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Exact textual stateDraft

The Black Stone (early draft)

Part of The Black Stone

StateDraftSurviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units15
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.

Catalogue facts

WrittenNovember 1930

Introduction

An early draft of The Black Stone, preserved as a Howard typescript with two handwritten comments by the author. It represents a distinct developmental state of the story later published in Weird Tales in November 1931.

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 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent15 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 15 pages / 15 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 51665–51679

Original typescript (OT).

Additional documentary notes

  • Title present on typescript: The spreadsheet records this draft as titled. (Typescript)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · The Black Stone · Draft · TSS 51665–51679