The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2
Publication date: March 2017
Introduction
Robert E. Howard wrote many types of stories. These are funny, over the top adventures about Breckinridge Elkins from Bear Creek. Could be categorized as funny western. The volume is 414 pages, plus introductory material.
This is Volume two and it collects the novel, A Gent from Bear Creek as well as the exploits of Howard’s other funny western heroes–including Pike Bearfield and Buckner J. Grimes–all restored to the original text, where available.
This volume is printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited quantity of 300 copies, each individually numbered.Cover design and painting by Richard Bernal; introduction by James Reasoner; edited by Rob Roehm and Paul Herman.
First editions of this book is still available. It's published by the Robert E. Howard Foundation.
Edition and production details
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st
- Format
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Publication date
- March 2017
- Pages
- x plus 414
- Publisher / imprint
- The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press
- Cover art
- Richard Bernal
- Illustrations
- None
20 linked Howard works
- A Elston to the Rescuestory
- A Gent from Bear Creekstory
- A Gent from the Pecosstory
- A Man-Eating Jeopardstory
- Gents on the Lynchstory
- Knife-River Prodigalstory
- Mayhem and Taxesstory
- Ring-tailed Tornadostory
- Texas John Aldenstory
- The Curly Wolf of Sawtoothstory
- The Diablos Trailstory
- The Peaceful Pilgrimstory
- The Riot at Bucksnortstory
- Untitled ( A Gent from the Pecos [synopsis])story
- Untitled (Gents on the Lynch [synopsis])story
- Untitled (Ring-Tailed Tornado [synopsis])story
- Untitled (While the Smoke Rolled [synopsis])story
- West Is Weststory
- While Smoke Rolledstory
- While the Smoke Rolledstory
45 contents entries
- " Make ’Em Laugh: Howard’s Humorous Westerns" by James Reasoner ( Introduction)
- Breckinridge Elkins
- "A Gent from Bear Creek" (novel)
- Bearfield Elston
- "A Elston to the Rescue"
- Buckner J. Grimes
- "Knife River Prodigal"
- "A Man-Eating Jeopard"
- "Ring-Tailed Tornado"
- Pike Bearfield
- " A Gent from the Pecos "
- " Gents on the Lynch "
- " The Riot at Bucksnort "
- " While the Smoke Rolled "
- Miscellanea
- " West Is West " (as published in THE TATTLER, December 22, 1922. )
- " Mayhem and Taxes " (unfinished)
- " The Peaceful Pilgrim "
- Letter: March 1935 (John F. Byrne to Viola Cooper)
- Untitled Synopsis ("Ring-Tailed Tornado")
- To Jack Byrne, April 21, 1936, draft, "My agent, O. A. Kline . . ."
- " The Diablos Trail " (unfinished)
- Untitled (" A Gent from the Pecos " [synopsis])
- Untitled ("Gents on the Lynch" [synopsis])
- Untitled ("While the Smoke Rolled" [synopsis])
- Make 'Em Laugh: Howard's Humorous Westerns • essay by James Reasoner v · essay
- A Gent from Bear Creek • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1937) • novel by Robert E. Howard 3 · novel
- A Elston to the Rescue • non-genre • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Curly Wolf of Sawtooth 1936) 227 · story
- Knife River Prodigal • non-genre • [Buckner J. Grimes] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Knife-River Prodigal) 249 · story
- A Man-Eating Jeopard • non-genre • [Buckner J. Grimes] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 265 · story
- Ring-Tailed Tornado • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 281 · story
- A Gent from the Pecos • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 299 · story
- Gents on the Lynch • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 317 · story
- The Riot at Bucksnort • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 335 · story
- While the Smoke Rolled • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of While Smoke Rolled) 351 · story
- West Is West • non-genre • (1922) • short story by Robert E. Howard 369 · story
- Mayhem and Taxes • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard 371 · story
- The Peaceful Pilgrim • (1968) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 381 · novelette
- Letter to Miss Viola Irene Cooper, March 1, 1935 • essay by John F. Byrne 398 · essay
- Untitled Synopsis (Ring-Tailed Tornado) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 399 · story
- Draft of Letter to Mr. Jack Byrne, April 21, 1936 • essay by Robert E. Howard 401 · essay
- The Diablos Trail • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1983) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 403 · story
- Untitled Synopsis (A Gent from the Pecos) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 411 · story
- Untitled Synopsis (Gents on the Lynch) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 413 · story
- Untitled Synopsis (While the Smoke Rolled) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 414 · story
Contributors
- Richard Bernal
- Cover artist
Characters / Featuring
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