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
Extent9 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 9 manuscript pages / 9 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 62299, 62300, 62301, 62302, 62303, 62304, 62305, 62306, 62307
Original Robert E. Howard typescript.
Manuscript details
Source / manuscript titleBrachan The Kelt
Additional documentary notes
- Untitled Witness: The source identifies the surviving manuscript as untitled. (witness level)
- Composition Unfinished: The surviving nine-page physical set is complete as a set, while the composition itself is unfinished. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Brachan The Kelt (d1) · TSS 62299, 62300, 62301, 62302, 62303, 62304, 62305, 62306, 62307 · spreadsheet rows 1905–1913