Exact textual stateDraft
The People of the Black Coast — Draft 1
Part of The People of the Black Coast
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 — complete untitled-pagination Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent10 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 10 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 64995, 64986, 64990, 64991, 64992, 64989, 64993, 64988, 64994, 64987
Complete 10-sheet Robert E. Howard typescript witness to The People of the Black Coast — Draft 1.
Manuscript details
Source title variantPeople of the Black Coast
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 source explicitly describes the manuscript as titled. (witness level)
- Unnumbered Manuscript: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as unnumbered. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · People of the Black Coast (d1) · TSS 64995, 64986, 64990, 64991, 64992, 64989, 64993, 64988, 64994, 64987 · spreadsheet rows 11490–11499