Weird Talers: Essays on Robert E. Howard and Others

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66 contents entries

1. " Introduction "
2. Introduction (Essays on Robert E. Howard & Others) • essay by Robert Derie ii · introduction
3. " Howard, Lovecraft, & The Sin-Eater "
4. Howard, Lovecraft, & "The Sin Eater" • essay by Robert Derie 1 · essay
5. " The Shadow out of Spain "
6. The Shadow Out of Spain • essay by Robert Derie 6 · essay
7. " The Mirror of E’ch-Pi-El: Robert E. Howard in the Letters of H. P. Lovecraft "
8. The Mirror of E'ch-Pi-El: Rober E. Howard in the Letters of H. P. Lovecraft • essay by Robert Derie 34 · essay
9. " Fragments from the Lost Letters of H. P. Lovecraft to Robert E. Howard "
10. Fragments from the Lost Letters of H. P. Lovecraft to Robert E. Howard • essay by Robert Derie 53 · essay
11. " Dear Bob; Cordially Yours, Clark Ashton Smith "
12. Dear Bob: Cordially Yours, Clark Ashton Smith • essay by Robert Derie 57 · essay
13. " Ebony and Crystal: REH, CAS, and Fraternal Good Wishes "
14. Ebony and Crystal: REH, CAS, and Fraternal Good Wishes • essay by Robert Derie 65 · essay
15. " That Fool Olson "
16. That Fool Olson • essay by Robert Derie 70 · essay
17. " Conan and the Dweller: Robert E. Howard & William Lumley "
18. Conan and the Dweller: Robert E. Howard & William Lumley • essay by Robert Derie 81 · essay
19. " Conan and Canevin: Robert E. Howard & Henry S. Whitehead "
20. Conan and Canevin: Robert E. Howard & Henry S. Whitehead • essay by Robert Derie 88 · essay
21. " Friend of a Friend: Robert E. Howard & Frank Belknap Long "
22. Friend of a Friend: Robert E. Howard & Frank Belknap Long • essay by Robert Derie 95 · essay
23. " Weird Talers: Robert E. Howard & Seabury Quinn "
24. Weird Talers: Robert E. Howard & Seabury Quinn • essay by Robert Derie 107 · essay
25. " Conan and the OAK: Robert E. Howard & Otis Adelbert Kline "
26. Conan and the OAK: Robert E. Howard & Otis Adelbert Kline • essay by Robert Derie 121 · essay
27. " A Lost Weird Anthology, 1930-1933 "
28. A Lost Weird Anthology, 1930-1933 • essay by Robert Derie 142 · essay
29. " A Lost Correspondence: Robert E. Howard & Stuart M. Boland "
30. A Lost Correspondence: Robert E. Howard & Stuart M. Boland • essay by Robert Derie 151 · essay
31. " The Two Bobs: Robert E. Howard & Robert H. Barlow "
32. The Two Bobs: Robert E. Howard & Robert H. Barlow • essay by Robert Derie 159 · essay
33. " Conan and the Acolyte: Robert E. Howard and F. T. Laney "
34. Conan and the Acolyte: Robert E. Howard & F. T. Laney • essay by Robert Derie 173 · essay
35. " Fan Mail: Prohibition in “The Souk” "
36. Fan Mail: Prohibition in "The Souk" • essay by Robert Derie 180 · essay
37. " Fan Mail: Robert Bloch vs. Conan "
38. Fan Mail: Robert Bloch vs. Conan • essay by Robert Derie 186 · essay
39. " First Fans: Robert E. Howard and Emil Petaja "
40. First Fans: Robert E. Howard and Emil Petaja • essay by Robert Derie 195 · essay
41. " An Irreparable Loss: Robert E. Howard and Weird Tales, 1936 "
42. An Irreparable Loss: Robert E. Howard and "Weird Tales", 1936 • essay by Robert Derie 202 · essay
43. " Robert E. Howard and the Amateur Press "
44. Robert E. Howard and the Amateur Press • essay by Robert Derie 211 · essay
45. " School Papers: The Tattler, The Progress, The Yellow Jacket and The Collegian "
46. School Papers: "The Tattler", "The Progress", The Yellow Jacket" and "The Collegian" • essay by Robert Derie 211 · essay
47. " Amateur Journalism: The All-Around Magazine, The Toreador, The Bard, The Golden Caliph, and The Right-Hook "
48. Amateur Journalism: "The All-Around Magazine", "The Toreador", "The Bard", "The Golden Caliph" and "The Right-Hook" • essay by Robert Derie 212 · essay
49. " The Junto "
50. The Junto • essay by Robert Derie 214 · essay
51. " Fan Press: Marvel Tales, The Fantasy Fan, Fantasy Magazine, and The Phantagraph "
52. Fan Press: "Marvel Tales", "The Fantasy Fan", Fantasy Magazine", and "the Phantagraph" • essay by Robert Derie 216 · essay
53. " Fan Mail and The Hyborian Age "
54. Fan Mail and "The Hyborian Age" • essay by Robert Derie 220 · essay
55. " Robert E. Howard in Mexico "
56. Robert E. Howard in Mexico • essay by Robert Derie 223 · essay
57. " F. Thurston Torbett and F. Lee Baldwin on Robert E. Howard "
58. F. Thurston Torbett and F. Lee Baldwin on Robert E. Howard • essay by Robert Derie 235 · essay
59. " Robert E. Howard’s Reefer Madness "
60. Robert E. Howard's Reefer Madness • essay by Robert Derie 247 · essay
61. " Dr. Isaac M. Howard, Pellagra, and Homeopathy "
62. Dr. Isaac M. Howard, Pellagra, and Homeopathy • essay by Robert Derie 255 · essay
63. " Bibliography "
64. Bibliography (Essays on Robert E. Howard & Others) • essay by Robert Derie 258 · essay
65. " Sources "
66. " Index "

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