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The Fastidious Fooey Mancucu — Draft 1

Part of The Fastidious Fooey Mancucu

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units5
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

Ben HechtBen Hecht — American writer and screenwriterOn Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 252 / PDF p. 270Fooey MancucuFooey Mancucu — An absent adversary mistakenly believed to be operating in New York.Off Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 251 / PDF p. 269Gene TunneyGene Tunney — historical heavyweight champion; source also gives James J. TunneyOn Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 254 / PDF p. 272G.V. ViereckGeorge Sylvester Viereck — historical author referenced by the fictional writer personaOn Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 253 / PDF p. 271John L. SullivanJohn L. Sullivan — historical boxer mentioned in Draft 2Off Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 252 / PDF p. 270New York bartender visited by Salem MythNew York bartender visited by Salem Myth — A bartender who tells improbable stories about celebrated patrons.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 252 / PDF p. 270Newsboy announcing Fooey Mancucu’s flightNewsboy announcing Fooey Mancucu’s flight — A newsboy whose announcement exposes the investigators’ mistaken premise.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 255 / PDF p. 273Passerby from Cork asked about Sherwood AndersonPasserby from Cork asked about Sherwood Anderson — A passerby who responds to Myth’s inquiry about an author.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 251 / PDF p. 269Salem MythSalem Myth — An investigator who searches New York for an enemy who has never left the East.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 251 / PDF p. 269Stanley KetchelStanley Ketchel — historical boxer; source also uses “Ketchell” in Iron MenOff Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 252 / PDF p. 270Tom SharkeyTom Sharkey — historical boxer repeatedly referenced in Howard’s boxing comparisonsOff Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 252 / PDF p. 270Unnamed companion accompanying Salem Myth to New YorkUnnamed companion accompanying Salem Myth to New York — A companion who endures Myth’s insults while helping with his search.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 251 / PDF p. 269

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 — story text embedded in surviving Howard correspondenceHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 story page / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 82229

Original Robert E. Howard typed correspondence containing distinct story text; the correspondence itself is documentary source context, not a separate REH Writings textual state.

Manuscript details

Repository noteTAMUSource / manuscript titleFastidious Fooey Mancucu, The

Additional documentary notes

  • Embedded In Correspondence: The surviving story text is embedded within Robert E. Howard correspondence. The surrounding letter is retained only as physical/source context and is not imported as a Work or Textual Version. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Fastidious Fooey Mancucu, The (d1) · TSS 82229 · spreadsheet rows 3667–3667

Draft 1 — additional story-text pages 2–5 from surviving correspondenceHoward typescript
Extent4 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 4 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 82231–82230, 82233–82232

Four additional Robert E. Howard story-text sheets embedded in the same surviving correspondence as the already-imported Draft 1 page 1.

Additional documentary notes

  • Embedded In Correspondence: Story text is embedded in surviving Howard correspondence. (witness level)
  • Continuation Pages: Additional represented story pages 2–5. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Fastidious Fooey Mancucu, The (d1) · TSS 82231–82230, 82233–82232 · spreadsheet rows 3668–3671

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 (2009 first printing), pp. 251–255.Later publication / editionAuthority basis: Editorially mediated witness · Treatment: Unknown / not yet reviewed

Sentiment (2009 first printing), pp. 251–255.