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
Extent6 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 6 Howard manuscript pages / 6 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 27774, 27773, 27778, 27786, 27790, 27792
Original Robert E. Howard typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Partial Survival: The represented Draft 1 witness consists of six surviving manuscript pages labelled 13–18. (witness level)
- Extent Unknown: The spreadsheet does not establish the total extent or completeness of Draft 1; no lost-page reconstruction is inferred. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · King of the Forgotten People (d1) · TSS 27774, 27773, 27778, 27786, 27790, 27792 · spreadsheet rows 9300–9305