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
Extent39 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 39 pages / 39 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 63996–64034
Original Robert E. Howard typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving Howard manuscript as untitled. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Sword Woman (d1) · TSS 63996–64034 · spreadsheet rows 15963–16001