The Spell of Conan

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

Language

English

1 linked Howard work

• Untitled (The wind from the Mediterranean wafted …) story Howard writing Publications

38 contents entries

1. Editor's Note (The Spell of Conan) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp xi · essay
2. Introduction: Swordsmen and Sorcerers at Play • (1971) • essay by Lin Carter 3 · introduction
3. Skald in the Post Oaks • (1971) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 11 · essay
4. Howard's Style • (1961) • essay by Fritz Leiber 26 · essay
5. The Ghost of Camp Colorado • (1931) • essay by Robert E. Howard 32 · essay
6. Conan's Ghost • (1968) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 38 · essay
7. Untitled fragment ("The wind from the Mediterranean ...") • (1959) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 44 · story
8. The Trail of Tranicos • (1967) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 45 · essay
9. Balthus of Cross Plains • (1959) • essay by George H. Scithers 51 · essay
10. Review: Something about Eve by James Branch Cabell • (1930) • review by Robert E. Howard 55 · review
11. The Testament of Snefru • (1961) • short story by John Boardman 61 · story
12. The Lion's Bridge • (1963) • short story by Raul Garcia Capella [as by Ray Capella] 66 · story
13. When Set Fled • (1961) • short story by Fritz Leiber 78 · story
14. Eddison's Zimiamvian Trilogy • (1959) • essay by Robert E. Briney 85 · essay
15. Conan's Great-Grandfather • (1961) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 90 · essay
16. Review: The Dying Earth by Jack Vance • (1961) • review by Robert E. Briney 96 · review
17. Pratt's Parallel Worlds • (1965) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 100 · essay
18. Of Worms and Unicorns • (1968) • essay by David Hulan 107 · essay
19. Knights and Knaves in Neustria • (1966) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 115 · essay
20. Fafhrd and Me • (1963) • essay by Fritz Leiber 120 · essay
21. Conan's Imitators • (1962) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 140 · essay
22. The Thong of Thor • (1962) • poem by John Boardman 149 · poem
23. Woe Is Me! • (1961) • poem by Avram Davidson 152 · poem
24. Transposition • (1963) • poem by L. Sprague de Camp 154 · poem
25. Thoth-Amon's Complaint • (1972) • poem by L. Sprague de Camp 155 · poem
26. The Gray Mouser: 1 • [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • (1959) • poem by Fritz Leiber 157 · poem
27. The Gray Mouser: 2 • [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] • (1959) • poem by Fritz Leiber 158 · poem
28. Pirettes • (1960) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 161 · essay
29. The Insidious Doctor Conan • (1964) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 163 · essay
30. The Conans of Albion • (1974) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 166 · essay
31. Who Were the Æsir? • (1959) • essay by Poul Anderson 172 · essay
32. Howard and the Celts • (1975) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 181 · essay
33. Who Was Crom? • (1960) • essay by Albert E. Gechter 200 · essay
34. Conan and Matho • (1961) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 205 · essay
35. John Carter: Sword of Theosophy • (1959) • essay by Fritz Leiber 211 · essay
36. Conan and Pizarro • (1964) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 218 · essay
37. Lord of the Black Throne • (1961) • essay by P. Schuyler Miller 221 · essay
38. The Heroic Barbarian • (1975) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 226 · essay

Contributors

L. Sprague de Camp

Editor, Essayist

Sanjulian

Cover artist

Robert E. Briney

Essayist

David Hulan

Essayist

Lin Carter

Introduction author

Fritz Leiber

Essayist

Poul Anderson

Essayist

Albert E. Gechter

Essayist

P. Schuyler Miller

Essayist

Robert E. Howard

Essayist

George H. Scithers

Essayist

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