Introduction
The original title of 'The Conquerin' Hero of the Humbolts' is 'Politics at Blue Lizard.' However, Howard undoubtedly meant "Politics at Lonesome Lizard" which is the name of the town in the story.
Characters in this exact 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.
Physical extent: Complete 20-page titled typescript
TSS: 50218, 64646, 50220–50227, 64647, 50229–50230, 64648, 50232–50233, 64649, 50235, 64650, 50237
Complete titled Howard typescript bearing the manuscript title Politics at Blue Lizard.
Additional documentary notes
- Authorial Title: Draft 3 physically bears the title “Politics at Blue Lizard.” (manuscript page 1 / First Cuts p. 297)
- Typed Annotation: The notation “5800.” appears immediately above the manuscript title. (manuscript page 1 / First Cuts p. 297)
- Editorial Normalization: Howard wrote “as” twice; First Cuts replaces one occurrence with “was”. (First Cuts p. 300)
- Editorial Punctuation Restoration: Quotation marks were missing and misplaced in the original typescript paragraph; First Cuts adds them for clarity while stating that the original wording and punctuation are otherwise preserved. (First Cuts p. 304)
Source: First Cuts: Rough Trails 3, Politics at Lonesome Lizard, Editorial Notes p. 275; Draft 3 pp. 297–314
