REH’s Writings

Exact textual stateDraft

The Hyborian Age — Draft 3

StateDraft 3Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units12

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

Extent11 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 11 Howard manuscript pages / 11 TSS catalogue units; documentary card catalogued separately

TSS: 52674, 63990–63992, 64695, 64694, 64692, 64690, 64693, 64696, 64691

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

Additional documentary notes

Unnumbered Pages: The spreadsheet records manuscript pages as unnumbered. (witness level)
Explicit Missing Pages: The spreadsheet explicitly states that the first manuscript page is missing. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Hyborian Age, The (d3) · TSS 20282, 52674, 63990–63992, 64695, 64694, 64692, 64690, 64693, 64696, 64691 · spreadsheet rows 8044–8055

Glenn cover 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: 20282

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

Manuscript details

Documentary cardGlenn's cover pageLater catalogue annotationThe spreadsheet identifies this documentary card/page as Glenn material.