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Exact textual stateDraft

The Hour of the Dragon — Draft 4-1

Part of The Hour of the Dragon

StateDraft 4-1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units23
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 4-1 — partial Howard typescript componentHoward typescript
Extent23 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 23 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 24434, 24456, 24455, 24454, 24453, 24452, 24451, 24450, 24449, 24448, 24447, 24446, 24445, 24444, 24443, 24442, 24441, 24440, 24439, 24438, 24437, 24436, 24435

Partial Robert E. Howard typescript witness to The Hour of the Dragon — Draft 4-1.

Additional documentary notes

  • Authorial Typescript: Original Howard typescript evidence. (witness level)
  • Late Branch Component: The surviving component begins at manuscript page 210. (witness level)
  • Last Page Marker: Page 237 is explicitly identified as the last page of this draft. (witness level)
  • Represented Gap: Pages 222–226 are not represented in this inventory group; no stronger loss inference is made. (witness level) · Uncertain
  • Branch Specific State: The source identifies this branch specifically as d4-1. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Hour of the Dragon, The (d4-1) · TSS 24434, 24456, 24455, 24454, 24453, 24452, 24451, 24450, 24449, 24448, 24447, 24446, 24445, 24444, 24443, 24442, 24441, 24440, 24439, 24438, 24437, 24436, 24435 · spreadsheet rows 7744–7766