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The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2

REH Foundation Press

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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

45 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 " (as published in THE TATTLER, December 22, 1922. )
  17. " Mayhem and Taxes " (unfinished)
  18. " The Peaceful Pilgrim "
  19. Letter: March 1935 (John F. Byrne to Viola Cooper)
  20. Untitled Synopsis ("Ring-Tailed Tornado")
  21. To Jack Byrne, April 21, 1936, draft, "My agent, O. A. Kline . . ."
  22. " The Diablos Trail " (unfinished)
  23. Untitled (" A Gent from the Pecos " [synopsis])
  24. Untitled ("Gents on the Lynch" [synopsis])
  25. Untitled ("While the Smoke Rolled" [synopsis])
  26. Make 'Em Laugh: Howard's Humorous Westerns • essay by James Reasoner v · essay
  27. A Gent from Bear Creek • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1937) • novel by Robert E. Howard 3 · novel
  28. A Elston to the Rescue • non-genre • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Curly Wolf of Sawtooth 1936) 227 · story
  29. Knife River Prodigal • non-genre • [Buckner J. Grimes] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Knife-River Prodigal) 249 · story
  30. A Man-Eating Jeopard • non-genre • [Buckner J. Grimes] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 265 · story
  31. Ring-Tailed Tornado • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 281 · story
  32. A Gent from the Pecos • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 299 · story
  33. Gents on the Lynch • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 317 · story
  34. The Riot at Bucksnort • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 335 · story
  35. While the Smoke Rolled • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of While Smoke Rolled) 351 · story
  36. West Is West • non-genre • (1922) • short story by Robert E. Howard 369 · story
  37. Mayhem and Taxes • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard 371 · story
  38. The Peaceful Pilgrim • (1968) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 381 · novelette
  39. Letter to Miss Viola Irene Cooper, March 1, 1935 • essay by John F. Byrne 398 · essay
  40. Untitled Synopsis (Ring-Tailed Tornado) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 399 · story
  41. Draft of Letter to Mr. Jack Byrne, April 21, 1936 • essay by Robert E. Howard 401 · essay
  42. The Diablos Trail • non-genre • [Pike Bearfield] • (1983) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 403 · story
  43. Untitled Synopsis (A Gent from the Pecos) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 411 · story
  44. Untitled Synopsis (Gents on the Lynch) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 413 · story
  45. Untitled Synopsis (While the Smoke Rolled) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 414 · story

Contributors

Richard Bernal
Cover artist

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