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Contains Robert E. Howard’s work
Fists of Iron Round Two - UE
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The second volume in a four-part series collecting the boxing fiction of Robert E. Howard. This 378-page edition features stories, fragments, and essays presented in restored and corrected form, based on Howard’s original typescripts, manuscripts, and carbons whenever possible. Most materials were sourced from the Glenn Lord collection (now at the University of Texas at Austin), the Robert E. Howard collection at Texas A&M University, and the Cross Plains Library archive.
This Ultimate Edition includes does not contain many changes from the first edition, but text source for the untitled fragment (”It was the end of the . . .”) was switched from Glenn Lord retype to original typescript.
The introduction is by Mark Finn, with cover art by Mark Wheatley.
Contents- iii • Acknowledgments
- vii • Tall Lying in the Far East - Robert E. Howard, Sailor Steve Costigan, and the Narrative Idyll • an introduction by Mark Finn
- 3 • The Pit of the Serpent
- 21 • By the Law of the Shark
- 41 • The Bulldog Breed
- 59 • Sailors’ Grudge
- 77 • Fist and Fang
- 101 • Winner Take All
- 117 • Waterfront Fists
- 137 • The Champion of the Forecastle
- 153 • Alleys of Peril
- 173 • Waterfront Law
- 189 • Hard-Fisted Sentiment
- 205 • The Yellow Cobra (originally untitled)
- 219 • A Student of Sockology
- 239 • Texas Fists
- 261 • The Fightin’est Pair
- 279 • Cultured Cauliflowers
- 299 • Blue River Blues (untitled and incomplete)
- 317 • Sailors’ Grudge (untitled synopsis)
- 319 • The Battling Sailor (untitled fragment)
- 327 • “It was the end of the fourth round . . .” (untitled fragment)
- 331 • “The night Sailor Steve Costigan . . .” (untitled fragment)
- 335 • Alleys of Peril (untitled synopsis)
- 337 • “Help! Help! They’re murderin’ me!” (untitled Mike O’Brien fragment)
- 343 • The Lord of the Ring (part 2) • by Patrice Louinet
Notes
The text source used for all of the Howard stories, poems and portions thereof contained in Fists of Iron, Volume 2, are Howard’s original typescripts, manuscripts and carbons, when possible. Virtually all of the typescripts were scanned from the Glenn Lord collection, now at the University of Texas, Austin; the Robert E. Howard collection at Texas A&M University; or the typescript collection at Cross Plains Library.
The exceptions are: Pit of the Serpent, 1st publication from Fight Stories; The Bulldog Breed, 1st publication from Fight Stories; Sailor’s Grudge, 1st publication from Fight Stories; Winner Take All, 1st publication from Fight Stories; Waterfront Fists, 1st publication from Fight Stories; The Champion of the Forecastle, 1st publication from Fight Stories; Alleys of Peril, 1st publication from Fight Stories; Waterfront Law, 1st publication from Action Stories; Texas Fists, 1st publication from Fight Stories; The Fightin’est Pair, 1st publication from Action Stories; Blue River Blues, mostly from original typescript, last couple pages from Glenn Lord retype.
CHANGES FROM THE FIRST EDITION:
Untitled (”It was the end of the . . .”), text source switched from Glenn Lord retype to original typescript.
Notes
The text source used for all of the Howard stories, poems and portions thereof contained in Fists of Iron, Volume 2, are Howard’s original typescripts, manuscripts and carbons, when possible. Virtually all of the typescripts were scanned from the Glenn Lord collection, now at the University of Texas, Austin; the Robert E. Howard collection at Texas A&M University; or the typescript collection at Cross Plains Library.
The exceptions are: Pit of the Serpent, 1st publication from Fight Stories; The Bulldog Breed, 1st publication from Fight Stories; Sailor’s Grudge, 1st publication from Fight Stories; Winner Take All, 1st publication from Fight Stories; Waterfront Fists, 1st publication from Fight Stories; The Champion of the Forecastle, 1st publication from Fight Stories; Alleys of Peril, 1st publication from Fight Stories; Waterfront Law, 1st publication from Action Stories; Texas Fists, 1st publication from Fight Stories; The Fightin’est Pair, 1st publication from Action Stories; Blue River Blues, mostly from original typescript, last couple pages from Glenn Lord retype.
