Boxing Stories

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

Language

English

Format details

Hardcover; Trade paperback

28 linked Howard works

• A New Game for Costiganstory
• Breed of Battlestory
• Champ of the Forecastlestory
• Crowd-Horrorstory
• Cultured Cauliflowersstory
• Fists of the Desertstory
• Hard-Fisted Sentimentstory
• In High Societystory
• In the Ringverse
• Iron Menstory
• Iron-Jawstory
• Kid Galahadstory
• Kid LavigneIs Deadverse
• Playing Journaliststory
• Texas Fistsstory
• The Apparition in the Prize Ringstory
• The Bull Dog Breedstory
• The Champion of the Forecastlestory
• The Fightin'est Pairstory
• The Good Knightstory
• The Iron Manstory
• The Pit of the Serpentstory
• The Spirit of Tom Molyneauxstory
• The TNT Punchstory
• They Always Come Backstory
• Vikings of the Glovesstory
• Waterfront Lawstory
• When You Were a Set-Up and I Was a Hamverse

42 contents entries

1. "Introduction " by Chris Gruber
2. " In the Ring " (poem)
3. " The Pit of the Serpent "
4. " The Bull-Dog Breed "
5. " The Champion of the Forecastle "
6. " Waterfront Law "
7. " Texas Fists "
8. " The Fightin'est Pair "
9. " Vikings of the Gloves "
10. " Cultured Cauliflowers " (Costigan version)
11. " A New Game for Costigan "
12. " Hard-Fisted Sentiment "
13. " When You Were a Set-Up and I Was a Ham " (poem)
14. " The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux "
15. " Crowd-Horror "
16. " Iron Men "
17. " Kid Galahad "
18. " Fists of the Desert "
19. " They Always Come Back "
20. " Kid Lavigne Is Dead " (poem)
21. Note on the texts
22. Introduction (Boxing Stories) • essay by Chris Gruber vii · introduction
23. In the Ring • (1996) • poem by Robert E. Howard 1 · poem
24. The Pit of the Serpent • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 3 · story
25. The Bull Dog Breed • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard 19 · story
26. The Champion of the Forecastle • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Champ of the Forecastle) 35 · story
27. Waterfront Law • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The TNT Punch) 49 · story
28. Texas Fists • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of "Shanghied Mitts") 63 · story
29. The Fightin'est Pair • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Breed of Battle) 82 · story
30. Vikings of the Gloves • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard 97 · story
31. Cultured Cauliflowers • [Dennis Dorgan] • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of In High Society) 115 · story
32. A New Game for Costigan • [Dennis Dorgan] • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Playing Journalist) 130 · story
33. Hard-Fisted Sentiment • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1996) • short story by Robert E. Howard 141 · story
34. When You Were a Set-up and I Was a Ham • (1990) • poem by Robert E. Howard 155 · poem
35. The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 157 · story
36. Crowd-Horror • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 169 · story
37. Iron Men • novella by Robert E. Howard 187 · novelette
38. Kid Galahad • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Good Knight) 242 · story
39. Fists of the Desert • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 261 · story
40. They Always Come Back • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard 286 · story
41. Kid Lavigne Is Dead • (1928) • poem by Robert E. Howard 308 · poem
42. Notes on the Text (Boxing Stories) • essay by uncredited 311 · essay

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Gary Gianni

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