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Exact textual stateDraft

Moon of Zambebwei — Draft 1

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StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units36
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.

Characters in this exact text

Ahmed ibn SuleymanAhmed ibn Suleyman — Ballville servantOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 245-276Ali ibn SuleymanAli ibn Suleyman — Ahmed’s brotherOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 245-276Bristol McGrathBristol McGrath — protagonistOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 245-276Constance BrandConstance Brand — McGrath’s former loveOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 245-276John De AlborJohn De Albor — Zambebwei priest/antagonistOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 245-276Richard BallvilleRichard Ballville — antagonist; Bellville spelling in synopsisOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 245-276ZembaZemba — carnivorous ape brought from Zambebwei and worshipped as a godOn Pagefirst: Tales of Weird Menace UE pp. 245-276

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.

Moon of Zambebwei — Draft 1 — complete carbon-copy witnessHoward carbon copy
Extent35 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 35 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 93732, 61733, 61753–61752, 61729, 61751–61746, 61743–61741, 61745–61744, 61739–61740, 61738–61734, 61732–61730, 61727–61723, 20304, 61722, 20305–20306

Complete 35-page carbon-copy witness to Moon of Zambebwei — Draft 1 under The Grisly Horror.

Additional documentary notes

  • Carbon Copy: The source identifies this witness as a carbon copy. (witness level)
  • Complete Witness: The source explicitly describes the witness as complete. (witness level)
  • Titled Manuscript: The manuscript title Moon of Zambebwei is preserved as the draft-specific title. (witness level)
  • Last Page Marker: Page 35 is explicitly identified as the last page of a draft. (witness level)
  • Source Finality Phrase: The phrase 'final form' is preserved as source evidence only. (witness level) · Uncertain
  • Overtyped Cross Work Text: At manuscript page 17 the inventory says page 74 of The Vultures of Wahpeton Draft 2 is typed directly over the Moon of Zambebwei text. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Moon of Zambebwei (d1) · TSS 93732, 61733, 61753–61752, 61729, 61751–61746, 61743–61741, 61745–61744, 61739–61740, 61738–61734, 61732–61730, 61727–61723, 20304, 61722, 20305–20306 · spreadsheet rows 10631–10665

Moon of Zambebwei — Draft 1 — Glenn Lord cover/reference cardCatalogue / documentary card
Extent1 pageCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 20303

Glenn Lord cover/reference page associated with the Moon of Zambebwei Draft 1 packet; documentary/non-authorial evidence only.

Manuscript details

Documentary note cardGlenn Lord cover/reference card associated with Moon of Zambebwei — Draft 1.

Additional documentary notes

  • Documentary Only: The card is not treated as Howard story wording. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Moon of Zambebwei (d1) · TSS 93732, 61733, 61753–61752, 61729, 61751–61746, 61743–61741, 61745–61744, 61739–61740, 61738–61734, 61732–61730, 61727–61723, 20304, 61722, 20305–20306 · spreadsheet rows 10631–10665

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

These records describe how this textual state is known or represented. A witness may be authorial, editorially mediated, restored, transcribed or otherwise derived without becoming a new Howard-authored textual state.

Tales of Weird Menace - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

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