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Sons of Hate

Part of Sons of Hate

StateDraft 4Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units34
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Characters in this exact text

AbdullahAbdullah — Kerim Ali's knife-fighting henchman in the later Sons of Hate draftsOn PageAchmetAchmet — Soudanese henchman in the later Sons of Hate draftsOn PageAchmet KerimAchmet Kerim — Kerim Ali's father and former emir of the MahdiMentionedBrent KirbyBrent Kirby — private detective and partner of Butch GormanOn PageButch GormanButch Gorman — Kirby's large Texan detective partnerOn PageColonel John A. PembrokeColonel John A. Pembroke — wealthy former African adventurer living under the Pembroke identityOn PageConstance PembrokeConstance Pembroke — Colonel Pembroke's nieceOn PageGobirGobir — giant Soudanese henchman of Kerim AliOn PageJames StalbridgeJames Stalbridge — Joseph Stalbridge's brother and Richard Stalbridge's fatherMentionedJoseph StalbridgeJoseph Stalbridge — explorer whose African treasure was stolen by Pembroke/RavenbyMentionedJuanJuan Perez — Pembroke's Cuban servant who betrays him to the attackersOn PageKerim AliKerim Ali — Soudanese leader pursuing Pembroke/RavenbyOn PageStalbridgeRichard Stalbridge — English claimant pursuing Pembroke over the stolen African treasureOn PageWilliamWilliam — Pembroke's English servant in Sons of HateOn Page

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 4 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent34 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: Thirty-four surviving pages from an originally 44-page untitled draft; pages 11–20 are missing.

TSS: 92251–92284

Thirty-four surviving pages from an originally 44-page untitled draft; pages 11–20 are missing.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: Draft 4 is untitled. (witness level)
  • Missing Pages: Ten manuscript pages are missing. (pages 11–20)

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