Robert E. Howard’s writings
Exact textual stateDraft

Swords of the Purple Kingdom — Draft 1

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units27
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 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent27 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 27 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 64767, 64768, 64769, 64770, 64771, 64772, 64773, 64774, 64775, 64776, 64777, 64778, 64779, 64780, 64781, 64782, 64783, 64784, 64785, 64786, 64787, 64788, 64789, 64790, 64791, 64792, 64793

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Unnumbered Pages: The spreadsheet explicitly says the manuscript pages are unnumbered; the spreadsheet's 1–27 values are only working sequence numbers. (witness level)
  • Pencilled Title: The title is pencilled at the top of the manuscript. (witness level)
  • Possible Author Handwriting: The spreadsheet compiler says the pencilled title looks like Robert E. Howard's handwriting. That attribution is preserved only at the source's level of certainty. (witness level) · Probable
  • Pencil Annotations: The source records numerous pencilled notes throughout the manuscript. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Swords of the Purple Kingdom (d1) · TSS 64767, 64768, 64769, 64770, 64771, 64772, 64773, 64774, 64775, 64776, 64777, 64778, 64779, 64780, 64781, 64782, 64783, 64784, 64785, 64786, 64787, 64788, 64789, 64790, 64791, 64792, 64793 · spreadsheet rows 16364–16390