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Exact textual stateDraft

The Sowers of the Thunder — Draft 2

Part of The Sowers of the Thunder

StateDraft 2Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units82
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 — complete Howard typescript, first/higher-resolution scan setHoward typescript
Extent41 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 41 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 64565, 64566, 64567, 64568, 64569, 64570, 64571, 64572, 64573, 64574, 64575, 64576, 64577, 64578, 64579, 64580, 64581, 64582, 64583, 64584, 64585, 64586, 64587, 64588, 64589, 64590, 64591, 64592, 64593, 64594, 64595, 64596, 64597, 64598, 64599, 64600, 64601, 64602, 64603, 64606, 64605

Complete 41-page Robert E. Howard typescript witness to The Sowers of the Thunder — Draft 2.

Additional documentary notes

  • Authorial Typescript: Original Howard typescript witness. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as complete. (witness level)
  • Untitled Witness: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as untitled. (witness level)
  • Last Page Marker: Page 41 is explicitly identified as the last page of this draft. (witness level)
  • Scan Quality Note: The first set is described as higher-resolution, though some images are not quite straight. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Sowers of the Thunder, The (d2), 1st set · TSS 64565, 64566, 64567, 64568, 64569, 64570, 64571, 64572, 64573, 64574, 64575, 64576, 64577, 64578, 64579, 64580, 64581, 64582, 64583, 64584, 64585, 64586, 64587, 64588, 64589, 64590, 64591, 64592, 64593, 64594, 64595, 64596, 64597, 64598, 64599, 64600, 64601, 64602, 64603, 64606, 64605 · spreadsheet rows 15484–15524

Draft 2 — second/lower-resolution documentary rescan setOther physical witness
CompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 41 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 20599, 20600, 20601, 20602, 20603, 20604, 20605, 20606, 20607, 20608, 20609, 20610, 20611, 20612, 20613, 20614, 20615, 20616, 20617, 20618, 20619, 20620, 20621, 20622, 20623, 20624, 20625, 20626, 20627, 20628, 20629, 20630, 20631, 20632, 20633, 20634, 20635, 20636, 20637, 20638, 20639

Second complete 41-page scan-set representation of the same Draft 2 manuscript, catalogued as straighter but lower-resolution.

Additional documentary notes

  • Documentary Scan: Second complete scan-set representation of the Draft 2 manuscript. (witness level)
  • Documentary Only: The second set is not counted as another physical Howard manuscript. (witness level)
  • Scan Quality Note: The second set is described as straighter but lower-resolution than the first set. (witness level)
  • Source Observation: The second-set source note says there is no poem at the start. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Sowers of the Thunder, The (d2), 1st set · TSS 64565, 64566, 64567, 64568, 64569, 64570, 64571, 64572, 64573, 64574, 64575, 64576, 64577, 64578, 64579, 64580, 64581, 64582, 64583, 64584, 64585, 64586, 64587, 64588, 64589, 64590, 64591, 64592, 64593, 64594, 64595, 64596, 64597, 64598, 64599, 64600, 64601, 64602, 64603, 64606, 64605 · spreadsheet rows 15484–15524