Pictures in the Fire

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63 linked Howard works

• A Rattlesnake Sings In the Grassverse
• A Song of Praiseverse
• A Thunder of Trumpetsstory
• Age Lasting Lovestory
• Bastards All!story
• Black Canaanstory
• Black Canaanstory
• Black Countrystory
• Dagon Manorstory
• Dear Mrs. Shanestory
• Etched in Ebonystory
• Fate is the Killerstory
• For the Honor of the Schoolstory
• For the Love of Barbara Allenstory
• Incongruitystory
• Let Me Dream by aSilver Streamverse
• Letter of a Chinese Student (1)story
• Letter of a Chinese Student (2)story
• Miss High-Hatstory
• My Animal Instinctverse
• Nekht Semerkehtstory
• Old Man Jacobsonstory
• Pictures in the Firestory
• Redflamestory
• Serpent Vinesstory
• Songs of Bastardsstory
• Spear and Fangstory
• The Abbeystory
• The Brand of Satanstory
• The Cobra in the Dreamstory
• The Devil's Woodchopperstory
• The Dominant Malestory
• The Door to the Worldstory
• The Ghost in the Doorwaystory
• The Haunted Hutstory
• The Hyenastory
• The Isle of the Eonsstory
• The Jade Godstory
• The Masqueverse
• The Race Without Nameverse
• The Shadow of Doomstory
• The Slayerstory
• The Tale of Gloryverse
• The Voice of El-Lilstory
• The Wind Blowsverse
• The Wind Blowsverse
• The Wings of the Batstory
• Through the Agesstory
• Two Against Tyrestory
• Under the Baobab Treestory
• Untitled ("Abhorrent gods . . .")verse
• Untitled ("Arrange, Madame, arrange!")story
• Untitled ("For I have watched the lizards crawl")verse
• Untitled ("You," said Shifty Griddle, pointing his finger at me …)story
• Untitled (As he approached the two, he swept off his feathered hat …)story
• Untitled (Better that a man should remain in kindly ignorance, than …)story
• Untitled (Black Canaan [synopsis])story
• Untitled (From the black, bandit-haunted mountains of Kang …)story
• Untitled (I'm writing this with a piece of pencil on the backs of old …)story
• Untitled (Old Man Jacobsen crunched his powerful teeth through …)story
• Untitled (The matter seemed so obvious that my only answer …)story
• Untitled (The next day I was sluggish and inefficient in my work.)story
• Whence Cometh Erlik?verse

