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Mr. Dowser Buys a Car — Draft 1

Part of Mr. Dowser Buys a Car

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units6
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

Mr. DowserMr. Dowser — The buyer of a defective car.On Pagefirst: Sentiment printed p. 301 / PDF p. 319Mr. JimsonMr. Jimson — A car seller who crashes the vehicle while demonstrating it.On Pagefirst: Sentiment printed p. 301 / PDF p. 319

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 handwritten manuscriptHoward handwritten manuscript
Extent6 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 6 handwritten pages / 6 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 65633–65638

Original handwritten Robert E. Howard manuscript; school/teacher annotations retained separately as documentary features where present.

Additional documentary notes

  • Handwritten Manuscript: The source notes identify the surviving physical witness as a handwritten Robert E. Howard manuscript rather than a typescript. (witness level)
  • Titled Manuscript: The spreadsheet records a title on the handwritten manuscript. (witness level)
  • School Assignment: The spreadsheet identifies this manuscript as school/homework material. (witness level)
  • Writing Medium: The spreadsheet records the manuscript as handwritten in ink. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Mr. Dowser Buys A Car (d1) · TSS 65633–65638 · spreadsheet rows 10724–10729

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.

Sentiment (REH Foundation Press, 2009, first printing), pp. 301–304; Notes pp. 610; Acknowledgements p. ix.Later publication / editionAuthority basis: Editorially mediated witness · Treatment: Unknown / not yet reviewed

Sentiment (REH Foundation Press, 2009, first printing), pp. 301–304; Notes pp. 610; Acknowledgements p. ix.