Exact textual stateDraft

Man with the Mystery Mitts — Draft 2

StateDraft 2Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units14
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 titled Howard typescript, pages 1–14Howard typescript
Extent14 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 14 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 30882–30895

Complete 14-page Robert E. Howard typescript witness to Man with the Mystery Mitts — 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)
  • Titled Manuscript: The source explicitly describes the manuscript as titled. (witness level)
  • Draft Relationship Note: The source says Draft 2 has the same first page as Draft 1, then becomes longer. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Man with the Mystery Mitts, The (d2) · TSS 30882–30895 · spreadsheet rows 10173–10186