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Red Nails — Draft A

Part of Red Nails

StateDraft ASurviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units74
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

ChicmecChicmec — Techotl’s companion slain in the disputed hallsOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftConanConan — Cimmerian adventurer who becomes king of AquiloniaOn Page117 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftCromCrom — chief god of Conan’s Cimmerian peopleMentioned4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftOlmecOlmec — prince of TecuhltliOn Page38 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftTascelaTascela — sorceress/princess of Tecuhltli; former wife of XotalancOn Page14 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftTechotlTechotl — warrior of TecuhltliOn Page33 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftTecuhltliTecuhltli — Tlazitlan leader and eponymous founder of the Tecuhltli factionMentioned31 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftdragonThe dragon outside Xuchotl — specific gigantic prehistoric reptilian predator encountered by Conan and ValeriaOn Page27 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftTolkemecTolkemec — former slave and third leader of the Tlazitlan settlers; survivor of years in the catacombsOn Page13 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftTopalTopal — Tecuhltli warrior who accompanies Conan into XotalancOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftValeriaValeria — Aquilonian pirate/adventurer of the Red BrotherhoodOn Page108 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftXotalancXotalanc — Tlazitlan leader and eponymous founder of the Xotalanc factionMentioned27 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftYanathYanath — Tecuhltli warrior who accompanies Conan into XotalancOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftbrother’s headYanath’s brother — unnamed brother of Yanath whose preserved head is found in XotalancMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftsister’s sonYanath’s nephew — unnamed eldest son of Yanath’s sister whose preserved head is found in XotalancMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftfather’s brotherYanath’s paternal uncle — unnamed younger brother of Yanath’s father whose preserved head is found in XotalancMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftYasalaYasala — Tascela’s maidOn Page9 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraftZaralloZarallo — mercenary commander whose Free Companions Valeria desertsOn Page13 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Conquering Sword of Conan — redDraft

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 typescript componentHoward typescript
Extent73 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 73 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 53320–53354, 65548, 53355–53370, 61847–61864, 65029, 65035, 25618

Incomplete 73-sheet Robert E. Howard original-typescript component of Red Nails — Draft A.

Additional documentary notes

  • Authorial Typescript: Original Howard typescript component. (witness level)
  • Untitled Witness: Draft A is explicitly described as untitled. (witness level)
  • Incomplete Witness: Draft A is explicitly described as incomplete. (witness level)
  • Possible Last Page: Page 100 is described only as possibly the last page of this draft. (witness level) · Uncertain

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Red Nails (draft a) · TSS 53320–53354, 65548, 53355–53370, 61847–61864, 65029, 65035, 45140, 25618 · spreadsheet rows 12589–12662

Draft A — page 99 XO reproductionOther physical witness
CompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 45140

XO reproduction evidence representing Red Nails — Draft A manuscript page 99.

Additional documentary notes

  • Xerox Of Original: The source code XO identifies this unit as reproduction evidence. (witness level)
  • Not Additional Physical Sheet: The reproduction is not counted as another original Howard sheet. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Red Nails (draft a) · TSS 53320–53354, 65548, 53355–53370, 61847–61864, 65029, 65035, 45140, 25618 · spreadsheet rows 12589–12662

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.

The Conquering Sword of ConanRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

The Conquering Sword of Conan; editorial source basis: Howard original typescript.