Published by the REH Foundation Press to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf. Facsimile copies. The letter to Harry Bates was written sometime in 1931, and sent as a cover for Howard’s submission of SPEARS OF CLONTARF to Soldier of Fortune magazine. This is the earliest known draft.

Contents

  • 1 • Introduction (Spears of Clontarf: Early Draft) • essay by Rusty Burke
  • [2] •  Letter to Harry Bates, undated • essay by Robert E. Howard
  • 3 • Spears of Clontarf—Early Draft • novelette by Robert E. Howard
Publisher :REH Foundation Press
Year :April 2014
  
Format :Trade Paperback (8.5 x 11 inches, perfect bound)
Pages :36
Cover :John Watkiss
Illustrations :None

Notes

 not credited.
Published to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf.
All Howard materials are facsimile copies.

Spears of Clontarf – Early Draft

Published by the REH Foundation Press to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf. Facsimile copies. The letter to Harry Bates was written sometime in 1931, and sent as a cover for Howard’s submission of SPEARS OF CLONTARFT to Soldier of Fortune magazine. This is the earliest known draft.

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