embedded In Correspondence: This surviving fragment is preserved within Robert E. Howard correspondence; the letter itself is documentary source context only. (witness level)
  • Source Part Note: The spreadsheet explicitly identifies this as the second section of the story. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Where Strange Gods Squall (d1) · TSS 82544 · spreadsheet row 19181

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

These records describe how this textual state is known or represented. A witness may be authorial, editorially mediated, restored, transcribed or otherwise derived without becoming a new Howard-authored textual state.

Sentiment (2009 first printing), pp. 364–365. Part 2 only, beginning at its heading.Later publication / editionAuthority basis: Editorially mediated witness · Treatment: Unknown / not yet reviewed

Sentiment (2009 first printing), pp. 364–365. Part 2.