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The Brazen Peacock — Draft 1

Part of The Brazen Peacock

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units20
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Characters in this exact text

AliAli — Mulcahy’s Arab servantOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 115-134Erich GirtmannErich Girtmann — adventurer who steals Melek TausOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 115-134John MulcahyJohn Mulcahy — first-person protagonistOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 115-134NagpurNagpur — British steamer overdue during Girtmann's attempted escapeMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 115-134Melek TausSatan — supernatural figure invoked by comparison in The Last Man.Mentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 115-134YurzedYurzed — Yezidee priest pursuing GirtmannOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 115-134

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
Extent20 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 20 pages / 20 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 10500–10519

Original typescript (OT).

Additional documentary notes

  • Title present on typescript: The spreadsheet records a title on the surviving witness. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Brazen Peacock, The (d1) · TSS 10500–10519 · spreadsheet rows 1936–1955

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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