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Misto' Dempsey — Draft 1

Part of Misto' Dempsey

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units3
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
Extent3 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 3 manuscript pages / 3 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 62369–62371

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Manuscript details

Non-authorial pencilled titleA proposed title is pencilled at the top, but the spreadsheet explicitly says the writer is unknown and not Robert E. Howard.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The Howard manuscript itself is untitled. (witness level)
  • Later Documentary Annotation: The pencilled proposed title is retained as documentary/non-authorial evidence and is not treated as Howard's manuscript title. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Misto' Dempsey (d1) · TSS 62369–62371 · spreadsheet rows 10470–10472