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Black Vulmea's Vengeance (earliest known draft)
Part of Black Vulmea's Vengeance
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Introduction
This draft is an earlier textual state of Black Vulmea’s Vengeance, Howard’s pirate story featuring Terence “Black” Vulmea. It should be treated separately from the later published text.
Characters in this exact text
CockatooCockatoo — Terence Vulmea’s pirate vesselOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 227Dick HarstonDick Harston — English pirate captain of the War-Hawk; recurring Vulmea-cycle pirateMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 233John WentyardJohn Wentyard — English naval captain who captures Vulmea; recurring across both Vulmea textual statesOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 229John Wentyard’s daughterJohn Wentyard’s daughter — unnamed five-year-old daughter shown in Wentyard’s portraitMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 239John Wentyard’s wifeJohn Wentyard’s wife — unnamed wife shown in the miniature portrait Wentyard carriesMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 239MontbarsMontbars — historical French buccaneer named by Vulmea in the earliest draftMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 232PerrottPerrott — Wentyard’s former superior during the Galway episodeMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 230IndomitableRedoubtable — John Wentyard’s naval vessel; called Indomitable once in the earliest draftOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 229Black Terence VulmeaTerence Vulmea — Irish pirate known as Black Vulmea; recurring across the Vulmea texts in this editionOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 227TranicosTranicos — pirate named by Vulmea as destructive to English tradeMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 232Van RavenVan Raven — Dutch pirate captain sought by WentyardMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 232
Textual witnesses & editorial mediation
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Pirate Adventures - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
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