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Spectres in the Dark — Draft 1

Part of Spectres in the Dark

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units14
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Characters in this exact text

Al PalzerAl Palzer — historical boxer mentioned in Costigan’s boxing discussionMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478Battlin’ RoikeBattlin’ Roike — boxer killed in a bout with Michael CostiganMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478Clement Van DornClement Van Dorn — Falrath’s former studentOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478Hildred FalrathHildred Falrath — retired psychology professor and murder victimMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478Jack JohnsonJack Johnson — historical heavyweight championMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478James BarryJames Barry — historical boxer mentioned in Costigan’s boxing discussionMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478JoanJoan — Steve’s sister and Malcolm Hallworthy’s wifeOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478Luther McCartyLuther McCarty — historical boxer mentioned in Costigan’s boxing discussionMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478Malcolm HallworthyMalcolm Hallworthy — Joan’s husbandOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478Michael CostiganMichael Costigan — former boxerOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478Professor Hjalmar NordonProfessor Hjalmar Nordon — recipient of Falrath’s unfinished letterMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478Stanley KetchelStanley Ketchel — historical boxer; source also uses “Ketchell” in Iron MenMentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478SteveSteve — first-person narrator; no surname suppliedOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 465-478

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
Extent14 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 14 pages / 14 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 11885–11898

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving Howard manuscript as untitled. (witness level)
  • Unnumbered Pages: The spreadsheet records manuscript pages as unnumbered. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Spectres in the Dark (d1) · TSS 11885–11898 · spreadsheet rows 15768–15781

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

These records describe how this textual state is known or represented. A witness may be authorial, editorially mediated, restored, transcribed or otherwise derived without becoming a new Howard-authored textual state.

Tales of Weird Menace - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

https://reh.world/publications/?reh_publication=2775

The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard (Del Rey, 2008)Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard, supplied Del Rey 2008 PDF, pp. 326–332; Notes on the Original Howard Texts, pp. 340–351.