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King Hootus — Draft 1

Part of King Hootus

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units2
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Characters in this exact text

Aich Hell StinckinAich Hell Stinckin — A writer invoked by Ambeer as one of his supposed successors.Mentionedfirst: Sentiment, printed p. 355 / PDF p. 373Ambeer BierceAmbeer Bierce — A sardonic writer who boasts about himself and ridicules the people around him.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 355 / PDF p. 373Ben HechtBen Hecht — American writer and screenwriterOff Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 356 / PDF p. 374George ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw — Irish playwright and critic; distinct from the fictional Waspy ShawOn Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 357 / PDF p. 375George Stein StathanGeorge Stein Stathan — A writer invoked by Ambeer as one of his supposed successors.Mentionedfirst: Sentiment, printed p. 355 / PDF p. 373Jack LundingJack Lunding — A writer who operates a bellows beneath a rooftop walker.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 355 / PDF p. 373JeffriesJames J. Jeffries — historical heavyweight champion; source also uses Jim Jeffries/Big Jeff/The Big FellowOff Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 356 / PDF p. 374Joe LannonJoe Lannon — A man who smiles and cheers the public at the end of the gathering.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 357 / PDF p. 375John L. SullivanJohn L. Sullivan — historical boxer mentioned in Draft 2On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 356 / PDF p. 374Mark TwainMark Twain — American writer mentioned by HowardOn Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 356 / PDF p. 374Mike DonovanMike Donovan — A boxer depicted being struck by John L. Sullivan.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 356 / PDF p. 374NeroNero — Roman emperor invoked in The Dust DanceMentionedfirst: Sentiment, printed p. 355 / PDF p. 373Rattlesnake held by Ambeer BierceRattlesnake held by Ambeer Bierce — A rattlesnake held by a writer as he walks along a high rooftop.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 355 / PDF p. 373Stephan CraneStephan Crane — A writer whose knowledge of war is disparaged by Ambeer.Mentionedfirst: Sentiment, printed p. 356 / PDF p. 374Teddy RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt — American statesman and presidentOn Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 355 / PDF p. 373Upandown SinclarifiedUpandown Sinclarified — A tireless speaker whose speeches draw mockery from Ambeer.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 355 / PDF p. 373

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
Extent2 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 2 story pages / 2 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 82083–82084

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 noteTAMU

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 · King Hootus (d1) · TSS 82083–82084 · spreadsheet rows 9298–9299

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. 355–357.Later publication / editionAuthority basis: Editorially mediated witness · Treatment: Unknown / not yet reviewed

Sentiment (2009 first printing), pp. 355–357.