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Characters in this exact text
Ali the EgyptianAli the Egyptian — Egyptian servant/associate of ReynoldsOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 149-166BuckleyBuckley — detective in Talons in the DarkOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 149-166GujaGuja — Ekoi leopard-man used in the murder plotOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 149-166Jim ReynoldsJim Reynolds — wealthy murder victimOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 149-166Joel BrillJoel Brill — museum scientist/protagonistOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 149-166John GaltJohn Galt — explorer behind the murder plotOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 149-166Jugra SinghJugra Singh — Sikh servant/associate of ReynoldsOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 149-166Yut WuenYut Wuen — Chinese servant of ReynoldsOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 149-166
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 4 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit
TSS: 50075
Original Robert E. Howard typescript.
Manuscript details
Source / manuscript titleTalons in the Dark
Additional documentary notes
- Single Page Draft Survival: The source identifies this as a random surviving page from a different original Howard draft. (witness level)
- Not Carbon: The spreadsheet explicitly says this surviving page is not a carbon copy. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Talons in the Dark (d4) · TSS 50075 · spreadsheet rows 16662–16662
Textual witnesses & editorial mediation
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Tales of Weird Menace - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
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