“The Castle of the Devil” is a facsimile of a Howard typescript. First apperance here.
The facsimile on the back cover is from a Howard textbook with notes written on it by him.
11
Feb
Feb
11
Feb
Feb
The letter to Clyde Smith was a gag summons sent by Howard.
The view of Main Street in Cross Plains, Texas is on a post card.
“Nekht Semerkeht” is a facsimile of a Howard typescript. First apperance here.
The book inscription shown on the back cover is from a book that is part of the Robert E. Howard Memorial Collection, Howard Payne University, Brownwood, TX.
09
Feb
Feb
The Howard materials are facsimile copies of his typescripts.
The letter from Novalyne Price is from the “Cross Plains Review”, a local newspaper.
09
Feb
Feb
“Letter of a Chinese Student” (1) and (2) are facsimile and retyped copies of articles from The Yellow Jacket, the newspaper of Howard Payne College. “Private Magrath of the A. E. F.” is a facsimile copy from the same newspaper.
“The Shadow in the Well”, “The Ghost in the Doorway” and “The Adventurer” are facsimile copies of Howard typescripts.
The cover for “Sailor Dorgan and the Jade Cobra” is from the Kline agency used in marketing the Howard story.
09
Feb
Feb
The Howard materials are facsimile copies of Howard typescripts.
The C. L. Moore letter to Howard is also a facsimile copy of a typescript.
“The Flavor of the Dance” is a photo of C. L. Moore taken in the 1930’s.
The check on the back cover is payment for “Vulture’s Sanctuary” and is endorsed by I. M. Howard.
09
Feb
Feb
The Howard materials (except for the back cover) are facsimiles of Howard typescripts.
The date on the Howard letter to H. P. Lovecraft is handwritten by Lovecraft.
The fragment on the back cover is a facsimile of a handwritten sheet; the top of the page was a school quiz, but Howard didn’t waste paper and used the bottom for a story fragment.
03
Feb
Feb
“Untitled ‘Knute Hansen'” is a list of boxers and their best punches.
“The Coming of El Borak” is unfinished.
Each of the Howard pieces are facsimile copies of his typescripts.
03
Feb
Feb
“Age”, “Your Money or Your Life” and “Hate’s Dawn” are facsimile copies of pages from The Junto, the circulating journal written by Howard and his friends.
The letter to Emil Petaja and “The Voice of Doom” are copies of Howard typescripts.
The Larry D. Thomas essay was the speech he presented as guest-of-honor at the 2009 Howard Days banquet, June 13 in Cross Plains, TX.
“West Is West” is a facsimile of Howard’s handwritten high school paper.
03
Feb
Feb
“Sailor Costigan / Dorgan and the Jade Monkey” is a facsimile copy of a Howard typescript, written originally featuring Steve Costigan, but with the name changed to Dennis Dorgan by Howard’s agency.
“A South Sea Storm” is a facsimile of an incomplete handwritten story Howard wrote in high school.
“Stories Written Complete” is a facsimile of a Howard typescript that lists stories Howard submitted between April or May 1929 and December of that year.
02
Feb
Feb
The synopsis of “The Silver Heel” here is longer (more complete) than the one published in the Fall 2007 issue. It is a facsimile of a Howard typescript from the Otis Adelbert Kline Agency files. An incomplete untitled synopsis also exists.
“Scotchogram” is an incomplete list.
The “Alleys of Peril” synopsis features “Sailor Steve O’Brien”, whereas the story features Sailor Steve Costigan.
The untitled poem is a color facsimile copy of a Howard typescript.