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Worms of the Earth — Draft 1

Part of Worms of the Earth

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units32
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.

Characters in this exact text

AtlaAtla — were-woman of the western fens in Worms of the EarthOn PageBran Mak MornBran Mak Morn — Pictish king in Kings of the Night; later the Dark Man of Turlogh’s storyOn PageCaius CamillusCaius Camillus — Roman commander in Worms of the EarthMentionedCenturion PubliusCenturion Publius — Roman centurion in Worms of the EarthOn PageCormac na ConnachtCormac of Connacht — Gaelic ally of Bran Mak Morn in Kings of the NightMentionedCthulhuCthulhu — the great Cthulhu invoked by the Hooded Lama's false cultMentionedDometriusDemetrius — Roman host mentioned in Worms of the EarthMentionedGonarGonar — aged Pictish wizard serving Bran Mak MornOn PageGromGrom — Bran Mak Morn's servant in Worms of the Earth; distinct from permanent Character #1591On PageJoveJupiter — Roman deity invoked as Jove in Worms of the EarthMentionedMoon-womanMoon-Woman — Pictish deity invoked in Worms of the EarthMentioneda nameless water-monsterthe nameless water-monster of Dagon’s Mere — singular creature glimpsed beneath Dagon's Mere in Worms of the EarthOn PageTitus SullaTitus Sulla — Roman governor of Eboracum in Worms of the EarthOn PageValeriusValerius — young Roman officer in Worms of the EarthOn Page

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
Extent31 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 31 represented Howard manuscript pages / 31 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 92134–92137, 92161–92162, 92139–92138, 92140–92160, 92492, 92496

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The source identifies Draft 1 as untitled. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source identifies Draft 1 as complete. (witness level)
  • Major Pagination Errors: The source explicitly warns of major manuscript/page-numbering errors. Original supplied labels remain preserved on the TSS units. (witness level)
  • Pagination Error: TSS 92162 is labelled 5 and explicitly corrected by the source to page 6. (witness level)
  • Pagination Error: TSS 92138 is labelled 6 and explicitly corrected by the source to page 7. (witness level)
  • Pagination Error: TSS 92139 is labelled 6 and explicitly corrected by the source to page 8. (witness level)
  • Pagination Error: TSS 92149 is labelled 16 and explicitly corrected by the source to page 17. (witness level)
  • Documentary Cover Separate: The Glenn Lord cover page is stored as a separate documentary witness and is not counted as Howard story wording. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Worms of the Earth (d1) · TSS 92134–92137, 92161–92162, 92139–92138, 92140–92160, 92492, 92496 · spreadsheet rows 19625–19655

Draft 1 — Glenn Lord cover pageCatalogue / documentary card
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

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

TSS: 92489

Later documentary/catalogue card or cover associated with the manuscript.

Manuscript details

Documentary cardGlenn Lord cover page associated with Worms of the Earth Draft 1.

Additional documentary notes

  • Later Documentary Material: This item is documentary material rather than Robert E. Howard story wording. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Worms of the Earth · Draft 1 · TSS 92489

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.

Bran Mak Morn: The Last King (Del Rey 2005 / Wandering Star 2001)Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

Bran Mak Morn: The Last King, pp. 161–174; Del Rey Books 2005, previously Wandering Star Ltd. 2001; textual notes by Rusty Burke and David Gentzel with assistance from Glenn Lord.