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The House of Om — Synopsis 4

Part of The House of Om

StateSynopsis 4Surviving witnesses4TSS catalogue units28
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

Bill BlantonBill Blanton — adventurer/protagonistOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510BixbyBixby — man used in the frame-upOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510Constance ReynoldsConstance Reynolds — young heiress targeted by Om/TogrukOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510CorriganCorrigan — Bainbridge’s right-hand manOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510ErlikErlik — god worshipped by the people of Khor in King of the Forgotten People.Mentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510Genghis KhanGenghis Khan — historical Mongol conqueror; his psychic impression is central in King of the Forgotten People and he is mentioned in other AiSF texts.Mentionedfirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510HawksbaneHawksbane — private investigator pursuing OmOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510Jack RidleyJack Ridley — wealthy sportsman/acquaintance of BlantonOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510Joel BainbridgeJoel Bainbridge — political bossOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510John StarkJohn Stark — Mr. Om; former partner of BainbridgeOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510Togruk KhanTogruk Khan — Mongol servant of Om; also poses as GondaiOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510Yun WangYun Wang — old Chinaman who reveals Om’s identityOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 499-510

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.

Synopsis 4 — original Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent13 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 13 manuscript pages / 13 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 29056–29068

Original Robert E. Howard typescript synopsis.

Manuscript details

BylineThe source identifies the manuscript as bylined.

Additional documentary notes

  • Titled Manuscript: The source identifies Synopsis 4 as titled. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source identifies Synopsis 4 as complete. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · House of Om, The (s4) · TSS 29056–29068 · spreadsheet rows 7901–7913

Synopsis 4 — CPPL cover pageCatalogue / documentary card
Extent1 pageCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 documentary cover / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 29055

CPPL documentary cover page; not a Howard story-text page.

Manuscript details

Documentary coverCPPL cover page; documentary evidence only, not a Howard textual page.

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · House of Om, The (s4) · TSS 29055

Synopsis 4 — low-resolution whole-PDF scanOther physical witness
CompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 documentary whole-PDF representation / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 10786

Low-resolution documentary scan of the complete manuscript set; not an additional physical manuscript page.

Additional documentary notes

  • Documentary Scan: Low-resolution whole-PDF representation of the manuscript set. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · House of Om, The (s4) · TSS 10786

Synopsis 4 — faint carbon witnessHoward carbon copy
Extent13 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 13 carbon manuscript pages / 13 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 65128–65129, 65131, 65133, 65135, 65137, 65139, 65141, 65143, 65145, 65147, 65149, 65151

Faint carbon-copy manuscript witness to The House of Om — Synopsis 4.

Additional documentary notes

  • Carbon Copy: The source identifies this as a faint carbon witness. (witness level)
  • Titled Manuscript: The source identifies the carbon as titled. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source identifies the carbon as complete. (witness level)
  • Last Page Note: TSS 65151 is identified as the last page of the draft. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · House of Om, The (s4-cc) · TSS 65128–65129, 65131, 65133, 65135, 65137, 65139, 65141, 65143, 65145, 65147, 65149, 65151

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.

Tales of Weird Menace - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

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