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 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent3 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 3 pages / 3 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 64762–64764
Original Robert E. Howard typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Unnumbered Pages: The spreadsheet records manuscript pages as unnumbered. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Men of the Shadows (d2) · TSS 64762–64764 · spreadsheet rows 10437–10439