The Second Book of Robert E. Howard

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

Language

English

20 linked Howard works

• A Word from the Outer Dark verse Poetry Publications
• Black Canaan story Howard writing Publications
• For the Love of Barbara Allen story Howard writing Publications
• Guns of Khartum story Howard writing Publications
• Kelly the Conjure-Man story Howard writing Publications
• Knife-River Prodigal story Howard writing Publications
• Life (2, "They bruised my soul . . .") verse Poetry Publications
• Lines Written In theRealization That I Must Die verse Poetry Publications
• Musings (1, "The little poets . . .") verse Poetry Publications
• Reuben's Brethren verse Poetry Publications
• Surrender (1, "I will rise . . .") verse Poetry Publications
• Sword Woman story Howard writing Publications
• The Footfalls Within story Howard writing Publications
• The Guise of Youth verse Poetry Publications
• The House of Suspicion story Howard writing Publications
• The Song of a Mad Minstrel verse Poetry Publications
• The Song of Horsa's Galley verse Poetry Publications
• The Striking of the Gong story Howard writing Publications
• Two Against Tyre story Howard writing Publications
• Which Will Scarcely Be Understood verse Poetry Publications

46 contents entries

1. "Introduction" by Glenn Lord
2. Introduction (The Second Book of Robert E. Howard) • (1976) • essay by Glenn Lord ix · introduction
3. To Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. September 1931, "Thank you very much for the letter you wrote …"
4. Letter: Robert E. Howard to Wilfred B. Talman, circa September 1931 • (1976) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter to William Blanch Talman, circa September 1931 ("Dear Mr. Talman: / Thank you very much for the letter...") 1975) 1 · essay
5. "Sword Woman"
6. Sword Woman • [Agnes de Chastillon] • (1975) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 7 · novelette
7. "Which Will Scarcely Be Understood" (poem)
8. Which Will Scarcely Be Understood • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard 47 · poem
9. "The Striking of the Gong" (See Notes)
10. The Striking of the Gong • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard 49 · story
11. "The Song of Horsa's Galley" (poem)
12. The Song of Horsa's Galley • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard 55 · poem
13. "The Good Knight"
14. The Good Knight • [Kid Allison] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 57 · novelette
15. "A Word From the Outer Dark" (poem)
16. A Word from the Outer Dark • (1974) • poem by Robert E. Howard 79 · poem
17. "Black Canaan"
18. Black Canaan • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 81 · novelette
19. "The Song of a Mad Minstrel" (poem)
20. The Song of a Mad Minstrel • (1931) • poem by Robert E. Howard 117 · poem
21. "Kelly the Conjure Man"
22. Kelly the Conjure-Man • (1964) • essay by Robert E. Howard 121 · essay
23. "Surrender" (1, poem)
24. Surrender ("I will rise someday when the day is done...") • (1962) • poem by Robert E. Howard 125 · poem
25. "The Footfalls Within"
26. The Footfalls Within • [Solomon Kane] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard 127 · story
27. "Knife-River Prodigal"
28. Knife-River Prodigal • non-genre • [Buckner J. Grimes] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard 143 · story
29. "Musings" (1, poem)
30. Musings ("The little poets sing of little things ...") • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard 161 · poem
31. "Life" (2, poem)
32. Life ("They bruised my soul with a proverb...") • (1973) • poem by Robert E. Howard 163 · poem
33. "The House of Suspicion"
34. The House of Suspicion • [Steve Harrison] • (1976) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 165 · novelette
35. "Rueben's Brethren" (poem)
36. Reuben's Brethren • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard 193 · poem
37. "Two Against Tyre"
38. Two Against Tyre • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 195 · story
39. "The Guise of Youth" (poem)
40. The Guise of Youth • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 211 · poem
41. "For the Love of Barbara Allen"
42. For the Love of Barbara Allen • (1966) • short story by Robert E. Howard 213 · story
43. "Guns of Khartum"
44. Guns of Khartum • (1975) • short story by Robert E. Howard 223 · story
45. "Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die" (poem)
46. Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 241 · poem

Contributors

Glenn Lord

Introduction author

Ken Kelly

Cover artist

Robert E. Howard

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