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 titled Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent13 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 13 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 10412, 10413, 10414, 10415, 10416, 10417, 10418, 10419, 10420, 10421, 10422, 10423, 10424
Complete 13-sheet Robert E. Howard typescript witness to The Dwellers Under the Tomb — Draft 1.
Manuscript details
Source title variantThe Dwellers Under the Tombs
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)
- Legacy State Not Equated: The numbered Draft 1 is not silently equated with the older generic/lettered Draft A. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Dwellers Under the Tombs, The (d1) · TSS 10412, 10413, 10414, 10415, 10416, 10417, 10418, 10419, 10420, 10421, 10422, 10423, 10424 · spreadsheet rows 3392–3404