REH’s Writings

Exact textual stateDraft

Beyond the Black River — Draft A

StateDraft ASurviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units57

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 A — Howard typescriptHoward typescript

Extent56 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 56 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 25927, 25863, 25876–25879, 62004, 25880–25884, 62003, 25885–25893, 26066, 25894–25896, 62005, 25898–25926

Robert E. Howard typescript witness to Beyond the Black River — Draft A.

Additional documentary notes

Untitled Witness: The source identifies Draft A as untitled. (witness level)
Unnumbered Page: Manuscript page 2 is explicitly unnumbered. (witness level)
Last Page Note: TSS 25926 is explicitly identified as the last page of this draft. (witness level)
Completeness Unresolved: A last-page note does not by itself prove that every physical page survives. (witness level) · Uncertain

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Beyond the Black River (draft a) · TSS 25927, 25863, 25876–25879, 62004, 25880–25884, 62003, 25885–25893, 26066, 25894–25896, 62005, 25898–25926 · spreadsheet rows 415–470

Draft A — map on reverse of page 1Other physical witness

Extent1 pageCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 25928

Map on the reverse of Draft A manuscript page 1; graphic/documentary evidence rather than story text.

Additional documentary notes

Reverse Side Map: Map on the reverse of manuscript page 1. (witness level)