Here we find studies of the expansive and at times contentious correspondence of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard; Howard’s association with such colleagues in the pulp world as Clark Ashton Smith, Henry S. Whitehead, and Frank Belknap Long; Howard’s sporadic involvement with such fans as R. H. Barlow, Stuart M. Boland, and Francis T. Laney; a discussion of Howard’s writing for amateur papers; and numerous other topics.
Contents
- ii • Introduction (Essays on Robert E. Howard & Others) • essay by Robert Derie
- 1 • Howard, Lovecraft, & “The Sin Eater” • essay by Robert Derie
- 6 • The Shadow Out of Spain • essay by Robert Derie
- 34 • The Mirror of E’ch-Pi-El: Rober E. Howard in the Letters of H. P. Lovecraft • essay by Robert Derie
- 53 • Fragments from the Lost Letters of H. P. Lovecraft to Robert E. Howard • essay by Robert Derie
- 57 • Dear Bob: Cordially Yours, Clark Ashton Smith • essay by Robert Derie
- 65 • Ebony and Crystal: REH, CAS, and Fraternal Good Wishes • essay by Robert Derie
- 70 • That Fool Olson • essay by Robert Derie
- 81 • Conan and the Dweller: Robert E. Howard & William Lumley • essay by Robert Derie
- 88 • Conan and Canevin: Robert E. Howard & Henry S. Whitehead • essay by Robert Derie
- 95 • Friend of a Friend: Robert E. Howard & Frank Belknap Long • essay by Robert Derie
- 107 • Weird Talers: Robert E. Howard & Seabury Quinn • essay by Robert Derie
- 121 • Conan and the OAK: Robert E. Howard & Otis Adelbert Kline • essay by Robert Derie
- 142 • A Lost Weird Anthology, 1930-1933 • essay by Robert Derie
- 151 • A Lost Correspondence: Robert E. Howard & Stuart M. Boland • essay by Robert Derie
- 159 • The Two Bobs: Robert E. Howard & Robert H. Barlow • essay by Robert Derie
- 173 • Conan and the Acolyte: Robert E. Howard & F. T. Laney • essay by Robert Derie
- 180 • Fan Mail: Prohibition in “The Souk” • essay by Robert Derie
- 186 • Fan Mail: Robert Bloch vs. Conan • essay by Robert Derie
- 195 • First Fans: Robert E. Howard and Emil Petaja • essay by Robert Derie
- 202 • An Irreparable Loss: Robert E. Howard and “Weird Tales”, 1936 • essay by Robert Derie
- 211 • Robert E. Howard and the Amateur Press • essay by Robert Derie
- 211 • School Papers: “The Tattler”, “The Progress”, The Yellow Jacket” and “The Collegian” • essay by Robert Derie
- 212 • Amateur Journalism: “The All-Around Magazine”, “The Toreador”, “The Bard”, “The Golden Caliph” and “The Right-Hook” • essay by Robert Derie
- 214 • The Junto • essay by Robert Derie
- 216 • Fan Press: “Marvel Tales”, “The Fantasy Fan”, Fantasy Magazine”, and “the Phantagraph” • essay by Robert Derie
- 220 • Fan Mail and “The Hyborian Age” • essay by Robert Derie
- 223 • Robert E. Howard in Mexico • essay by Robert Derie
- 235 • F. Thurston Torbett and F. Lee Baldwin on Robert E. Howard • essay by Robert Derie
- 247 • Robert E. Howard’s Reefer Madness • essay by Robert Derie
- 255 • Dr. Isaac M. Howard, Pellagra, and Homeopathy • essay by Robert Derie
- 258 • Bibliography (Essays on Robert E. Howard & Others) • essay by Robert Derie
Notes
Written, compiled and edited by Bobby Derie
Another version (Ashcan Edition of 50 copies), first distributed at Robert E. Howard Days 2018 can be seen here.
More by Bobby Derie
| Title | Summary | |
|---|---|---|
 | The Selected Letters of Novalyne Price Ellis Volume II | This collection, compiled and edited by Bobby Derie, presents the surviving correspondence of Novalyne Price Ellis—schoolteacher, writer, and friend of Robert E. Howard. |
 | “… when I last see him” The de Camp Interviews on Robert E. Howard | Bobby Derie’s Howard Days booklet presents selected de Camp interview material on Robert E. Howard from the Harry Ransom Center archives, offering a rare look at the de Camps’ research process and the recollections of people who knew Howard. |
 | The Selected Letters of Novalyne Price Ellis | The intimate and insightful correspondences of Novalyne Price Ellis, offering a unique glimpse into her relationship with Robert E. Howard and her interactions with prominent pulp scholars. This collection, edited by Bobby Derie, is a heartfelt tribute that enriches our understanding of these literary figures. |
 | The Robert E. Howard Trivia Book | Bobby Derie’s free book is distributed in Cross Plains on Howard Days 2023. It’s a trivia book with six hundred questions about Robert E. Howard and everything related. You can play it like Trivial Pursuit, assigning a color to each category. Trivia questions are divided into six categories; each set of questions are on the right-hand (odd-numbered) pages and the answers are on the back. Limited to 200 copies. Readers might want to flip through this book for their own enjoyment, but if you want to play a game with friends, try starting at a random page and taking turns asking questions from each category. Each question successfully answered is worth 1 point; the first to 30 points wins. (Why 30? Because Robert E. Howard was only 30 years old when he died.) |
 | Weird Beginnings | Distributed and sold at the Howard Days. Limited to 250 copies. Contains two Howard stories and essays by Patrice Louinet and Bobby Derie. |
 | Cross Plains Pilgrimage | Bobby Derie’s free book Cross Plains Pilgrimage was gifted to modern pilgrims (visitors) in Cross Plains on Howard Days 2022. It contains a sample of Derie’s scholarly work, focusing on E. Hoffman Price’s two visits to Howard. |
 | Index to One Who Walked Alone and Day of the Stranger | Robert Derie has created an index as a complementary work for Novalyne Price’s One Who Walked Alone: Robert E. Howard, The Final Years. |
 | Weird Talers: Essays on Robert E. Howard and Others | Here we find studies of the expansive and at times contentious correspondence of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard; Howard’s association with such colleagues in the pulp world as Clark Ashton Smith, Henry S. Whitehead, and Frank Belknap Long; Howard’s sporadic involvement with such fans as R. H. Barlow, Stuart M. Boland, and Francis T. Laney; a discussion of Howard’s writing for amateur papers; and numerous other topics. |
 | Essays on Robert E. Howard & Others | Special 50 edition copy of Robert Derie’s book, distributed at Howard Days 2018. Here we find studies of the expansive and at times contentious correspondence of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard; Howard’s association with such colleagues in the pulp world as Clark Ashton Smith, Henry S. Whitehead, and Frank Belknap Long; Howard’s sporadic involvement with such fans as R. H. Barlow, Stuart M. Boland, and Francis T. Laney; a discussion of Howard’s writing for amateur papers; and numerous other topics. |
