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 C page 4 false start — carbon sheetHoward carbon copy
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit
TSS: 25775
Single carbon-copy false-start sheet associated with The Black Stranger — Draft C manuscript page 4.
Additional documentary notes
- Carbon Copy: Carbon-copy alternate-page evidence from the Draft C carbon set. (witness level)
- False Start: Explicit false start associated with manuscript page 4. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Black Stranger, The (draft c - cc) · TSS 25775 · spreadsheet rows 1111–1111