REH’s Writings

Exact textual stateDraft

General Ironfist — Draft 3

StateDraft 3Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units21

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 3 — surviving typed witness; carbon status uncertainOther physical witness

Extent21 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 21 typed manuscript pages / 21 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 65589–65599, 65865, 65600, 92589–92593, 65601–65603

Surviving typed witness to Robert E. Howard Draft 3. The source says it may be a carbon of the final, so the exact physical class is left unresolved.

Additional documentary notes

Untitled Witness: The source identifies the witness as untitled. (witness level)
Possible Carbon Copy: The spreadsheet says this may be a carbon of the final; certainty is insufficient for confirmed carbon classification. (witness level) · Possible
Source Finality Note: The word “final” appears only inside an uncertain source note and is not treated as automatic textual authority. (witness level) · Possible

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · General Ironfist (d3) · TSS 65589–65599, 65865, 65600, 92589–92593, 65601–65603 · spreadsheet rows 4268–4288