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 4 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent14 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 14 pages / 14 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 22196–22203, 65777, 22204–22208
Original Robert E. Howard typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Survival Extent: The spreadsheet describes the surviving material as only a few pages from a longer draft. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Sons of the Hawk (d4) · TSS 22196–22203, 65777, 22204–22208 · spreadsheet rows 15331–15344