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A Man-Eating Jeopard

Part of A Man-Eating Jeopard

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units11
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 — surviving Howard typescript on reverse sidesHoward typescript
Extent10 pagesCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 10 represented Howard manuscript pages / 10 TSS catalogue units; Glenn note card catalogued separately

TSS: 11183–11186, 11192–11194, 11187–11189

Untitled, incomplete Robert E. Howard typescript surviving on reverse sides of Sailor Costigan and the Swami manuscript material.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The source explicitly identifies Draft 1 as untitled. (witness level)
  • Explicit Incomplete Witness: The source explicitly identifies Draft 1 as incomplete. (witness level)
  • Shared Reverse Side: The source states that this draft survives on the backs of Sailor Costigan and the Swami manuscript material. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Man-Eating Jeopard, A (d1) · TSS 64742, 11183–11186, 11192–11194, 11187–11189 · spreadsheet rows 10288–10298

Draft 1 — Glenn documentary note cardCatalogue / documentary card
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 documentary card / 1 TSS catalogue unit; not counted as a Howard manuscript page

TSS: 64742

Later Glenn Lord documentary note card associated with A Man-Eating Jeopard — Draft 1; not Robert E. Howard text.

Manuscript details

Documentary cardGlenn Note card, listing 9 pages with stuff on the back

Additional documentary notes

  • Conflicting completeness evidence: The documentary card says nine pages, while the source inventory itself represents ten manuscript pages numbered 1–10. The card is not treated as authority for manuscript extent. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Man-Eating Jeopard, A (d1) · TSS 64742, 11183–11186, 11192–11194, 11187–11189 · spreadsheet rows 10288–10298