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Characters in this exact text
Big Joe CroghanBig Joe Croghan — mutineer; forecastle hand/former captain; only navigator among the mutineersOn Pagefirst: Opens the mutiny by striking the mate with a handspike.JackJack — Ship in Mutiny mutineer ordered to attack Clanton with a belaying pinOn Pagefirst: Croghan orders Jack to attack Clanton with a belaying pin.LeiluLailu — deposed queen who aids ClantonOn Pagefirst: Introduces herself to the captive Clanton.Raquel O'ShaneRaquel O'ShaneOn Pagefirst: Appears at the companion-way and raises the alarm during the mutiny.Richard HarstonRichard Harston — captain of the Royal Venture; mentioned in Ship in Mutiny Draft 1Mentionedfirst: Croghan names him while explaining the mutineers' plan.Lazy LassSaucy Lass — Wild Bill Clanton's principal schooner in Ship in Mutiny; earlier textual states call the same developmental vessel Lazy LassOn Pagefirst: Named in the opening sentence of the mutiny.SpikeSpike — Ship in Mutiny Draft 1 mutineer ordered to stay at the wheelOn Pagefirst: Croghan orders Spike to stay at the wheel.TanoaTanoa — king/usurper of the island polity; European-educatedOn Pagefirst: Introduced when Raquel is brought to the island village.The Royal VentureThe Royal Venture — British ship pursuing Wild Bill Clanton in the synopsis and Draft 1 of Ship in MutinyMentionedfirst: Croghan identifies the pursuing ship as The Royal Venture.Wild Bill ClantonWild Bill ClantonOn Pagefirst: Named as the captain when he charges up from below during the mutiny.
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent9 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: Complete 9-page untitled typescript; narrative dwindles into synopsis form near the end
TSS: 61946–61954
Complete untitled Howard typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Untitled Witness: First Cuts describes Draft 1 as untitled. (witness level)
- Textual Mode Shift: The otherwise complete draft dwindles into synopsis form near the end. (near end of witness)
Source: First Cuts: The Veiled Manuscripts v1.4, Ship in Mutiny, Editorial Notes p. 61; Draft 1 pp. 67–75
