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The Loser — Draft 1

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StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units4
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 Howard manuscript pages / 3 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 64970–64972

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The source identifies the Howard story witness as untitled. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source identifies the three-page story witness as complete. (witness level)
  • Unidentified Reverse Material: A Glenn note card says one story page has unidentified material on its reverse. The identity of that reverse-side text is not inferred. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Loser, The (d1) · TSS 64970–64972 · spreadsheet rows 10076–10078

Glenn Lord note card — documentary witnessCatalogue / documentary card
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 documentary card / 1 TSS catalogue unit; not a Howard story page

TSS: 64969

Later Glenn Lord catalogue/documentary card associated with the Howard manuscript; not Robert E. Howard story text.

Manuscript details

Documentary cardGlenn Lord note card; says one story page has unidentified material on the reverse.Later catalogue annotationThis Glenn Lord card is later documentary/catalogue material and is not Robert E. Howard story wording.

Additional documentary notes

  • Unidentified Reverse Material: The card records that one story page has something on the reverse, but does not identify that other text securely enough to map it. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · The Loser · Draft 1 · TSS 64969