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Exact textual stateDraft

Son of the White Wolf — Draft 6 false start #4

Part of Son of the White Wolf

StateDraft 6 false start #4Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units2
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 6 false start #4 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 1 manuscript page / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 45075

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • False Start: The source explicitly identifies this as a false start at manuscript page position 31. (witness level)
  • Separate Textual State: The false start is preserved separately rather than being flattened into the main Draft 6 sequence. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Son of the White Wolf (d6) · TSS 45075 · spreadsheet rows 14919–14919

Draft 6 false start #4 — carbon alternate sheetHoward carbon copy
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 50289

Single carbon-copy alternate/false-start sheet associated with Son of the White Wolf — Draft 6 manuscript page 31.

Additional documentary notes

  • Carbon Copy: Carbon-copy alternate-page evidence from the Draft 6 carbon set. (witness level)
  • False Start: Alternate attempt associated with manuscript page 31. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Son of the White Wolf (d6-cc) · TSS 50289 · spreadsheet rows 14973–14973