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The Guardian of the Idol — Draft 1

Part of The Guardian of the Idol

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units2
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GormGorm — Cro-Magnon/Bison People protagonist of The Guardian of the IdolOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 421-424James AllisonJames Allison — modern Texan narrator who remembers multiple past livesOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 421-424

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
Extent2 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 2 represented manuscript pages / 2 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 52661, 52669

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The first represented Howard page is explicitly untitled. (witness level)
  • Shared Reverse Side: The first represented story page is physically on the reverse of page 81 of The Black Stranger. (witness level)
  • Reverse Side Mapping Deferred: The shared physical-sheet relationship is preserved without assigning the opposite side to a specific permanent Textual Version of The Black Stranger. (witness level)
  • Extent Unknown: Only two pages are represented and the source does not establish the full extent or completeness of Draft 1. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Guardian of the Idol, The (d1) · TSS 52661, 52669 · spreadsheet rows 5994–5995

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

These records describe how this textual state is known or represented. A witness may be authorial, editorially mediated, restored, transcribed or otherwise derived without becoming a new Howard-authored textual state.

Swords of the North - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

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