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Characters in this exact text
Ash StarkAsh Stark — pirate in Groshawk’s treasure-search partyOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 218Bill DealBill Deal — pirate in Groshawk’s treasure-search partyOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 219Black ToadBlack Toad — Jacob Trant’s pirate shipMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 219Bristol GirlBristol Girl — vessel captured by Groshawk’s crew in the backstoryMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 221Cap’n BisleyCaptain Bisley — former pirate captain whose death leaves Groshawk in commandMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 218Dick BainDick Bain — pirate in Groshawk’s treasure-search partyOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 220DrakeDrake — historical seafarer invoked in the pirate-era backstoryMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 219HawkinsHawkins — historical seafarer invoked with Drake in Jacob Trant’s backstory; distinct from the fictional old sailor Hawkins in The Treasure of Henry MorganMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 219Jacob TrantJacob Trant — legendary Dutch pirate and alleged warlock whose treasure map drives the plotMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 218Jem WorleyJem Worley — pirate in Groshawk’s crewOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 221Jeremy FletcherJeremy Fletcher — pirate in Groshawk’s treasure-search partyOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 221Joab GodfreyJoab Godfrey — pirate in Groshawk’s treasure-search partyOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 221John GroshawkJohn Groshawk — pirate captain antagonistOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 217Juan the ButcherJuan the Butcher — Costa Rican half-breed pirate in Groshawk’s crewOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 218Le CosteLe Coste — French pirate in Groshawk’s crewOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 218Mike BellefonteMike Bellefonte — powerful pirate in Groshawk’s crewOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 217Nell BrentNell Brent — woman pirate who saves/frees Steve ClarneyOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 217Peter OrdPeter Ord — fastidious pirate in Groshawk’s crewOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 218Harry MorganSir Henry Morgan — historical buccaneer and grandfather of Stephen Morgan in the unfinished storyMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 220Solomon DeasSolomon Deas — pirate left on the beach; killed by Steve ClarneyOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 218Steve ClarneySteve Clarney — Irish captive/protagonistOn Pagefirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 217Dutchman YonYon — Dutch pirate/crewman who could read enough of Jacob Trant’s map; dead before the draft actionMentionedfirst: Pirate Adventures UE p. 221
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent9 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 9 pages / 9 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 63667–63675
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 · Shadow in the Well, The (d1) · TSS 63667–63675 · spreadsheet rows 14073–14081
Textual witnesses & editorial mediation
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Pirate Adventures - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
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