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.
Characters in this exact text
AbrahamAbraham — biblical/historical figure invoked as a chronological comparisonMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 402AhmedAhmed ibn Shalaan — Gloria/Olga’s Arab guideOn Page9 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 382Djemal PashaDjemal Pasha — historical Ottoman leader invoked by the mutineersMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 380FeisalEmir Feisal — historical Arab leader invoked in the storyMentioned6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 388El BorakFrancis Xavier Gordon — American adventurer known as El Borak (“the Swift”), active throughout Afghanistan and Central Asia.On Page126 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 384Olga Von BruckmanGloria Willoughby — British secret agent operating as Olga von BruckmannOn Page25 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 382HassanHassan (Son of the White Wolf) — Mitkhal’s black slave and intended assassinOn Page6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 409King HusseinKing Hussein — historical ruler invoked in Gordon’s wartime backgroundMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 398MitkhalMitkhal ibn Ali — shaykh of the RuallaOn Page29 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 400MusaMusa (Son of the White Wolf) — young Arab who warns GordonOn Page5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 407OsmanOsman Pasha (Son of the White Wolf) — renegade Ottoman officerOn Page43 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 380Sulayman the MagnificentSuleyman the Magnificent — historical Ottoman sultanMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 381LawrenceT. E. Lawrence — historical British officer invoked in the Arab RevoltMentioned15 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 382YusefYusef (Son of the White Wolf) — dying Arab of El AwadOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 387Muhammad ShahZangi Khan — Kurdish agent/adviser among the RuallaOn Page19 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: First Passage p. 401
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 5 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent36 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 36 pages / 36 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 50165–50200
Original Robert E. Howard typescript.
Manuscript details
Typescript titleA Son of the White Wolf
Additional documentary notes
- Title present on typescript: The spreadsheet records a title on the surviving Howard manuscript. (witness level)
- Paper Stock: The spreadsheet records yellow paper for this manuscript. (witness level)
- Pagination Anomaly: The spreadsheet records a manuscript pagination anomaly. It explicitly notes that no physical page is missing. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Son of the White Wolf (d5) · TSS 50165–50200 · spreadsheet rows 14849–14884