Robert E. Howard’s writings
Exact textual stateDraft

The Phoenix on the Sword — Draft 2-1 page 28 false start

StateDraft 2-1 page 28 false startSurviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units1
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 2-1 page 28 false start — XO reproductionOther physical witness
CompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 22345

XO reproduction evidence representing an explicit false start at The Phoenix on the Sword — Draft 2-1 manuscript page 28.

Additional documentary notes

  • Xerox Of Original: The source code XO identifies this as reproduction evidence. (witness level)
  • False Start: Explicit false start associated with manuscript page 28. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Phoenix on the Sword, The (d2-1) · TSS 22345 · spreadsheet rows 11684–11684