The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v17 #1

03
Jul

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.

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Fantasy Crossroads #13

28
Jan

A fanzine or periodical edited by Jonathan Bacon from June 1978. This issue contains the first appearance of the poem “The Feud”. There is also a poem by Tevis Clyde Smith titled “What Robert E. Howard Said One Wednesday Night”.

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Fantasy Crossroads #8

04
Jan

A fanzine or periodical edited by Jonathan Bacon from May 1976. Issue 8 Contains the first appearance of both DAUGHTERS OF FEUD and MISER’S GOLD. Cover illustration by Richard Corben (from an illustration of Night Images featuring REH poems).

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Dear August

27
Sep

Dear August: Letters, Robert E. Howard to August Derleth 1932-1936. This collection includes all the letters to August Derleth, except for a postcard REH sent to August Derleth.

In 2002, the then-owners of the rights to Robert E. Howard’s works decided to publish a series of three books in order to extend the U.S. copyrights of the unpublished material. Otherwise all this unpublished material would have been public domain in the U.S. after 12/31/2006.

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Dear HPL

27
Sep

Dear HPL Letters, Robert E. Howard to H.P. Lovecraft. In 2002, the then-owners of the rights to Robert E. Howard’s works decided to publish a series of three books in order to extend the U.S. copyrights of the unpublished material. Otherwise all this unpublished material would have been public domain in the U.S. after 12/31/2006.

Three books were published – A RHYME OF SALEM TOWN AND OTHER POEMS, DEAR HPL (Howard’s letters to Lovecraft), and DEAR AUGUST (Howard’s letters to August Derleth). 10 copies of each book were to be prepared by Glenn Lord, but fewer than 10 were eventually produced, maybe as few as 6 copies of each.

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A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems

27
Sep

A Rhyme of Salem Town and Other Poems. Contains a First Appearance or complete publication of the poem “The Call of the Sea”.

In 2002, the then-owners of the rights to Robert E. Howard’s works decided to publish a series of three books in order to extend the U.S. copyrights of the unpublished material. Otherwise all this unpublished material would have been public domain in the U.S. after 12/31/2006.

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