129 contents entries

1. " Finding a Home" by Paul Herman ( Introduction)
2. Pictures in the Fire
3. " For the Love of Barbara Allen "
4. " Two Against Tyre "
5. " The Voice of El-Lil "
6. " Spear and Fang "
7. " Black Canaan " (Early Version)
8. " The Cobra in the Dream "
9. " The Ghost in the Doorway "
10. " A Thunder of Trumpets " by REH and Frank Thurston Torbett
11. " The Shadow of Doom "
12. " The Haunted Hut "
13. " Under the Baobab Tree "
14. " The Hyena "
15. " Black Country "
16. Fragments, Drafts, and other Esoterica
17. " Nekht Semerkeht "
18. Untitled, "As he approached . . ."
19. " The Abbey "
20. " Age Lasting Love " (with outline)
21. " The Devil’s Woodchopper "
22. " The Door of the World "
23. " Redflame "
24. " Serpent Vines "
25. Untitled Synopsis ("Black Canaan")
26. " The Isle of the Eons "
27. " The Brand of Satan "
28. " Dagon Manor "
29. " Dear Mrs. Shane "
30. " Fate Is the Killer "
31. " Incongruity "
32. " The Jade God "
33. " The Slayer "
34. " Through the Ages "
35. " The Wings of the Bat "
36. Untitled, " ‘You,’ said Shifty Griddle . . ."
37. Untitled, "Better that a man should remain . . ."
38. Untitled, "From the black, bandit-haunted mountains . . ."
39. Untitled, "I’m writing this . . ."
40. Untitled, "Old Man Jacobson . . ."
41. Untitled, "The matter seemed so obvious . . ."
42. Untitled, "The next day I was sluggish . . ."
43. " Songs of Bastards "
44. " Bastards All! "
45. " Pictures in the Fire "
46. " The Dominant Male "
47. " Miss High Hat "
48. " Etched in Ebony "
49. Untitled, "Arrange, Madame, arrange!"
50. " Letter of a Chinese Student " (1)
51. " Letter of a Chinese Student " (2)
52. " For the Honor of the School "
53. Poetry
54. " A Rattlesnake Sings in the Grass " (poem)
55. " The Masque " (poem)
56. " A High Land " (poem)
57. " Whence Cometh Erlik? " (poem)
58. " Lost Nisapur " (poem)
59. " Abhorrent Gods " (poem)
60. " A Song of Praise " (poem)
61. " The Tale of Glory " (poem)
62. " The Race Without Name " (poem)
63. " Let Me Dream by a Silver Stream " (poem)
64. " My Animal Instinct " (poem)
65. " The Wind Blows " (1, poem)
66. " The Wind Blows " (2, poem)
67. Finding a Home • essay by Paul Herman vii · essay
68. "For the Love of Barbara Allen" • (1966) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of For the Love of Barbara Allen) 3 · story
69. Two Against Tyre • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 11 · story
70. The Voice of El-Lil • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 26 · novelette
71. Spear and Fang • (1925) • short story by Robert E. Howard 50 · story
72. Black Canaan (Early Final version) • (2010 1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 59 · novelette
73. The Cobra in the Dream • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 94 · story
74. The Ghost in the Doorway • (1969) • essay by Robert E. Howard 101 · essay
75. A Thunder of Trumpets • (1938) • short story by Robert E. Howard and Frank Thurston Torbett 105 · story
76. The Shadow of Doom • (1966) • short story by Robert E. Howard 125 · story
77. The Haunted Hut • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard 129 · story
78. Under the Baobab Tree • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard 134 · story
79. The Hyena • (1928) • short story by Robert E. Howard 141 · story
80. Black Country • (1973) • short story by Robert E. Howard 154 · story
81. Nekht Semerkeht (fragment) • (2005) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 169 · story
82. Untitled fragment ("As he approached the two...") • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 185 · story
83. The Abbey (fragment) • (1975) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 188 · story
84. Age Lasting Love • (1992) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 190 · story
85. The Devil's Woodchopper • (2003) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 202 · story
86. The Door of the World • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Door to the Garden 1977) 205 · story
87. Redflame • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 212 · story
88. Serpent Vines • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard 220 · story
89. Untitled Synopsis (Black Canaan) • (2010) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 223 · story
90. The Isle of the Eons • (1979) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 224 · novelette
91. The Brand of Satan • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 326 · story
92. Dagon Manor • (1986) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 344 · story
93. Dear Mrs. Shane • (2013) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 345 · story
94. Fate Is the Killer • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 346 · story
95. Incongruity • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 351 · story
96. The Jade God • (1992) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 355 · story
97. The Slayer • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 360 · story
98. Through the Ages • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 365 · story
99. The Wings of the Bat • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 368 · story
100. Untitled fragment ("You," said Shifty Griddle, pointing his finger at me...") • (2014) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 377 · story
101. Untitled ("Better that a man should remain...") • (2015) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 380 · story
102. Untitled draft ("From the black, bandit-haunted mountians...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 381 · story
103. Untitled fragment ("I'm writing this with a piece of pencil...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 383 · story
104. Untitled story (Old Man Jacobson crunched his powerful teeth through . . . • (2014) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 384 · story
105. Untitled fragment ("The matter seemed so obvious...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 385 · story
106. Untitled fragment ("The next day I was sluggish...") • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 387 · story
107. Songs of Bastards • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 388 · story
108. Bastards All! • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 401 · story
109. Pictures in the Fire • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard 414 · story
110. The Dominant Male • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 416 · story
111. Miss High Hat • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Miss High-Hat 1986) 422 · story
112. Etched in Ebony • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 424 · story
113. Untitled fragment ("'Arrange, Madame, arrange!'...") • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 425 · story
114. Letter of a Chinese Student (1) • (1924) • short story by Robert E. Howard 426 · letter
115. Letter of a Chinese Student (2) • (1924) • short story by Robert E. Howard 428 · letter
116. For the Honor of the School • (1926) • short story by Robert E. Howard 431 · story
117. A Rattlesnake Sings in the Grass • (2012) • poem by Robert E. Howard 439 · poem
118. The Masque • poem by Robert E. Howard 439 · poem
119. Whence cometh Erlik? • (2012) • interior artwork by Robert E. Howard 440 · artwork
120. A High Land • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled Verse ("A high land and a hill land!...) 2011) 440 · poem
121. Untitled fragment ("Abhorrent gods") • (2015) • poem by Robert E. Howard 441 · poem
122. Lost Nisapur • poem by Robert E. Howard 441 · poem
123. A Song of Praise • poem by Robert E. Howard 442 · poem
124. The Tale of Glory • poem by Robert E. Howard 442 · poem
125. The Race without Name • poem by Robert E. Howard 442 · poem
126. Let Me Dream by a Silver Stream • poem by Robert E. Howard 443 · poem
127. My Animal Instinct • poem by Robert E. Howard 443 · poem
128. The Wind Blows • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled Variant 1 ("The wind blows out of the east...") 2015) 443 · poem
129. The Wind Blows (variant) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled Variant 2 ("The wind blows out of the east...") 2015) 443 · poem

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