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Exact textual stateDraft

Swords of the Hills — Draft 1-2

Part of Swords of the Hills

StateDraft 1-2Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units26
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 1-2 — partial Howard typescript, pages 7–32Howard typescript
Extent26 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 26 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 92757–92744, 92820–92809

Partial 26-sheet Robert E. Howard typescript witness to Swords of the Hills — Draft 1-2.

Additional documentary notes

  • Authorial Typescript: Original Howard typescript witness. (witness level)
  • Starts Mid Draft: The surviving component begins at manuscript page 7. (witness level)
  • Last Page Marker: Page 32 is explicitly identified as the last page of a draft. (witness level)
  • Shared Tss Sheet: TSS 92754 is a legitimate cross-Work shared physical sheet with The House of Suspicion — Draft 1. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Swords of the Hills (d1-2) · TSS 92757–92744, 92820–92809 · spreadsheet rows 16239–16264