Weird Tales

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Weird Tales 1934 November

Popular Fiction Publishing Company

1934

Publication type

Periodical Pulp magazine

Contains

Stories

Publication date: November 1934

Introduction

"The People of the Black Circle" is one of the original novellas about Conan the Cimmerian, by Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine in three parts over the September, October and November 1934 issues. Howard earned $250 for the publication of this story. This issue contains the third and last part.

It's set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan kidnapping an exotic princess from Vendhya (prehistoric India), while foiling a nefarious plot of world conquest by the Black Seers of Yimsha. Due to its epic scope and atypical Hindustan flavor, the story is considered an undisputed classic of Conan lore and is often cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales. It is also one of the few Howard stories where the reader is treated a deeper insight on magic and magicians beyond the stereotypical Hyborian depiction as demon conjurer-illusionist-priests.

Notes

Volume 24, Number 5. Page numbers run from 529 to 656 excluding covers. Interior art credit for "The Eyrie" per Jaffrey & Cook.

Illustrators:

Hugh Rankin H. R. Hammond Andrew Brosnatch

Edition and production details

Language: English

Edition format: Pulp
Publication date: November 1934
Pages: 128
Publisher / imprint: Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Cover art: Margaret Brundage
Illustrations: Listed under notes
Media details: Girasol December 2014

1 linked Howard work

The People of the Black Circle story Howard writing Publications

26 contents entries

"The People of the Black Circle" (Part 3 of 3)
Queen of the Lilin • [Pierre d'Atois] • novelette by E. Hoffmann Price novelette
Non-REH Content
The Golden Glow • novelette by S. Gordon Gurwit novelette
"Queen of the Lilin" by E. Hoffmann Price
Concert to Death • short story by Paul Ernst story
"The Golden Glow" by S. Gordon Gurwit
Mist on the Meadows • poem by Marion Doyle poem
"Concert to Death" by Paul Ernst
The Trail of the Cloven Hoof (Part 5 of 7) • serial by Arlton Eadie
"Mist on the Meadows" by Marion Doyle (poem)
Voodoo Vengeance • short story by Kirk Mashburn story
"The Trail of the Cloven Hoof" (Part 5 of 7) by Arlton Eadie
The Trail of the Cloven Hoof (Part 4 of 7) • serial by Arlton Eadie
"Voodoo Vengeance" by Kirk Mashburn
Anne Boleyn • poem by Dorothy Quick poem
"Anne Boleyn" by Dorothy Quick (poem)
The People of the Black Circle (Part 3 of 3) • [Conan] • serial by Robert E. Howard
"Feigman's Beard" by August W. Derleth
Feigman's Beard • short story by August Derleth story
"Nude With a Dagger" by John Flanders
Nude with a Dagger • short story by Jean Ray (trans. of Le tableau 1925) [as by John Flanders] story
"The Music of Erich Zann" by H. P. Lovecraft
The Music of Erich Zann • [Erich Zann] • (1922) • short story by H. P. Lovecraft story
The Eyrie (letter column)
The Eyrie • (1924) • interior artwork by Andrew Brosnatch artwork

Contributors

Margaret Brundage: Cover artist
Andrew Brosnatch: Illustrator
Hugh Rankin: Illustrator
H. R. Hammond: Illustrator

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Conan Pulp Robert E. Howard Weird Tales

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Bibliographic source layer

Title: Weird Tales Volume 24 Number 5
Publisher: Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Date: November 1934
Source file: weirdtalesV24N5-November1934.html

REH World editorial layer

Title: Weird Tales 1934 November
Publisher: Popular Fiction Publishing Company
Date: November 1934