The second newsletter which is remarkably called Summer 2024, but not sent out until late October has a lot of content.
The newsletter contains the second draft (typescript) of “The Frost-Giant’s Daughter.” It also contains the typescript of “The Beast from the Abyss” and more.
The newsletter contains the first known typescript of Worms of the Earth. It also has a letter (typescript) from Howard to H.P. Lovecraft from circa January 1931. At the end, there is a summary of the Robert E. Howard Days 2024 with a list of all the winners of the REH Awards.
The newsletter opens with a cover feature about a Christmas card from Robert E. Howard, sent to Clark Ashton Smith on December 30, 1933. It details the publication journey of Howard’s first Conan story, “The Phoenix on the Sword,” emphasizing its origins as a rewrite of an unpublished Kull story, “By This Axe I Rule!”.
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,” a typescript of “Blades of the Brotherhood”, and more.
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 1, volume 17 – Spring 2023. Contains the typescript of The Iron Shadows in the Moon (part 2 of 2). It also contains a typescript of a letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, circa March 1930. The letter contains 4 poems (‘The Autumn of the World’, ‘A Tribute to the Sportsmanship of the Fans’, ‘Aw Come On and Fight’ and ‘The Songe of the Sage’.
In the news and event section, we get a report from the 2023 Robert E. Howard Foundation Awards. And finally Paul Herman’s story about Howard’s writing desk and how he acquired it.
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 Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Number 3, volume 16 – Fall 2022. Contains The Vultures of Whapeton part 3 of 3 of The Vultures of Wahpeton typescript. Also included is a copy of the handwritten verse ‘The Sword of Lal Singh’, the usual News & Events and a typescript of a letter to Emil Petaja from February 15, 1936. Rob Roehm explains how The Robert E. Howard Foundation got hold of it.
The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Number 2, volume 16 – Summer 2022. Contains The Vultures of Whapeton part 2 of 3 of The Vultures of Wahpeton typescript. It also contains a letter to H.P. Lovecraft marked as received November 9, 1931.
The cover is from Smashing Novels Magazine for December 1936 with artwork by Howard Sherman.
The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Number 1, volume 16 – Spring 2022. Contains the synopsis of The Vultures of Whapeton and part 1 of 3 of The Vultures of Wahpeton typescript..
