Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.
Characters in this exact text
AliAli — black scout/servant in Hassim ben Said's partyOn Page11 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 204BastBast — ancient deity invoked in the legend of the templeMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 209Hassim ben SaidHassim ben Said — Arab/slaver leader encountered by KaneOn Page28 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 206SolomonKing Solomon — biblical king and magician invoked in the legend of the imprisoned HorrorMentioned10 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 201MusaMoses — biblical figure identified with Musa in the storyMentioned3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 209MohammedMuhammad — the Prophet Mohammed explicitly invoked as a historical/religious figureMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 209N’LongaN'Longa — West Coast witch-man and Solomon Kane's blood-brotherMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 208Solomon KaneSolomon Kane — English Puritan wanderer, swordsman and avengerOn Page50 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 201the Horrorthe Horror — shapeless supernatural entity imprisoned in the ancient templeOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 215Yussef the HadjiYussef the Hadji — member/associate of Hassim ben Said's partyOn Page10 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 208
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
Extent14 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 14 pages / 14 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 62222–62235
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 · Footfalls Within, The (d1) · TSS 62222–62235 · spreadsheet rows 4144–4157