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Western Tales

REH Foundation Press

2013
Edition format
Hardcover

Publication date: December 2013

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Introduction

The REH Foundation Press is proud to present Western Tales, a collection of Robert E. Howard’s traditional and weird western stories. The book checks in at 550 pages, and was printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited first-print quantity of 200 copies, each individually numbered. Cover art by Tom Gianni and introduction by James Reasoner.

Notes

Edited by Rob Roehm
After the first printing was received, Patrice Louinet identified one of the many stray pages in the Glenn Lord Collection as being part of the unfinished "Six-Gun Interview." The page was reproduced and inserted into first printing copies of WESTERN TALES. The additional text will be included in future printings.
All of the items in WESTERN TALES come from Howard's original manuscripts, typescripts, and carbons with the following exceptions:
"Drums of the Sunset" - CROSS PLAINS REVIEW, November 6, 1928
Chapter 1 and the first five paragraphs of Chapter 2
"The Man on the Ground" - WEIRD TALES, July 1933
"Old Garfield’s Heart" - WEIRD TALES, December 1933
"The Ghost of Camp Colorado" - TEXACO STAR, April 1931
"‘Golden Hope’ Christmas" - THE TATTLER, December 22, 1922
First appearance:
Three Synopses ("Gunman’s Debt")
"Wild Water Timing"
"The Devil’s Joker" (Alternate Version)
Untitled Synopsis ("The Vultures of Wahpeton")
"Drag"
Limited edition of 200 copies

 

Source: Wikipedia.

Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition
1st
Edition format
Hardcover with dust jacket
Publication date
December 2013
Pages
xiv plus 551
Publisher / imprint
REH Foundation Press
Cover art
Tom Gianni
Illustrations
None

