Robert E. Howard’s writings
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Exact textual stateDraft

The Pool of the Black One — Draft 1

Part of The Pool of the Black One

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units34
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
Extent33 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 33 Howard manuscript pages / 33 TSS catalogue units; documentary card catalogued separately

TSS: 23002–23003, 23005–23035

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)
  • Pagination Anomaly: The spreadsheet records a manuscript pagination anomaly. (witness level)
  • Verse Absent: The spreadsheet explicitly records that this draft has no verse heading. (witness level)
  • Verse Heading: The spreadsheet records a verse heading in this manuscript. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Pool of the Black One, The (d1) · TSS 23000, 23002–23003, 23005–23035 · spreadsheet rows 11977–12010

Glenn cover 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: 23000

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

Manuscript details

Documentary cardGlenn Cover Card, very high resLater catalogue annotationThe spreadsheet identifies this documentary card/page as Glenn material.

Additional documentary notes

  • Digitization Note: The spreadsheet describes the card image as very high resolution. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Pool of the Black One, The (d1) · TSS 23000, 23002–23003, 23005–23035 · spreadsheet rows 11977–12010