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Swords of Shahrazar — Draft 6

Part of Swords of Shahrazar

StateDraft 6Surviving 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.

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O’DonnellKirby O'Donnell — Irish-American adventurerOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Retained catalogue/manuscript evidence for this exact textual state.

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 6 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent15 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 15 Howard manuscript pages / 15 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 50097–50099, 50101–50103, 50105–50106, 62191–62193, 62187–62190

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Titled Manuscript: The main Draft 6 sequence is titled. (witness level)
  • Explicit Incomplete Witness: The source identifies the Draft 6 sequence as incomplete. (witness level)
  • Second Start Note: The spreadsheet calls this a second start. No missing first-start textual state is invented from that wording alone. (witness level)
  • Source Finality Note: The source says the manuscript was set up as final; that is preserved as source wording rather than automatic textual authority. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Swords of Shahrazar (d6) · main sequence TSS 50097–50106, 62191–62193, 62187–62190 · spreadsheet rows 16185–16202 excluding false starts