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The Black Stranger and Other American Tales

University of Nebraska Press - Bison Books

2005
Material type
HardcoverPaperback

Publication date: April 2005

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Introduction

The Black Stranger and Other American Tales. Part of a 5-book series by University of Nebraska Press - Bison Books. All published in 2005.

Notes

Edited by Steve Tompkins (as by Steven Tompkins).
Month of publication from HowardWorks website.
Cover artist credited on rear jacket flap.
"Nekht Semerkeht" is supposedly the last story REH ever worked on.
The print run on the hard cover edition ran around 470-530.

Edition and production details

Format details
Hardcover; Trade paperback
Edition
1st
Format
hardcover
Publication date
April 2005
Identifiers
ISBN-10: 0803224214 (Hard cover) - ISBN-10: 0803273533 (Trade paperback)
Pages
351
Publisher / imprint
University of Nebraska Press - Bison Books
Cover art
Mike Mignola
Illustrations
None
Edition
1st
Format
paperback
Publication date
April 2005
Identifiers
ISBN-10: 0803224214 (Hard cover) - ISBN-10: 0803273533 (Trade paperback)
Pages
351
Publisher / imprint
University of Nebraska Press - Bison Books
Cover art
Mike Mignola
Illustrations
None

16 linked Howard works

34 contents entries

  1. "Introduction " by Steven Tompkins
  2. "The Black Stranger"
  3. " Marchers of Valhalla " (James Allison)
  4. " The Gods of Bal-Sagoth " (Turlogh Dubh O'Brien)
  5. " Nekht Semerkeht " (Unfinished fragment)
  6. " Black Vulmea's Vengeance " (restored text)
  7. " The Strange Case of Josiah Wilbarger "
  8. " The Valley of the Lost " (2)
  9. " Kelly the Conjure Man "
  10. " Black Canaan "
  11. " Pigeons From Hell "
  12. " Old Garfield's Heart "
  13. " The Horror from the Mound "
  14. " The Thunder-Rider " (restored text)
  15. " The Classic Tale of the Southwest " (letter excerpts)
  16. " The Grim Land " (poem)
  17. Source Acknowledgements
  18. Introduction (The Black Stranger And Other American Tales) • (2005) • essay by Steve Tompkins [as by Steven Tompkins] vii · introduction
  19. The Black Stranger • [Conan] • (1987) • novella by Robert E. Howard 1 · novelette
  20. Marchers of Valhalla • [James Allison] • (1972) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 77 · novelette
  21. The Gods of Bal-Sagoth • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 110 · novelette
  22. Nekht Semerkeht (fragment) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 146 · story
  23. Black Vulmea's Vengeance • [Terence Vulmea] • (1938) • novella by Robert E. Howard 161 · novelette
  24. The Strange Case of Josiah Wilbarger • (1967) • essay by Robert E. Howard 203 · essay
  25. The Valley of the Lost • (1975) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 207 · novelette
  26. Kelly the Conjure-Man • (1964) • essay by Robert E. Howard 227 · essay
  27. Black Canaan • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 231 · novelette
  28. Pigeons from Hell • (1938) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 264 · novelette
  29. Old Garfield's Heart • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 293 · story
  30. The Horror from the Mound • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard 303 · story
  31. The Thunder-Rider • (1972) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 320 · novelette
  32. "The Classic Tale of the Southwest" (excerpts from letters to August Derleth and H. P. Lovecraft) • essay by Robert E. Howard 341 · essay
  33. The Grim Land • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard 349 · poem
  34. Source Acknowledgements (The Black Stranger And Other American Tales) • (2005) • essay by uncredited 351 · essay

Contributors

Mike Mignola
Cover artist

Additional related terms

Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.

Robert E. HowardSteve Tompkins
Source provenance

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