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About Robert E. Howard
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Pictures in the Fire

REH Foundation Press

2018
Material type
Hardcover

Publication date: June 2018

Introduction

REH Foundation Press, June 2018. Cover by Bill “Indy” Cavalier. Edited and with an introduction by Paul Herman. Contains an additional selection of untitled fragments, juvenelia and poetry.

After publication of the first printing of Pictures in the Fire, it was discovered that the typescript used for "Black Canaan" was Howard's final version, rather than the earlier version that was intended. To correct the error, the REH Foundation Press issued this chapbook and included it with copies of the first print run.

Notes

Edited by Paul Herman
All the texts were obtained from Howard's original manuscripts, typescripts, carbons, or transcripts thereof, with the following exceptions:
"Etched in Ebony" from The Junto, September 1929
"The Hyena" from Weird Tales, March 1928
"Spear and Fang" from Weird Tales, July 1925
"A Thunder of Trumpets" from Weird Tales, September 1938
"The Voice of El-Lil" from Oriental Stories, October - November 1930
"Letter of a Chinese Student" (1)
"Letter of a Chinese Student" (2)
"For the Honor of the School"
First appearance:
"A Song of Praise" (poem)
"The Tale of Glory" (poem)
"The Race Without Name" (poem)
"Let Me Dream by a Silver Stream" (poem)
"The Wind Blows" (1, poem)
"The Wind Blows" (2, poem)
"Black Canaan"
After publication of the first printing of PICTURES IN THE FIRE, it was discovered that the typescript used for "Black Canaan" was Howard's final version, rather than the earlier version that was intended. To correct this error, the REH Foundation Press issued this chapbook and included it with copies of the first print run. Future print runs of PICTURES IN THE FIRE will have the early version of "Black Canaan" included in the book.
Limited edition of 200 copies

Cover art credited on the rear jacket flap. The art consists of color drawings of B&W photos of Robert E. Howard.

Edition and production details

Format
Hardcover with dust jacket
Publication date
June 2018
Pages
viii plus 443
Publisher / imprint
Robert E. Howard Foundation
Cover art
Bill Cavalier
Illustrations
None

