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Sons of Hate

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StateDraft 5Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units49Catalogue rolePrimary / default
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Characters in this exact text

AbdullahAbdullah — Kerim Ali's knife-fighting henchman in the later Sons of Hate draftsOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244AchmetAchmet — Soudanese henchman in the later Sons of Hate draftsOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244Achmet KerimAchmet Kerim — Kerim Ali's father and former emir of the MahdiMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244Brent KirbyBrent Kirby — private detective and partner of Butch GormanOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244Butch GormanButch Gorman — Kirby's large Texan detective partnerOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244Colonel John A. PembrokeColonel John A. Pembroke — wealthy former African adventurer living under the Pembroke identityOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244Constance PembrokeConstance Pembroke — Colonel Pembroke's nieceOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244GobirGobir — giant Soudanese henchman of Kerim AliOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244James StalbridgeJames Stalbridge — Joseph Stalbridge's brother and Richard Stalbridge's fatherMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244Joseph StalbridgeJoseph Stalbridge — explorer whose African treasure was stolen by Pembroke/RavenbyMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244Juan PerezJuan Perez — Pembroke's Cuban servant who betrays him to the attackersOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244Kerim AliKerim Ali — Soudanese leader pursuing Pembroke/RavenbyOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244Richard StalbridgeRichard Stalbridge — English claimant pursuing Pembroke over the stolen African treasureOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244WilliamWilliam — Pembroke's English servant in Sons of HateOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 203-244

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.

Draft 5 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent49 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: Complete 49-page original final draft, titled and bylined, with word count and OAK Agency stamp.

TSS: 29122–29124, 80756, 29125–29169

Complete 49-page original final draft, titled and bylined, with word count and OAK Agency stamp.

Manuscript details

BylineDraft 5 is bylined Robert E. Howard.first page / witness levelWord countDraft 5 gives approximately 15,000 words.first page / witness level

Additional documentary notes

  • Titled Witness: Draft 5 bears the title SONS OF HATE. (first page / witness level)
  • Oak Agency Stamp: The original final draft bears an Otis Adelbert Kline Agency stamp and was returned by OAK. (witness level)

Source: Hardboiled Manuscripts, Volume 2 v0.77, Sons of Hate Editorial Notes pp. 323–324 and corresponding text section

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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