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...The Mountains of Thibet

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Genre
Western

Introduction

...The Mountains of Thibet is an unfinished fragment featuring Steve Allison and Timoleon “Timmy” Lycurgus Cassanova de Quin in the mountains of Tibet. The surviving text is untitled; the catalogue title is editorial. The narrator is identified in the legacy material as “Drag,” also known as Billy Buckner.

Textual states

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TextUntitled story (The way it came about that Steve Allison, Timoleon . . .)
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Characters in this Work

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Stephen Angus AllisonSteve Allison / the Sonora Kid1 textual stateTimoleon Lycurgus Casanova de Quintravelling companion of Steve Allison and Drag1 textual stateWilliam BucknerBilly/Drag Buckner, Steve Allison’s companion1 textual state

Publication appearances

The Sonora KidCryptic PublicationsJune 1988↗Коготь дракона (Kogot drakona) ( Claw of the Dragon ) P ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)1999↗The Early Adventures of El BorakREH Foundation PressMarch 2010↗Western TalesREH Foundation PressDecember 2013↗The Early Adventures of El BorakREH Foundation PressSeptember 2024↗