63 linked Howard works

129 contents entries

  1. " Finding a Home" by Paul Herman ( Introduction)
  2. Pictures in the Fire
  3. " For the Love of Barbara Allen "
  4. " Two Against Tyre "
  5. " The Voice of El-Lil "
  6. " Spear and Fang "
  7. " Black Canaan " (Early Version)
  8. " The Cobra in the Dream "
  9. " The Ghost in the Doorway "
  10. " A Thunder of Trumpets " by REH and Frank Thurston Torbett
  11. " The Shadow of Doom "
  12. " The Haunted Hut "
  13. " Under the Baobab Tree "
  14. " The Hyena "
  15. " Black Country "
  16. Fragments, Drafts, and other Esoterica
  17. " Nekht Semerkeht "
  18. Untitled, "As he approached . . ."
  19. " The Abbey "
  20. " Age Lasting Love " (with outline)
  21. " The Devil’s Woodchopper "
  22. " The Door of the World "
  23. " Redflame "
  24. " Serpent Vines "
  25. Untitled Synopsis ("Black Canaan")
  26. " The Isle of the Eons "
  27. " The Brand of Satan "
  28. " Dagon Manor "
  29. " Dear Mrs. Shane "
  30. " Fate Is the Killer "
  31. " Incongruity "
  32. " The Jade God "
  33. " The Slayer "
  34. " Through the Ages "
  35. " The Wings of the Bat "
  36. Untitled, " ‘You,’ said Shifty Griddle . . ."
  37. Untitled, "Better that a man should remain . . ."
  38. Untitled, "From the black, bandit-haunted mountains . . ."
  39. Untitled, "I’m writing this . . ."
  40. Untitled, "Old Man Jacobson . . ."
  41. Untitled, "The matter seemed so obvious . . ."
  42. Untitled, "The next day I was sluggish . . ."
  43. " Songs of Bastards "
  44. " Bastards All! "
  45. " Pictures in the Fire "
  46. " The Dominant Male "
  47. " Miss High Hat "
  48. " Etched in Ebony "
  49. Untitled, "Arrange, Madame, arrange!"
  50. " Letter of a Chinese Student " (1)
  51. " Letter of a Chinese Student " (2)
  52. " For the Honor of the School "
  53. Poetry
  54. " A Rattlesnake Sings in the Grass " (poem)
  55. " The Masque " (poem)
  56. " A High Land " (poem)
  57. " Whence Cometh Erlik? " (poem)
  58. " Lost Nisapur " (poem)
  59. " Abhorrent Gods " (poem)
  60. " A Song of Praise " (poem)
  61. " The Tale of Glory " (poem)
  62. " The Race Without Name " (poem)
  63. " Let Me Dream by a Silver Stream " (poem)
  64. " My Animal Instinct " (poem)
  65. " The Wind Blows " (1, poem)
  66. " The Wind Blows " (2, poem)
  67. Finding a Home • essay by Paul Herman vii · essay
  68. "For the Love of Barbara Allen" • (1966) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of For the Love of Barbara Allen) 3 · story
  69. Two Against Tyre • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 11 · story
  70. The Voice of El-Lil • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 26 · novelette
  71. Spear and Fang • (1925) • short story by Robert E. Howard 50 · story
  72. Black Canaan (Early Final version) • (2010 1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 59 · novelette
  73. The Cobra in the Dream • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 94 · story
  74. The Ghost in the Doorway • (1969) • essay by Robert E. Howard 101 · essay
  75. A Thunder of Trumpets • (1938) • short story by Robert E. Howard and Frank Thurston Torbett 105 · story
  76. The Shadow of Doom • (1966) • short story by Robert E. Howard 125 · story
  77. The Haunted Hut • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard 129 · story
  78. Under the Baobab Tree • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard 134 · story
  79. The Hyena • (1928) • short story by Robert E. Howard 141 · story
  80. Black Country • (1973) • short story by Robert E. Howard 154 · story
  81. Nekht Semerkeht (fragment) • (2005) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 169 · story
  82. Untitled fragment ("As he approached the two...") • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 185 · story
  83. The Abbey (fragment) • (1975) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 188 · story
  84. Age Lasting Love • (1992) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 190 · story
  85. The Devil's Woodchopper • (2003) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 202 · story
  86. The Door of the World • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Door to the Garden 1977) 205 · story
  87. Redflame • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 212 · story
  88. Serpent Vines • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard 220 · story
  89. Untitled Synopsis (Black Canaan) • (2010) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 223 · story
  90. The Isle of the Eons • (1979) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 224 · novelette
  91. The Brand of Satan • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 326 · story
  92. Dagon Manor • (1986) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 344 · story
  93. Dear Mrs. Shane • (2013) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 345 · story
  94. Fate Is the Killer • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 346 · story
  95. Incongruity • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 351 · story
  96. The Jade God • (1992) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 355 · story
  97. The Slayer • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 360 · story
  98. Through the Ages • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 365 · story
  99. The Wings of the Bat • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 368 · story
  100. Untitled fragment ("You," said Shifty Griddle, pointing his finger at me...") • (2014) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 377 · story
  101. Untitled ("Better that a man should remain...") • (2015) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 380 · story
  102. Untitled draft ("From the black, bandit-haunted mountians...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 381 · story
  103. Untitled fragment ("I'm writing this with a piece of pencil...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 383 · story
  104. Untitled story (Old Man Jacobson crunched his powerful teeth through . . . • (2014) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 384 · story
  105. Untitled fragment ("The matter seemed so obvious...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 385 · story
  106. Untitled fragment ("The next day I was sluggish...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 387 · story
  107. Songs of Bastards • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 388 · story
  108. Bastards All! • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 401 · story
  109. Pictures in the Fire • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard 414 · story
  110. The Dominant Male • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 416 · story
  111. Miss High Hat • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Miss High-Hat 1986) 422 · story
  112. Etched in Ebony • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 424 · story
  113. Untitled fragment ("'Arrange, Madame, arrange!'...") • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 425 · story
  114. Letter of a Chinese Student (1) • (1924) • short story by Robert E. Howard 426 · letter
  115. Letter of a Chinese Student (2) • (1924) • short story by Robert E. Howard 428 · letter
  116. For the Honor of the School • (1926) • short story by Robert E. Howard 431 · story
  117. A Rattlesnake Sings in the Grass • (2012) • poem by Robert E. Howard 439 · poem
  118. The Masque • poem by Robert E. Howard 439 · poem
  119. Whence cometh Erlik? • (2012) • interior artwork by Robert E. Howard 440 · artwork
  120. A High Land • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled Verse ("A high land and a hill land!...) 2011) 440 · poem
  121. Untitled fragment ("Abhorrent gods") • (2015) • poem by Robert E. Howard 441 · poem
  122. Lost Nisapur • poem by Robert E. Howard 441 · poem
  123. A Song of Praise • poem by Robert E. Howard 442 · poem
  124. The Tale of Glory • poem by Robert E. Howard 442 · poem
  125. The Race without Name • poem by Robert E. Howard 442 · poem
  126. Let Me Dream by a Silver Stream • poem by Robert E. Howard 443 · poem
  127. My Animal Instinct • poem by Robert E. Howard 443 · poem
  128. The Wind Blows • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled Variant 1 ("The wind blows out of the east...") 2015) 443 · poem
  129. The Wind Blows (variant) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled Variant 2 ("The wind blows out of the east...") 2015) 443 · poem

Contributors

Bill Cavalier
Cover artist

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