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Exact textual stateDraft

The Tale of the Rajah's Ring — Draft 1

Part of The Tale of the Rajah's Ring

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units15
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 handwritten manuscriptHoward handwritten manuscript
Extent15 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 15 manuscript pages / 15 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 11317–11331

Original handwritten Robert E. Howard manuscript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Handwritten Manuscript: The surviving manuscript is handwritten. (witness level)
  • Untitled Witness: The source identifies the manuscript as untitled. (witness level)
  • Not School Assignment: The spreadsheet explicitly says this handwritten manuscript was not a school assignment. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Tale of the Rajah's Ring, The (d1) · TSS 11317–11331 · spreadsheet rows 16568–16582