CHANGES FROM THE FIRST EDITION:
Untitled (”It was the end of the . . .”), text source switched from Glenn Lord retype to original typescript.
Edition and production details
- Language
- English
- Format details
- Hardcover; Trade paperback
- Edition
- 2.0 - Ultimate Edition
- Format
- hardcover
- Publication date
- April 2026
- Identifiers
- ISBN 978-1-955446-60-0 (Paperback) ISBN 978-1-955446-59-4 (Hardcover) ISBN 978-1-955446-61-7 (eBook)
- Pages
- xxii plus 356
- Publisher / imprint
- The REH Foundation Press
- Cover art
- Mark Wheatley
- Illustrations
- None
- Media details
- Collection - 4 volume set
- Edition
- 2.0 - Ultimate Edition
- Format
- paperback
- Publication date
- April 2026
- Identifiers
- ISBN 978-1-955446-60-0 (Paperback) ISBN 978-1-955446-59-4 (Hardcover) ISBN 978-1-955446-61-7 (eBook)
- Pages
- xxii plus 356
- Publisher / imprint
- The REH Foundation Press
- Cover art
- Mark Wheatley
- Illustrations
- None
- Media details
- Collection - 4 volume set
- Edition
- 2.0 - Ultimate Edition
- Format
- ebook
- Publication date
- April 2026
- Identifiers
- ISBN 978-1-955446-60-0 (Paperback) ISBN 978-1-955446-59-4 (Hardcover) ISBN 978-1-955446-61-7 (eBook)
- Pages
- xxii plus 356
- Publisher / imprint
- The REH Foundation Press
- Cover art
- Mark Wheatley
- Illustrations
- None
- Media details
- Collection - 4 volume set
24 linked Howard works
- A Student of Sockologystory
- Alleys of Perilstory
- Alleys of Perilstory
- Blue River Bluesstory
- Breed of Battlestory
- By the Law of the Sharkstory
- Champ of the Forecastlestory
- Cultured Cauliflowersstory
- Fist and Fangstory
- Hard-Fisted Sentimentstory
- In High Societystory
- Sailor's Grudgestory
- Sailor's Grudgestory
- Texas Fistsstory
- The Battling Sailorstory
- The Bull Dog Breedstory
- The Champion of the Forecastlestory
- The Fightin'est Pairstory
- The Pit of the Serpentstory
- The TNT Punchstory
- The Yellow Cobrastory
- Waterfront Fistsstory
- Waterfront Lawstory
- Winner Take Allstory
37 contents entries
- "Tall Lying in the Far East: Robert E. Howard, Sailor Steve Costigan, and the Narrative Idyll" by Mark Finn ( Introduction)
- Fists of Iron - Round 2
- "The Pit of the Serpent"
- "By the Law of the Shark"
- "The Bull Dog Breed"
- "Sailors’ Grudge"
- "Fist and Fang"
- "Winner Take All"
- "Waterfront Fists"
- "The Champion of the Forecastle"
- "Alleys of Peril"
- "Waterfront Law"
- "Hard-Fisted Sentiment"
- "The Yellow Cobra" (originally untitled)
- "A Student of Sockology"
- "Texas Fists"
- "The Fightin’est Pair"
- "Cultured Cauliflowers"
- Appendix
- "Blue River Blues"
- "Sailors’ Grudge" (outline)
- "The Battling Sailor" (incomplete, originally untitled)
- Untitled ("It was the end …")
- Untitled ("The night Sailor Steve Costigan …")
- "Alleys of Peril" (synopsis)
- Untitled Mike O’Brien fragment ("Help! Help! They’re murderin’ me!")
- "The Lord of the Ring" (part 2) by Patrice Louinet
- Acknowledgments iii
- Tall Lying in the Far East - Robert E. Howard, Sailor Steve Costigan, and the Narrative Idyll • an introduction by Mark Finn vii · introduction
- The Bulldog Breed 41
- Blue River Blues (untitled and incomplete) 299
- Sailors’ Grudge (untitled synopsis) 317
- The Battling Sailor (untitled fragment) 319
- “It was the end of the fourth round . . .” (untitled fragment) 327
- “The night Sailor Steve Costigan . . .” (untitled fragment) 331
- Alleys of Peril (untitled synopsis) 335
- “Help! Help! They’re murderin’ me!” (untitled Mike O’Brien fragment) 337
Contributors
- Mark Wheatley
- Cover artist
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