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Characters in this exact text

MuhammadAchmet Kerim — Kerim Ali's father and former emir of the MahdiMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 489-490Brent KirbyBrent Kirby — private detective and partner of Butch GormanOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 489-490Butch GormanButch Gorman — Kirby's large Texan detective partnerOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 489-490Colonel PembrokeColonel John A. Pembroke — wealthy former African adventurer living under the Pembroke identityOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 489-490Pembroke's nieceConstance Pembroke — Colonel Pembroke's nieceOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 489-490AshleyJoseph Stalbridge — explorer whose African treasure was stolen by Pembroke/RavenbyMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 489-490Muhammad's sonKerim Ali — Soudanese leader pursuing Pembroke/RavenbyOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 489-490nephew of AshleyRichard Stalbridge — English claimant pursuing Pembroke over the stolen African treasureOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 489-490

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.

Synopsis 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward synopsis typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: One-page untitled partial early synopsis differing from the final narrative.

TSS: 26053

One-page untitled partial early synopsis differing from the final narrative.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: Synopsis 2 is untitled. (witness level)

Source: The Hardboiled Manuscripts, Volume 2, editorial notes and corresponding text.

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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Tales of Weird Menace - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

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Published in

The Hardboiled Manuscripts, Volume 2REH Foundation Press2026 (forthcoming)↗