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The Hoofed Thing — Draft 3

Part of The Hoofed Thing

StateDraft 3Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units20
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 3 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent20 pagesCompletenessPossibly incomplete

Physical extent: 20 pages / 20 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 62263–62282

Original typescript (OT).

Manuscript details

Source / manuscript titleThe Hoofed ThingAuthor name on typescriptThe spreadsheet records Robert E. Howard's name in a top corner of the surviving typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Title present on typescript: The spreadsheet records a title on the surviving witness. (witness level)
  • Source Finality Note: The spreadsheet characterizes this witness as final or possibly final; this is preserved as source evidence only and is not treated as automatic textual authority. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Hoofed Thing, The (d3) · TSS 62263–62282 · spreadsheet rows 7178–7197