Post Oaks and Sand Roughs & Other Autobiographical Writings

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28 linked Howard works

• A Touch of Triviastory
• AMBITION IN THE MOONLIGHTstory
• An Autobiographystory
• Dula Due to be Championstory
• In His Own Imagestory
• Ironystory
• Musings of a Moronstory
• Post Oaks and Sand Roughsstory
• Post Oaks and Sand Roughsstory
• Some People Who Have had Influence Over Mestory
• Spanish Gold on Devil Horsestory
• Spanish Gold on Devil Horsestory
• Sunday in a Small Townstory
• The Beast from the Abyssstory
• The Galveston Affairstory
• The Ivory Camelstory
• The Paradoxstory
• The Recalcitrantstory
• The Seven-Up Balladverse
• The Splendid Brutestory
• The Wandering Yearsstory
• To a Man Whose Name I Never Knewstory
• Unsigned contractstory
• Untitled (A typical small town drugstore …)story
• Untitled (Mike Costigan, writer and self-avowed futilist, gazed …)story
• What I did in Vacationstory
• What I did to Help Win the Warstory
• What My Signature Means to Mestory

93 contents entries

1. " Too Much Like Life " by Rusty Burke ( Introduction)
2. Autobiography
3. " The Wandering Years "
4. " An Autobiography "
5. " What I Did to Help Win the War "
6. " In His Own Image "
7. " Some People Who Have Had Influence Over Me "
8. " A Touch of Trivia "
9. " To a Man Whose Name I Never Knew "
10. " The Galveston Affair "
11. " The Beast from the Abyss "
12. Autobiographical Fiction
13. Untitled "A typical small town drug store"
14. " Spanish Gold on Devil Horse "
15. " Post Oaks and Sand Roughs "
16. " Sunday in a Small Town "
17. " Ambition in the Moonlight "
18. " Musings of a Moron "
19. " Irony "
20. Miscellanea
21. " What I Did in Vacation "
22. " What My Signature Means to Me "
23. " The Recalcitrant "
24. Untitled “Mike Costigan, writer and self-avowed futilist”
25. " The Splendid Brute "
26. " The Paradox "
27. " The Ivory Camel "
28. Drafts
29. " Spanish Gold on Devil Horse " (early draft)
30. " Post Oaks and Sand Roughs " (early draft)
31. Appendix 1: Post Oaks Documents
32. " The Seven-Up Ballad " (poem)
33. " Dula Due to Be Champ "
34. " Letters from Mom "
35. " Unsigned contract "
36. Appendix 2: Autobiographical Letters
37. Letter to Argosy All-Story Weekly, Spring 1929 "I was born in Texas about twenty-three . . ."
38. Letter to Farnsworth Wright, June/July 1931 "In your last letter you asked me to give you . . . "
39. Letter to Wilfred Blanch Talman, September 1931 "Thank you very much for the letter you wrote . . ."
40. Letter to Dime Sports, June 1936 "Name: Robert Ervin Howard . . ."
41. Appendix 3: Uncollected Letters from Dr. I. M. Howard
42. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, July 11, 1936
43. Letter to G. H. Sherman, September 30, 1936
44. Letter to Ray Teague, October 13, 1936
45. Letter to American Indemnity, November 10, 1936
46. Letter to Otis A. Kline, January 20, 1940
47. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, March 8, 1943
48. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, October 25, 1943
49. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, December 28, 1943
50. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, September 8, 1944
51. Too Much Like Life • essay by Rusty Burke vii · essay
52. The Wandering Years • (1945) • essay by Robert E. Howard 3 · essay
53. An Autobiography • (1976) • essay by Robert E. Howard 13 · essay
54. What I Did to Help Win the War • (2016) • essay by Robert E. Howard 14 · essay
55. In His Own Image • (2007) • essay by Robert E. Howard 16 · essay
56. Some People Who Have Had Influence Over Me • (1945) • essay by Robert E. Howard 23 · essay
57. A Touch of Trivia • (1976) • essay by Robert E. Howard 25 · essay
58. To a Man Whose Name I Never Knew • (1968) • essay by Robert E. Howard 32 · essay
59. The Galveston Affair • (1968) • essay by Robert E. Howard 33 · essay
60. The Beast from the Abyss • (1971) • essay by Robert E. Howard 34 · essay
61. Untitled play ("A typical small town drugstore...") • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 45 · story
