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The Coming of El Borak — Draft 1 false start #1

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StateDraft 1 false start #1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units1
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 false start #1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 21401

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • False Start: The spreadsheet explicitly identifies TSS 21401 as a false start. (witness level)
  • Page One False Start: The false start is catalogued as manuscript page 1. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Coming of El Borak, The (d1) · TSS 21401 · spreadsheet rows 2268–2268