Forbidden Magic & Other Poems & Miscellanea in Weird Tales

Edition and production details

Language

English

44 linked Howard works

• A Song Out of Midian verse Publications
• An Open Window verse Publications
• Arkham verse Publications
• Autumn verse Publications
• Black Chant Imperial verse Publications
• Crete verse Publications
• Dead Man's Hate verse Publications
• Desert Dawn verse Publications
• Easter Island verse Publications
• Forbidden Magic verse Publications
• Fragment verse Publications
• Futility (1, "Golden goats . . .") verse Publications
• Haunting Columns verse Publications
• Kings of the Night verse Publications
• Lines Written In theRealization That I Must Die verse Publications
• Moon Mockery verse Publications
• Queen of the Black Coast verse Publications
• Recompense verse Publications
• Remembrance verse Publications
• Shadows on the Road verse Publications
• Ships verse Publications
• The Black Stone verse Publications
• The Dream and the Shadow verse Publications
• The Fearsome Touch of Death verse Publications
• The Gates of Nineveh verse Publications
• The Ghost Kings verse Publications
• The Harp of Alfred verse Publications
• The Hills of Kandahar verse Publications
• The Hour of the Dragon verse Publications
• The King and the Oak verse Publications
• The Last Day verse Publications
• The Last Hour verse Publications
• The Moor Ghost verse Publications
• The Phoenix on the Sword verse Publications
• The Poets verse Publications
• The Ride of Falume verse Publications
• The Riders of Babylon verse Publications
• The Scarlet Citadel verse Publications
• The Singer in the Mist (1) verse Publications
• The Song of a Mad Minstrel verse Publications
• The Song of the Bats verse Publications
• The Soul-Eater verse Publications
• The Thing on the Roof verse Publications
• Which Will Scarcely Be Understood verse Publications

58 contents entries

1. "Introduction" by Dennis McHaney
2. Robert E. Howard in the Eyrie
3. To Weird Tales, ca. late 1925, "These are sheer masterpieces. …" Published in WEIRD TALES, February 1926
4. To Weird Tales, ca. March 1926, "The Saga of Grettir the Outlaw" Published in WEIRD TALES, May 1926
5. To Weird Tales, ca. April 1927, " Your last three issues … " Published in WEIRD TALES, June 1927
6. To Weird Tales, ca. March 1928, " Mr. Lovecraft’s latest story … " Published in WEIRD TALES, May 1928
7. To Weird Tales, ca. September 1929, " I have just been reading the September Weird Tales … " Published in WEIRD TALES, November 1929
8. To Weird Tales, ca. January to Mid-February 1930, " “Thirsty Blades” is fine … " Published in WEIRD TALES, April 1930
9. To Weird Tales, ca. November 1930, "I was particularly fascinated … " Published in WEIRD TALES, January 1931
10. To Weird Tales, ca. January 1932, "Congratulations on the appearance … " Published in WEIRD TALES, March 1932
11. To Weird Tales, ca. May 1936, "Enthusiasm impels me … " Published in WEIRD TALES, June 1936
12. Verse
13. " The Song of the Bats " (poem)
14. " The Ride of Falume " (poem)
15. " The Riders of Babylon " (poem)
16. " Remembrance " (poem)
17. " The Gates of Nineveh " (poem)
18. " The Harp of Alfred " (poem) Illustrated by Hugh Rankin
19. " Easter Island " (poem)
20. " Crete " (poem)
21. " Moon Mockery " (poem)
22. " Forbidden Magic " (poem)
23. " The Moor Ghost " (poem)
24. " Dead Man's Hate " (poem)
25. " A Song Out of Midian " (poem)
26. " Shadow on the Road " (poem)
27. " Black Chant Imperial " (poem)
28. " The Song of a Mad Minstrel " (poem)
29. " The Last Day " (poem)
30. " Arkham " (poem)
31. " An Open Window " (poem)
32. " Autumn " (poem)
33. " The Soul Eater " (poem)
34. " The Dream and the Shadow " (poem)
35. " Which Will Scarcely Be Understood " (poem)
36. " Futility " (1, poem)
37. " Fragment " (poem)
38. " Haunting Columns " (poem)
39. " The Poets " (poem)
40. " The Singer in the Mist " (1, poem)
41. " The Last Hour " (poem)
42. " Ships " (poem)
43. " Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die " (poem)
44. " Recompense " (poem)
45. " The Ghost Kings " (poem)
46. " The King and the Oak " (poem)
47. " Desert Dawn " (poem)
48. " The Hills of Kandahar " (poem)
49. Verse in Story Headings
50. " The Black Stone " (verse heading)
51. " The Children of the Night " (verse contained in the story) These lines are from "The Gates of Damascus" by James Flecker, not REH.
52. " The Fearsome Touch of Death " (verse heading)
53. " The Hour of the Dragon " (verse heading)
54. " Kings of the Night " (verse heading)
55. " The Phoenix on the Sword " (verse heading)
56. " Queen of the Black Coast " (verse heading)
57. " The Scarlet Citadel " (verse heading)
58. " The Thing on the Roof " (verse heading)

Contributors

Dennis McHaney

Introduction author

Hugh Rankin

Illustrator

J. Allen St. John

Cover artist

Joseph Doolin

Illustrator

Doak

Illustrator

Curtis C. Senf

Illustrator

Jayem Wilcox

Illustrator