Exact textual stateVariant Fragment
A Gent from Bear Creek — Draft 1 — page 203 variant
Part of A Gent from Bear Creek
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Textual relationship
Branch Of Draft 1
Characters in this exact text
BillBill Glanton — Texas gunman guiding Professor Van Brock in the Haunted MountainsOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, Draft 1 page 203 variant, p. 73IBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, Draft 1 page 203 variant, p. 73Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, Draft 1 page 203 variant, p. 73JoshuaJoshua Braxton — older hermit hiding in the Haunted Mountains to avoid an unwanted marriageOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, Draft 1 page 203 variant, p. 73
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 1 page 203 variant — surviving Howard typescript leafHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: Single variant leaf numbered 203
TSS: 22212
Additional untitled Howard typescript leaf numbered 203, nearly identical to but not an exact match for the surviving Draft 1 page 203.
Additional documentary notes
- Variant Leaf: Alternative page 203 wording; nearly identical to the main Draft 1 page 203 but not an exact match. (manuscript page 203)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 4, Editorial Notes p. 47; variant p. 73