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The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE

REH Foundation Press

2026
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Publication date: March 2026

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Introduction

The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2: Ultimate Edition collects the riotous, over-the-top novel A Gent from Bear Creek. And this volume does not only have Breckinridge Elkins, you'll get Bearfield Elston, Buckner J. Grimes and Pike Bearfield as well — Howard’s unique brand of humorous Western fiction.

Presented in restored, corrected form, the book includes the original stories as well as a few drafts, synopses, and unfinished fragments. With an introduction by James Reasoner and cover art by Mark Wheatley, this updated edition supersedes the original print run and is no longer limited in quantity. Edited by Rob Roehm and Paul Herman.

Notes

Edited by Paul Herman and Rob Roehm.
All of the Howard stories contained in The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins, Volume 2, come from Howard’s original typescripts, except “A Elston to the Rescue” and “West is West.”
Sources for “A Elston to the Rescue” from first publication in Star Western, September 1936 (as “The Curly Wolf of Sawtooth”); and “West is West,” from first publication in The Tattler, December 22, 1922. “A Gent from Bear Creek” is taken from the OAK retype used for the American edition of the novel. A small number of stories survive only in partially complete final drafts; where necessary, missing text has been supplied from earlier drafts. These include “A Man-Eating Jeopard,” “The Riot at Bucksnort,” and “Mayhem and Taxes.”
NEW TO THIS EDITION: The original handwritten homework version of “West is West,” and the first draft of “The Riot at Cougar Paw.”
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Edition and production details

Language
English
Format details
Hardcover; Trade paperback
Edition
2.0 Ultimate Edition
Edition format
hardcover
Publication date
March 2026
Pages
xxii plus 438
Publisher / imprint
The REH Foundation Press
Cover art
Mark Wheatley
Illustrations
None
Edition
2.0 Ultimate Edition
Edition format
paperback
Publication date
March 2026
Pages
xxii plus 438
Publisher / imprint
The REH Foundation Press
Cover art
Mark Wheatley
Illustrations
None

18 linked Howard works

39 contents entries

  1. " Make ’Em Laugh: Howard’s Humorous Westerns" by James Reasoner ( Introduction)
  2. Breckinridge Elkins
  3. "A Gent from Bear Creek" (novel)
  4. Bearfield Elston
  5. "A Elston to the Rescue"
  6. Buckner J. Grimes
  7. "Knife River Prodigal"
  8. "A Man-Eating Jeopard"
  9. "Ring-Tailed Tornado"
  10. Pike Bearfield
  11. " A Gent from the Pecos "
  12. " Gents on the Lynch "
  13. " The Riot at Bucksnort "
  14. " While the Smoke Rolled "
  15. Miscellanea
  16. " West Is West " (original hand written homework version )
  17. " West Is West " (as published in THE TATTLER, December 22, 1922 )
  18. " Mayhem and Taxes " (unfinished)
  19. " The Peaceful Pilgrim "
  20. Letter: March 1935 (John F. Byrne to Viola Cooper)
  21. Untitled Synopsis ("Ring-Tailed Tornado")
  22. To Jack Byrne, April 21, 1936, draft, "My agent, O. A. Kline …"
  23. " The Diablos Trail " (unfinished)
  24. Untitled (" A Gent from the Pecos " [synopsis])
  25. Untitled ("Gents on the Lynch" [synopsis])
  26. Untitled ("While the Smoke Rolled" [synopsis])
  27. Acknowledgments iii
  28. Make ’Em Laugh vii
  29. Introduction • by James Reasoner ix · introduction
  30. A Gent from Bear Creek 3
  31. West Is West • (A handwritten homework assignment, got a C+) 385
  32. West Is West • (As published in The Tattler, 1922) 387
  33. Mayhem and Taxes • (originally untitled, unfinished) 389
  34. Letter: March 1, 1935 • (John F. Byrne to Viola Cooper) 417 · letter
  35. “Ring-Tailed Tornado” • (untitled synopsis) 419
  36. Draft of Letter: April 21, 1936 • (REH to Jack. Byrne) 421 · letter
  37. “A Gent from the Pecos” • (untitled synopsis) 431
  38. “Gents on the Lynch” • (untitled synopsis) 433
  39. “While the Smoke Rolled” • (untitled synopsis) 435

Contributors

Rob Roehm
Editor
James Reasoner
Introduction author
Mark Wheatley
Cover artist

Characters / Featuring

Breckinridge Elkins

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Ståle Gismervik
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