REH’s Writings

Exact textual stateDraft

King of the Forgotten People — Draft 3

StateDraft 3Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units26

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

Extent25 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 25 Howard manuscript pages / 25 TSS catalogue units; documentary card catalogued separately

TSS: 27800, 27798, 27802, 27788, 27804, 27808, 27806, 20289, 61981–61983, 92793–92796, 92802–92807, 27776, 92800–92801, 27794

Original Robert E. Howard typescript; later catalogue/cover/title card excluded from manuscript page count.

Additional documentary notes

Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records the surviving Howard manuscript as untitled. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · King of the Forgotten People (d3) · TSS 20288, 27800, 27798, 27802, 27788, 27804, 27808, 27806, 20289, 61981–61983, 92793–92796, 92802–92807, 27776, 92800–92801, 27794 · spreadsheet rows 9327–9352

Glenn information page — documentary witnessCatalogue / documentary card

Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 documentary card / 1 TSS catalogue unit; not counted as a Howard manuscript page

TSS: 20288

Later catalogue/documentary card associated with the surviving Howard manuscript; not Robert E. Howard text.

Manuscript details

Documentary cardInfo page from GlennLater catalogue annotationThe spreadsheet identifies this documentary card/page as Glenn material.