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The Horror from the Mound — Draft 3

Part of The Horror from the Mound

StateDraft 3Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units46
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

Don Santiago de ValdezDon Santiago de Valdez — mysterious nobleman taken aboard de Estrada’s shipOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 373-392Hernando de EstradaHernando de Estrada — leader of the 1545 Spanish expeditionOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 373-392Juan LopezJuan Lopez — neighbor who knows the mound traditionOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 373-392Juan ZavillaJuan Zavilla — young man in de Estrada’s expeditionOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 373-392Porfirio LopezPorfirio Lopez — ancestor of Juan Lopez who marched with de EstradaOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 373-392Steve BrillSteve Brill — rancher/protagonist in The Horror from the MoundOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 373-392

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 3 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent23 pagesCompletenessPossibly incomplete

Physical extent: 23 pages / 23 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 92821–92843

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 · Horror from the Mound, The (d3) · TSS 92821–92843 · spreadsheet rows 7214–7236

Draft 3 — surviving carbon witnessHoward carbon copy
Extent23 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 23 represented carbon manuscript pages / 23 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 12091–12113

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)
  • Source Finality Note: The source calls this carbon 'Final'. The wording is preserved as source evidence only and does not create a new textual state or automatic authority ranking. (witness level)
  • Completeness Not Asserted: The spreadsheet does not explicitly state physical completeness for this carbon witness, so completeness remains unresolved. (witness level) · Uncertain

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Horror from the Mound, The (d3-cc) · TSS 12091–12113 · spreadsheet rows 7237–7259

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.

Western Tales - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

https://reh.world/publications/?reh_publication=3086

The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard (Del Rey, 2008)Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard, supplied Del Rey 2008 PDF, pp. 139–147; Notes on the Original Howard Texts, pp. 340–351.