Francis Xavier Gordon, El Borak Volume 2

Edition and production details

Language

Italian

21 linked Howard works

• A Power Among the Islandsstory
• El Borak (1)story
• Hawk of the Hillsstory
• Khoda Khan's Talestory
• Spears of the Eaststory
• The Coming of El Borakstory
• The Grim Landverse
• The Iron Terrorstory
• The Lion Gatestory
• The Shunned Castlestory
• The Song of Yar Ali Khanverse
• The White Jade Ringstory
• Three-Bladed Doomstory
• Under the Great Tigerstory
• Untitled (… that is, the artistry is but a symbol for the thought!)story
• Untitled ("Now bright, now red, the sabers sped among the . . .")verse
• Untitled (A Cossack and a Turk …)story
• Untitled (Gordon, the American whom the Arabs call El Borak, …)story
• Untitled (Thure Khan gazed out across the shifting vastness …)story
• Untitled (Two men were standing in the bazaar at Delhi.)story
• Untitled (When Yar Ali Khan crept into the camp of Zumal Khan, …)story

35 contents entries

1. "Introduzione: Una breve biografia di Robert E. Howard" (" Introduction: A short biography of Robert E. Howard ") by Giacomo Ortolani
2. La Saga di El Borak
3. " La maledizione a tre lame " ("Three-Bladed Doom") (long version) Translated by Fiorella Polidor
4. " Il falco delle colline " ("Hawk of the Hills") Translated by Michele MN Plaitano
5. " Il terrore di ferro " ("The Iron Terror") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
6. frammento senza titolo (untitled fragment, "Gordon the American") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
7. " L’arrivo di El Borak " ("The Coming of El Borak") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
8. " Il racconto di Khoda Khan " ("Khoda Khan's Tale") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
9. frammento senza titolo (untitled story ( " I emptied my revolver . . . ") ) Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
10. " Il castello evitato " ("The Shunned Castle") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
11. "L'anello di giada bianca" ("The White Jade Ring") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
12. "Una potenza tra le isole" ("A Power Among the Islands") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
13. Le Avventure di Yar Ali' Khan
14. "La Canzone di Yar Ali' Khan" ("The Song of Yar Ali' Khan") (poem) Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
15. "La Porta dei Leoni" ("The Lion Gate") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
16. frammento senza titolo (untitled fragment, "When Yar Ali Khan crept") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
17. frammento senza titolo (untitled fragment, "Two men were standing") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
18. poesia senza titolo (untitled poem, "Now bright, now red") (poem) Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
19. Altre Avventure nel Deserto
20. "Sotto la Grande Tigre" ("Under the Great Tiger") by REH & Tevis Clyde Smith Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
21. frammento senza titolo (untitled fragment, " A Cossack and a Turk ") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
22. "Lance d'Oriente" ("Spears of the East") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
23. frammento senza titolo (untitled fragment, " . . . that is, the artistry ") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
24. frammento senza titolo (untitled fragment, " Thure Khan gazed out ") Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
25. Appendices
26. "Una breve biografia di Robert E. Howard" by Alvin Earl Perry
27. "Il Glossario linguistico, storico e geografico" by Giacomo Ortolani
28. To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. January 1931, "As always I found your recent letter . . ." Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
29. To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. January 1931, "This is rather a belated letter thanking . . ." Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
30. To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. February 1931, "I highly appreciate . . ." Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
31. To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. February 1931, "I’m writing this letter . . . " Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
32. To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. June 1931, "I didn’t take much of a trip after all. " Contains "The Grim Land" (poem) Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
33. To H. P. Lovecraft, July 14, 1931, "Just a line . . ." Translated by Gianfranco Calvitti
34. Non-REH Contents
35. H.P. Lovecraft to Robert E. Howard, January 30, 1931

Contributors

Michele D'Aloisio

Cover artist