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Red Blades of Black Cathay — Draft 1

Part of Red Blades of Black Cathay

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units29
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
Extent29 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 29 pages / 29 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 65604–65632

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving Howard manuscript as untitled. (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 · Red Blades of Black Cathay (d1) · TSS 65604–65632 · spreadsheet rows 12531–12559