REH’s Writings

Exact textual stateDraft

Lal Singh, Oriental Gentleman — Draft 1

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses3TSS 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 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript

Extent4 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 4 Howard manuscript pages / 4 TSS catalogue units; documentary card catalogued separately

TSS: 65262, 65260–65261, 65263

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

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Lal Singh, Oriental Gentleman (d1) · TSS 65259, 65262, 65260–65261, 65263 · spreadsheet rows 9502–9506

Glenn title card — documentary witnessCatalogue / documentary card

Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

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

TSS: 65259

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

Manuscript details

Documentary cardGlenn Title CardLater catalogue annotationThe spreadsheet identifies this documentary card/page as Glenn material.

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Lal Singh, Oriental Gentleman (d1) · TSS 65259, 65262, 65260–65261, 65263 · spreadsheet rows 9502–9506

Draft 1 — complete carbon-copy witnessHoward carbon copy

Extent15 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 15 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 65208–65222

Complete 15-page carbon-copy witness to Lal Singh, Oriental Gentleman — Draft 1.

Manuscript details

Source title variantLal Singh, Oriental Gentlemen

Additional documentary notes

Carbon Copy: The source designation d1-cc identifies this as a carbon-copy witness. (witness level)
Complete Witness: The source explicitly describes the witness as complete. (witness level)
Titled Manuscript: The source explicitly describes the witness as titled. (witness level)
Legal Size Pages: Pages 12–14 are explicitly noted as legal-size paper. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Lal Singh, Oriental Gentlemen (d1-cc) · TSS 65208–65222 · spreadsheet rows 9507–9521