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Exact textual stateSubmitted Draft

A Witch Shall Be Born — Submitted draft 1

Part of A Witch Shall Be Born

StateSubmitted draft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units54
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.

Submitted draft 1 — Weird Tales xerox-of-original witnessOther physical witness
Extent54 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 54 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 94461–94514

Xerox/reproduction witness of the Robert E. Howard manuscript held by Weird Tales, with editorial markings.

Additional documentary notes

  • Xerox Of Original: The source code XO identifies this as a xerox/reproduction of the manuscript Weird Tales had in hand. (witness level)
  • Submission Witness: The source identifies this as the draft Weird Tales had in hand. (witness level)
  • Editorial Markings: The reproduction includes Weird Tales editorial markings. (witness level)
  • Explicit Missing Page: Manuscript page 5 is explicitly missing from the surviving reproduction. (witness level)
  • Source Finality Note: The source calls it the 'final draft'; this remains source wording rather than an automatic textual-authority ranking. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Witch Shall Be Born, A (d2) · TSS 94461–94514 · spreadsheet rows 19462–19515