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The Tale the Dead Slaver Told

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StateGlenn Lord retypeSurviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units1Catalogue rolePrimary / default
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Characters in this exact text

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wethe dead slaver — slaver-narrator recounting the doomed voyageOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 2 p. 223shipthe slave ship — unnamed slaver dragged under off CalabarOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 2 p. 223

Surviving manuscript evidence

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Glenn Lord retype — TSS 23518Secondary retype
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 catalogued TSS sheet

TSS: 23518

Glenn’s Retype (GR) source code; secondary documentary retype rather than Howard’s surviving physical original.

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls — Poetry working list rows 109

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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Collected Poetry UE Vol. 2 p. 223Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard UE Vol. 2 p. 223

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The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume TwoREH Foundation PressNovember 2022↗