62. Spanish Gold on Devil Horse • (1972) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 53 · novelette
63. Post Oaks & Sand Roughs • non-genre • (1990) • novel by Robert E. Howard 96 · novel
64. Sunday in a Small Town • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard 231 · story
65. Ambition in the Moonlight • (1929) • essay by Robert E. Howard 235 · essay
66. Musings of a Moron • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 238 · story
67. Irony • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 240 · story
68. What I Did in Vacation • (2015) • essay by Robert E. Howard 249 · essay
69. What My Signature Means to Me • essay by Robert E. Howard 251 · essay
70. The Recalcitrant • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 253 · story
71. Untitled fragment ("Mike Costigan, writer and self-avowed...") • [Mike Costigan] • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 256 · story
72. The Splendid Brute • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard 259 · story
73. The Paradox • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 263 · story
74. The Ivory Camel • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 269 · story
75. Spanish Gold on Devil Horse (early draft) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 277 · novelette
76. Post Oaks & Sand Roughs (early draft) • novel by Robert E. Howard 305 · novel
77. The Seven-Up Ballad • (1990) • poem by Robert E. Howard 359 · poem
78. Dula Due to Be Champion • (1928) • essay by Robert E. Howard 361 · essay
79. Letters from Mom • essay by Hester Howard 363 · essay
80. Unsigned Contract • essay by R. Fowler Gafford and Robert E. Howard 365 · essay
81. Letter to Argosy All-Story Weekly • (1929) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of To "Argosy All-Story Weekly", ca. Spring 1929 ("I was born in Texas about...") 2007) 369 · essay
82. Letter to Farnsworth Wright, ca. June / July 1931 ("In your last letter you asked me...") • [Letters to Farnsworth Wright] • (2003) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter: Robert E. Howard to Farnsworth Wright, circa 1931 ("In your last letter you asked me...") 1975) 370 · essay
83. Letter to Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. September 1931 ("Dear Mr. Talman: / Thank you very much for the letter you wrote...") • (2003) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter to William Blanch Talman, circa September 1931 ("Dear Mr. Talman: / Thank you very much for the letter...") 1975) 373 · essay
84. Letter to Dime Sports, June 1936 ("The Score Board / So many of you fans seemed to like...") • essay by Robert E. Howard 378 · essay
85. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, July 11, 1936 ("My Dear Mr. Price: Yours of July 2 received and very much appreciated...") • essay by Dr. I. M. Howard 381 · essay
86. Letter to G. H. Sherman,September 30, 1936 ("Dear Sir: I ordered $15.00 worth of vaccines from you...") • essay by Dr. I. M. Howard 384 · essay
87. Letter to Ray Teague, October 13, 1936 ("Dear Sir: I wrote you some time ago about Mr. J. O. Randall...") • essay by Dr. I. M. Howard 385 · essay
88. Letter to American Indemnity, November 10, 1936 ("Gentlemen: I notice that you pay taxes...") • essay by Dr. I. M. Howard 386 · essay
89. Letter to Otis A. Kline, January 20, 1940 (Dear Mr. Kline: Replying to your letter of January 20th...") • essay by Dr. I. M. Howard 387 · essay
90. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, March 8, 1943 (Dear Mr. Price: Your letter came today. Thanks a lot...") • essay by Dr. I. M. Howard 388 · essay
91. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, October 25, 1943 ("Dear Mr. Price I was delighted to have your letter...") • (2011) • essay by Dr. I. M. Howard 390 · essay
92. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, December 28, 1943 ("Dear Mr. Price: So very glad to hear from you again...") • essay by Dr. I. M. Howard 392 · essay
93. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, September 8, 1944 ("Dear Mr. Price I received you card... ") • (2011) • essay by Dr. I. M. Howard 394 · essay

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