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Exact textual stateDraft

The Hills of the Dead — Draft 1

Part of The Hills of the Dead

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units22
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.

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
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 page / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 45110

Original typescript (OT).

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Hills of the Dead, The (d1) · TSS 45110 · spreadsheet rows 7046–7046

Draft 1 — surviving carbon witnessHoward carbon copy
Extent21 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 21 represented carbon manuscript pages / 21 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 52565, 52566, 52567, 52568, 52569, 52570, 52571, 52572, 52573, 52574, 52575, 52576, 52577, 52578, 52579, 52580, 52581, 52582, 52583, 52584, 52585

Carbon-copy manuscript witness associated with an existing Robert E. Howard textual state.

Additional documentary notes

  • Carbon Copy: The source explicitly identifies this physical witness as a carbon copy of the already-permanent textual state. (witness level)
  • Same Textual State New Witness: This carbon is a new physical witness attached to an existing Textual Version, not a separate textual state. (witness level)
  • Titled Manuscript: The source identifies the carbon as titled. (witness level)
  • Unnumbered Pages: The source explicitly identifies the manuscript pages as unnumbered. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source identifies the carbon as complete. (witness level)
  • Source Sequence Not Pagination: Spreadsheet page-column values are catalogue/working sequence only and are not promoted to manuscript page numbers. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Hills of the Dead, The (d1-cc) · TSS 52565, 52566, 52567, 52568, 52569, 52570, 52571, 52572, 52573, 52574, 52575, 52576, 52577, 52578, 52579, 52580, 52581, 52582, 52583, 52584, 52585 · spreadsheet rows 7047–7067