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Alleys of Peril — Synopsis 1

Part of Alleys of Peril

StateSynopsis 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units1
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Introduction

This surviving synopsis for Alleys of Peril preserves an earlier form centered on Sailor Steve O’Brien of the Water Snake. It outlines the disputed boxing match, O’Brien’s search for Jack Ridley, and the White Tigress’s attempt to manipulate him.

This is the surviving untitled synopsis associated with Alleys of Peril. It has been published in the Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter and later in Fists of Iron: Round 2. It is the same permanent synopsis textual state catalogued under the search alias Alleys of Peril (synopsis).

Version-specific titles

Alleys of Peril (synopsis)Untitled synopsis (Alleys of Peril)

Characters in this exact text

CastletonCastleton — steamship whose first mate is Jack RidleyMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 335Mr. Jack RidleyJack Ridley — first mate of the Castleton and fight refereeOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 335Red McCoyRed McCoy — Whale boxer in the disputed waterfront fightOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 335Sailor Steve O’BrienSteve Costigan — sailor-boxer brought in to face Snake Wamberson in The Trail of the SnakeOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 335Water SnakeWater Snake — British vessel with a shady reputation; later name form appears as Water-snakeMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 335WhaleWhale — ship of Red McCoy and Cap’n BrannerMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 335White TigressWhite Tigress — white woman and international criminal/tong leaderOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Two UE p. 335

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 1 — surviving Howard synopsis typescriptHoward synopsis typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 page / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 23445

Original typescript (OT).

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving witness as untitled. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Alleys of Peril (s1) · TSS 23445 · spreadsheet rows 264–264

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

These records describe how this textual state is known or represented. A witness may be authorial, editorially mediated, restored, transcribed or otherwise derived without becoming a new Howard-authored textual state.

Fists of Iron Round Two - UERestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

https://reh.world/publications/?reh_publication=1443

Published in

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v3 #1Robert E. Howard FoundationSpring 2009 (mailed (April 2009)↗Fists of Iron Round 2REH Foundation PressFebruary 2014↗Fists of Iron Round Two - UEREH Foundation PressApril 2026↗