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Sons of Hate

Part of Sons of Hate

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units15
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Brent KirbyBrent Kirby — private detective and partner of Butch GormanOn PageGormanButch Gorman — Kirby's large Texan detective partnerOn PageColonel John A. PembrokeColonel John A. Pembroke — wealthy former African adventurer living under the Pembroke identityOn PageConstanceConstance Pembroke — Colonel Pembroke's nieceOn Pagea big blackGobir — giant Soudanese henchman of Kerim AliOn PageJoseph StalbridgeJoseph Stalbridge — explorer whose African treasure was stolen by Pembroke/RavenbyMentionedFrancoisJuan Perez — Pembroke's Cuban servant who betrays him to the attackersOn PageAchmet ibn AliKerim Ali — Soudanese leader pursuing Pembroke/RavenbyOn PageRichard StalbridgeRichard Stalbridge — English claimant pursuing Pembroke over the stolen African treasureOn 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 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent15 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: Complete 15-page untitled draft whose narrative dwindles into synopsis form near the end.

TSS: 65574–65588

Complete 15-page untitled draft whose narrative dwindles into synopsis form near the end.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: Draft 1 is untitled. (witness level)
  • Dwindles Into Synopsis: The narrative shifts into synopsis form near the end without making the state physically incomplete. (later portion)

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

Published in

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