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Exact textual stateDraft

King of the Forgotten People — Draft 4

Part of King of the Forgotten People

StateDraft 4Surviving witnesses3TSS catalogue units27
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 4 — complete CPPL Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent25 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 25 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 29242, 29243, 29244, 29245, 29246, 29247, 29248, 29249, 29250, 29251, 29252, 29253, 29254, 29255, 29256, 29257, 29258, 29259, 29260, 29261, 29262, 29263, 29264, 29265, 29266

Complete 25-page Robert E. Howard typescript witness to King of the Forgotten People — Draft 4, from the CPPL collection.

Manuscript details

BylineA byline is explicitly recorded.Word countA manuscript word count is explicitly recorded.

Additional documentary notes

  • Authorial Typescript: Original Howard typescript witness. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as complete. (witness level)
  • Titled Manuscript: The manuscript is explicitly titled. (witness level)
  • No Oak Stamp: The source explicitly notes there is no OAK stamp. (witness level)
  • Cppl Provenance: The manuscript is identified with the CPPL collection. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · King of the Forgotten People (d4) · TSS 29242, 29243, 29244, 29245, 29246, 29247, 29248, 29249, 29250, 29251, 29252, 29253, 29254, 29255, 29256, 29257, 29258, 29259, 29260, 29261, 29262, 29263, 29264, 29265, 29266 · spreadsheet rows 9354–9378

Draft 4 — CPPL cover pageOther physical witness
CompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 29241

Documentary CPPL cover page associated with King of the Forgotten People — Draft 4.

Manuscript details

Documentary coverCPPL cover page associated with Draft 4.

Additional documentary notes

  • Documentary Only: The cover is not treated as Howard story wording. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · King of the Forgotten People (d4) · TSS 29242, 29243, 29244, 29245, 29246, 29247, 29248, 29249, 29250, 29251, 29252, 29253, 29254, 29255, 29256, 29257, 29258, 29259, 29260, 29261, 29262, 29263, 29264, 29265, 29266 · spreadsheet rows 9354–9378

Draft 4 — low-resolution whole-PDF scanOther physical witness
CompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 12142

Low-resolution whole-PDF representation of the catalogued Draft 4 manuscript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Documentary Scan: Whole-manuscript low-resolution PDF representation. (witness level)
  • Documentary Only: The scan is not counted as an additional manuscript page. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · King of the Forgotten People (d4) · TSS 29242, 29243, 29244, 29245, 29246, 29247, 29248, 29249, 29250, 29251, 29252, 29253, 29254, 29255, 29256, 29257, 29258, 29259, 29260, 29261, 29262, 29263, 29264, 29265, 29266 · spreadsheet rows 9354–9378