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 — story text embedded in surviving Howard correspondenceHoward typescript
Extent3 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 3 story pages / 3 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 82550–82552
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 titleTom Thumb Moider Mystery, 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 · Tom Thumb Moider Mystery, The (d1) · TSS 82550–82552 · spreadsheet rows 17703–17705