Robert E. Howard’s writings
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Exact textual stateDraft

The Black Stranger — Draft A

Part of The Black Stranger

StateDraft ASurviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units64
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 — incomplete Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent64 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 64 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 61998, 61042, 61043, 61044, 61045, 61046, 52662, 61047, 61999, 62000, 61048, 61049, 61050, 61051, 61052, 61053, 61054, 61055, 61056, 61057, 61058, 61059, 61060, 62002, 61061, 61062, 61063, 61064, 15478, 15476, 61065, 61066, 61067, 61068, 61069, 61070, 61071, 61072, 61073, 61074, 61075, 61076, 61077, 61078, 61079, 61080, 61081, 61082, 61083, 61084, 61085, 61086, 61087, 61088, 61089, 61090, 61091, 61092, 61093, 61094, 61095, 61096, 61097, 61098

Incomplete 64-sheet Robert E. Howard typescript witness to The Black Stranger — Draft A.

Additional documentary notes

  • Authorial Typescript: Original Howard typescript witness. (witness level)
  • Untitled Witness: The manuscript is explicitly described as untitled. (witness level)
  • Incomplete Witness: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as incomplete. (witness level)
  • Last Page Marker: Page 64 is explicitly identified as the last page of this draft. (witness level)
  • Dwindles To Synopsis: The last represented page dwindles to synopsis. (witness level)
  • Shared Reverse Side: Several sheets carry other Howard text on their reverse sides. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Black Stranger, The (draft a) · TSS 61998, 61042, 61043, 61044, 61045, 61046, 52662, 61047, 61999, 62000, 61048, 61049, 61050, 61051, 61052, 61053, 61054, 61055, 61056, 61057, 61058, 61059, 61060, 62002, 61061, 61062, 61063, 61064, 15478, 15476, 61065, 61066, 61067, 61068, 61069, 61070, 61071, 61072, 61073, 61074, 61075, 61076, 61077, 61078, 61079, 61080, 61081, 61082, 61083, 61084, 61085, 61086, 61087, 61088, 61089, 61090, 61091, 61092, 61093, 61094, 61095, 61096, 61097, 61098 · spreadsheet rows 956–1019