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Exact textual stateDraft

Taverel Manor — Draft 1

Part of Taverel Manor

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units39Catalogue rolePrimary / default
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Characters in this exact text

Ali MassarAli Massar — wanted Malay criminalOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430Captain Hilton TaverelCaptain Hilton Taverel — ancestor who brought the stone from IndiaMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430HansonHanson — Hammerby’s man of all workOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430Harry HarperHarry Harper — Marjory’s brotherOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430John GordonJohn Gordon — British investigator in Skull-Face and Taverel ManorOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430Joseph TaverelJoseph Taverel — next claimant; also used John WalshireMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430Lo KungLo Kung — Chinese servant at Taverel ManorOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430Marjory HarperMarjory Harper — Haldred’s fiancéeOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430Mrs. DrakeMrs. Drake — Hammerby’s housekeeperMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430Sir Haldred TaverelSir Haldred Taverel — young nobleman who disappears from the manorOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430Sir Rupert TaverelSir Rupert Taverel — earlier Taverel ownerMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430CostiganStephen Costigan — Skull-Face protagonist; later investigator in Taverel ManorOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430Mr. Thomas HammerbyThomas Hammerby — occupant of Taverel ManorOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 405-430

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
Extent24 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 24 pages / 24 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 65974–65997

Original typescript (OT).

Manuscript details

Source / manuscript titleTaverel Manor

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving witness as untitled. (witness level)
  • Unnumbered Pages: The spreadsheet records the witness/pages as unnumbered. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Taverel Manor (d1) · TSS 65974–65997 · spreadsheet rows 16663–16686

Taverel Manor — Draft 1 — incomplete unnumbered carbonHoward carbon copy
Extent15 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 15 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 11841–11855

Incomplete 15-sheet carbon-copy witness to Taverel Manor — Draft 1 under The Return of Skull-Face.

Manuscript details

Draft-specific titleTaverel Manor

Additional documentary notes

  • Carbon Copy: The source designation d1-cc identifies this as a carbon-copy witness. (witness level)
  • Untitled Witness: The source explicitly describes the carbon as untitled. (witness level)
  • Unnumbered Manuscript: The source explicitly describes the carbon as unnumbered. (witness level)
  • Incomplete Witness: The source explicitly describes the carbon as incomplete. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Taverel Manor (d1-cc) · TSS 11841–11855 · spreadsheet rows 16687–16701

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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