58 linked Howard works

107 contents entries

  1. "Robert E. Howard: Western Pulp Pioneer" by James Reasoner ( Introduction)
  2. Western Tales
  3. "Drums of the Sunset"
  4. "John Ringold" (poem)
  5. "The Extermination of Yellow Donory"
  6. "Old Faro Bill" (poem)
  7. "The Judgment of the Desert"
  8. "The Sand-Hill’s Crest" (poem)
  9. "Gunman’s Debt"
  10. "The Devil’s Joker"
  11. "The Feud" (poem)
  12. "Knife, Bullet and Noose"
  13. "Law-Shooters of Cowtown"
  14. "Over the Old Rio Grandey" (poem)
  15. "Wild Water"
  16. "Cowboy" (poem)
  17. "The Last Ride" (with Robert Enders Allen)
  18. "The Vultures of Wahpeton"
  19. "Vultures’ Sanctuary"
  20. "Ace High" (poem)
  21. "The Ballad of Buckshot Roberts" (poem)
  22. The Weird West
  23. "The Horror from the Mound"
  24. "The Valley of the Lost"
  25. "The Man on the Ground"
  26. "Old Garfield’s Heart"
  27. "The Thunder-Rider"
  28. "The Dead Remember"
  29. Essays
  30. "The Strange Case of Josiah Wilbarger"
  31. "The Ghost of Camp Colorado"
  32. Miscellanea
  33. "Six-Gun Interview" (Unfinished)
  34. Untitled, "I met him first in the Paradise Saloon . . ."
  35. "The Killer’s Debt" (Fragment)
  36. Three Synopses ("Gunman’s Debt") untitled synopsis (First line: The story opens with John Kirby . . .; Last line: The message had reached Kirby . . .) untitled synopsis ( First line: The story opens with John Kirby . . . ; Last line: A savage three cornered fight . . .) untitled synopsis (In the Silver Boot saloon and dance hall . . .)
  37. "Wild Water Timing "
  38. "The Devil’s Joker" (Alternate Version)
  39. Untitled Synopsis ("The Vultures of Wahpeton")
  40. Juvenilia
  41. "A Faithful Servant"
  42. "‘Golden Hope’ Christmas"
  43. "The Sonora Kid—Cowhand"
  44. "The Sonora Kid’s Winning Hand"
  45. "Red Curls and Bobbed Hair"
  46. Untitled, "Madge Meraldson . . ."
  47. Untitled, "The Hades Saloon . . ."
  48. Untitled, "A blazing sun . . ."
  49. Untitled, "The way it came about . . ."
  50. Untitled, "The hot Arizona sun . . ."
  51. Untitled, "Steve Allison settled . . ."
  52. "Brotherly Advice"
  53. "Desert Rendezvous"
  54. "The West Tower"
  55. "Drag" (aka Untitled, "It was a strange experience . . .")
  56. Notes on the text
  57. Robert E. Howard: Western Pulp Pioneer • essay by James Reasoner v · essay
  58. Drums of the Sunset • non-genre • (1928) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 3 · novelette
  59. John Ringold • (1964) • poem by Robert E. Howard 36 · poem
  60. The Extermination of Yellow Donory • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 37 · story
  61. Old Faro Bill • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem ("Old Faro Bill was a man of might...")) 48 · poem
  62. The Judgment of the Desert • non-genre • (1973) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of Showdown at Hell's Canyon) 49 · novelette
  63. The Sand-Hill's Crest • (1986) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Sand-Hills' Crest) 79 · poem
  64. Gunman's Debt • (1974) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 81 · novelette
  65. The Devil's Joker • [The Sonora Kid] • (1975) • short story by Robert E. Howard 103 · story
  66. The Feud • (1978) • poem by Robert E. Howard 112 · poem
  67. Knife, Bullet and Noose • [The Sonora Kid] • (1965) • short story by Robert E. Howard 113 · story
  68. Law-Shooters of Cowtown • [Grizzly Elkins] • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard 125 · story
  69. Over the Old Rio Grandey • (2002) • poem by Robert E. Howard 134 · poem
  70. Wild Water • non-genre • (1975) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 135 · novelette
  71. Cowboy • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard 156 · poem
  72. The Last Ride • (1935) • novella by Robert E. Howard and Chandler Whipple [as by Robert Enders Allen and Robert E. Howard] 157 · novelette
  73. The Vultures of Wahpeton • non-genre • (1936) • novella by Robert E. Howard 227 · novelette
  74. Vultures' Sanctuary • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 309 · story
  75. Ace High • (2002) • poem by Robert E. Howard 328 · poem
  76. The Ballad of Buckshot Roberts • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 329 · poem
  77. The Horror from the Mound • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard 333 · story
  78. The Valley of the Lost • (1975) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 351 · novelette
  79. The Man on the Ground • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 373 · story
  80. Old Garfield's Heart • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 379 · story
  81. The Thunder-Rider • (1972) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 389 · novelette
  82. The Dead Remember • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 415 · story
  83. The Strange Case of Josiah Wilbarger • (1967) • essay by Robert E. Howard 425 · essay
  84. The Ghost of Camp Colorado • (1931) • essay by Robert E. Howard 429 · essay
  85. Six-Gun Interview (unfinished) • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (2009) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment (Six-Gun Interview)) 435 · story
  86. Untitled ("I met him first in the Paradise Saloon...") • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("I met him first in the Paradise saloon...")) 446 · story
  87. The Killer's Debt (fragment) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 447 · story
  88. Three Synoposes (Gunman's Debt) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 450 · story
  89. Wild Water Timing • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 454 · story
  90. The Devil's Joker (alternative version) • short story by Robert E. Howard 455 · story
  91. Untitled Synopsis (The Vultures of Wahpeton) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 471 · story
  92. A Faithful Servant • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard 479 · story
  93. "Golden Hope" Christmas • non-genre • (1922) • short story by Robert E. Howard 482 · story
  94. The Sonora Kid—Cowhand • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 487 · story
  95. The Sonora Kid's Winning Hand • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 492 · story
  96. Red Curls and Bobbed Hair • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 494 · story
  97. Untitled ("Madge Meraldson...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("Madge Meraldson...")) 503 · story
  98. Untitled ("The Hades Saloon... ") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("The Hades Saloon...")) 504 · story
  99. Untitled ("A blazing sun...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("A blazing sun...") - variant of "A Blazing Sun in a Blazing Sky") 505 · story
  100. Untitled ("The way it came about... ") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of ..The Mountains of Thibet) 509 · story
  101. Untitled ("The hot Arizona sun...") • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("The hot Arizona sun...") 1988) 512 · story
  102. Untitled ("Steve Allison settled...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("Steve Allison...")) 515 · story
  103. Brotherly Advice (unfinished) • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Brotherly Advice) 519 · story
  104. Desert Rendezvous (unfinished) • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Desert Rendezvous) 525 · story
  105. The West Tower (unfinished) • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of The West Tower) 531 · story
  106. "Drag" (unfinished) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 546 · story
  107. Notes on the Text (Western Tales) • essay by uncredited 547 · essay

Contributors

James Reasoner
Introduction author, Essayist
Tom Gianni
Cover artist
Rob Roehm
Editor
Source provenance

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