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
Baber Ali KhanBaber Ali Khan — Adam Khel Afridi chief whose safe-conduct Clanton needsMentionedfirst: Clanton discusses needing his safe-conduct.Ahmed ShahMirza Pasha — Persian agent of Baber Ali Khan who conspires with Sonya/OlgaOn Pagefirst: Clanton meets him in the street after leaving Sonya's house.MusaMusa — Peshawur dive-keeper who mixes the bhang/charas drinkOn Pagefirst: The one-eyed Waziri tells Musa to give Clanton bhang.Sonya OrmanoffSonya Ormanoff — white woman in Peshawur who conspires to seize Clanton's riflesOn Pagefirst: Opening sentence.Wild Bill ClantonWild Bill ClantonOn Pagefirst: Opening sentence.Yar AbdullahYar Abdullah — chief/leader of Secunderam, rival of Yussef JehungirMentionedfirst: The one-eyed gun-maker says Yar Abdullah and Yussef Jehungir are about to go to war.Yussef JehungirYussef Jehungir — Waziri chief of Khor; potential buyer/beneficiary in the rifle plotMentionedfirst: Clanton names him as an example chief; later the gun-makers and Ahmed discuss him.
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent15 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: Complete 15-page untitled typescript on yellow paper
TSS: 61231–61245
Complete untitled Howard typescript on yellow paper.
Additional documentary notes
- Untitled Witness: First Cuts describes Draft 2 as untitled. (witness level)
- Paper Stock: The typescript is on yellow paper. (whole witness)
Source: First Cuts: The Veiled Manuscripts v1.4, Murderer's Grog Editorial Notes p. 409; Draft 2 pp. 423–437
