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The Children of the Night — Draft 2

Part of The Children of the Night

StateDraft 2Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units40
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 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent20 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 20 pages / 20 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 63294–63295, 63313, 63296–63306, 63308, 16247, 63309–63312

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving Howard manuscript as untitled. (witness level)
  • Source Finality Note: The spreadsheet characterizes this witness as final; this is preserved as source evidence only and is not treated as automatic textual authority. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Children of the Night, The (d2) · TSS 63294–63295, 63313, 63296–63306, 63308, 16247, 63309–63312 · spreadsheet rows 2175–2194

Draft 2 — surviving carbon witnessHoward carbon copy
Extent20 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 20 represented carbon manuscript pages / 20 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 51882–51901

Carbon-copy manuscript witness associated with an existing Robert E. Howard textual state.

Additional documentary notes

  • Carbon Copy: The source explicitly identifies this physical witness as a carbon copy of the already-permanent textual state. (witness level)
  • Same Textual State New Witness: This carbon is a new physical witness attached to an existing Textual Version, not a separate textual state. (witness level)
  • Titled Manuscript: The source identifies the carbon as titled. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source identifies the carbon as complete. (witness level)
  • Source Finality Note: The source says the carbon 'looks like final'. This wording is preserved without treating it as automatic textual-authority ranking. (witness level) · Possible

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Children of the Night, The (d2-cc) · TSS 51882–51901 · spreadsheet rows 2195–2214