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CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. July 1, 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI am indeed highly honored to have received a personal letter from one whose works I so highly admire. I have been reading your stories for years, and I say,…2 textual states3 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASDraft letterca. July 1, 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardAdmittedly, your theories in regard to the Celtic races are logical, well grounded and in many cases, unanswerable, by my scanty knowledge at least.1 textual state3 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJuly 20, 1930

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftI was greatly interested in your letter of the 1st, which I found awaiting me upon my return from a week in Boston & vicinity.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. August 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardLet me first thank you for the opportunity you have given me to read your poetry; I need not tell you that I appreciate your kindness highly. You have, in…3 textual states3 indexed entities3 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterAugust 14, 1930

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftConcerning early Europe and the “little people”—I remember the interest with which I read “The Lost Race” in 1926.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. September 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI envy you your sojourn in Quebec. From what I have read and heard of the city, it is indeed the most archaic city in the New World. I should…2 textual states4 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. September 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI am very glad that you enjoyed your visit to Quebec so much, and your vivid description of the city fills me with an intense desire to see it for…3 textual states4 indexed entities3 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASPostcardpostmarked September 1, 1930

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftThis place surpasses all my expectations—a veritable dream of archaic city walls, castellated cliffs, silver spires, narrow, zigzag, precipitous streets, & the leisurely civilisation of…1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. October 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardIt is with greatest delight that I learn Mr. Wright has accepted “The Whisperer in Darkness” and I look forward to its appearance with highest anticipation.2 textual states14 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterOctober 4, 1930

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftI agree with what you say about suggestion as the highest form of horror-presentation.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. November 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardAs always, your letter proved highly enjoyable. I did indeed find the Recluse article most fascinating and instructive and look forward its enlarged and republished form. Nothing that anyone else…2 textual states6 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. January 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardAs always I found your recent letter most interesting and instructive. Your comments on pioneering gave me a new and fascinating slant on the thing as a whole, making me…3 textual states8 indexed entities3 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. January 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardThis is a rather a belated letter thanking you for the cards and literature you sent me. They certainly constituted a wealth of interest and information, and looking at the…2 textual states0 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJanuary 30, 1931

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftYour rattlesnake anecdotes are surely interesting in the extreme; and I shall of course be tremendously appreciative of any rattles which may come my way—though…1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. February 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI highly appreciate your intention for me to retain the antiquarian literature, and would indeed like to have it for my permanent collection, since you say you have duplicates to…2 textual states29 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. March 3, 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI’m writing this letter only some two hundred thirty-odd miles from my home town, yet it’s like being in a different state, so much difference exists in climate, topography and…2 textual states0 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASPostcardcirca May 1931

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftWell—I’ve struck your ancient Spanish country at last—oldest city in U.S., & site of Ponce de Leon’s quest!1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. June 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI didn’t take much of a trip after all. I had vague ideas of drifting down to New Orleans when I started out, but they didn’t materialize.2 textual states6 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJuly 14, 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardJust a line to congratulate you on “The Whisperer in Darkness.” 1 I stopped work right in the middle of a rush job and went thirty miles to get the…2 textual states0 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterAugust 6, 1931

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftI trust you have not wholly given me up for lost despite my protracted silence.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. Mid to Late-August, after August 16, 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardYou must indeed have had a delightful journey and I envy you your invasion of the semi-tropical haunts, which evidently must be far more exotic and dream-provoking than anything we…2 textual states21 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASPostcardpostmarked August 24, 1931

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftNew England’s oldest! Having a great time.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterSeptember 12, 1931

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftAs for atavism and racial memory—of course, the two are quite distinct.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. October 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardThanks for the post-card views. The Lathrop school and the store are certainly quaint and fascinating looking old buildings. I wonder if American barns weren’t copied on the style of…2 textual states0 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. October 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI intended to answer your very interesting letter sooner, but I’ve been up to my ears in work. I’m glad you found the views of some interest; if I had…2 textual states5 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. October 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardMany thanks for the opportunity of reading your magnificent “At the Mountains of Madness”. This story certainly deserves publication in book form and I hope some day to see it…2 textual states0 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASPostcardc. mid-October 1931

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftA handwritten signed postcard in which Lovecraft forwards a Talman story and comments on a recent Connecticut trip and a demanding editorial job.2 textual states0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterOctober 30, 1931

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftAs usual, your Texas reminiscences proved especially fascinating, and I followed the stormy tale of Mrs. Crawford with keen interest.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterDecember 9, 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI would have answered your letter long ago, but the fact is, I spent some time in East Texas, and am just now catching up with my correspondence. Thank you…3 textual states3 indexed entities3 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterDecember 26, 1931

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftYour interesting letter duly arrived, and I was glad to learn that recent antiquarian postcards have proved of interest.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. January 1932

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardYes, I enjoyed the postcards very much. As you point out, the case of New England’s settling was certainly unique among the colonies, inasmuch as it was a wholesale transplanting…2 textual states1 indexed entity2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASPostcardJanuary 2, 1932 (editorially dated; no postmark)

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftBehold the neo-Georgian splendours of Old Cambridge!1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASPostcardpostmarked January 9, 1932

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftThanks tremendously for the varied material.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJanuary 16, 1932

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftI’m glad my discourse on High and Low German proved more informative than tedious—for the subject is certainly complex enough!1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASPostcardpostmarked January 26, 1932

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftThanks for the final Thevenin article.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASPostcardca. February 1932

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. Howard“This isn’t to flaunt my homely countenance, but to serve as an illustration of the luxuriant plant-life in South Texas; note rubber-plant, cactus, hibiscus, and banana-tree all growing together.”2 textual states0 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →