Dive into the newest newsletter from the Robert E. Howard Foundation, offering a wealth of exclusive content. This issue brings you a “Letter from the Board,” the first draft typescript of “The Blue Flame of Death,” and a riveting series of poems titled “Sonnets Out of Bedlam,” among other News & Events. A must-read for any Howard aficionado!
The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Number 4, volume 16 – Winter 2022/23. Contains the typescript of The Iron Shadows in the Moon (part 1 of 2). It also contains the draft A and draft B of The Hyborian Age. The cover is of another Jenkins Gent which was sold to Jason Germany, and two letters to Wilfred B. Talman that recently appeared. One of the letters can be viewed here.
It also has a first appearance of “List of Hyborian Names, Places, and Locations”.
The reprint of the Holy Gent or the Holy Grail of Howard collecting, published by Dennis McHaney. ‘A Gent from Bear Creek’ was first published by Herbert Jenkins in England, 1937 after Howards death. The title of both an original short story, as well as a novel created by combining several previous short stories with some new material; the previously published short stories were altered a little to create chapters with a continuous story line, and new material was added as additional chapters.
The Holy Gent or the Holy Grail of Howard collecting. ‘A Gent from Bear Creek’ was first published by Herbert Jenkins in England, 1937 after Howards death. The title of both an original short story, as well as a novel created by combining several previous short stories with some new material; the previously published short stories were altered a little to create chapters with a continuous story line, and new material was added as additional chapters.