Robert E. Howard The Life and Times of a Texas Author

Introduction

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31 linked Howard works

• An Americanverse
• Another Hymn of Hateverse
• Arkhamverse
• Cowboyverse
• Desireverse
• Forbidden Magicverse
• Futility (2, "Time races on . . .")verse
• Heritage (1, "My people came . . .")verse
• In the Ringverse
• Kellythe Conjure-Manverse
• Lines Written In theRealization That I Must Dieverse
• Loveverse
• Modest Billverse
• Moonlight on a Skullverse
• Nights to Both ofUs Knownverse
• Poetverse
• Solomon Kane's Homecoming (1, original)verse
• The Alamoverse
• The Drums of Pictdomverse
• The Dweller in Dark Valleyverse
• The Hills of Kandaharverse
• The King and the Oakverse
• The Phoenix on the Swordverse
• The Road to Yesterdayverse
• The Sand-Hills' Crestverse
• The Seaverse
• The Song of the Last Britonverse
• The Tideverse
• The Voices Waken Memoryverse
• To a Woman (3, "Thus in my mood I love you")verse
• Who Is Grandpa Theobold?verse

74 contents entries

1. E ach chapter includes a header with a poem or a brief excerpt from a poem as detailed below.
2. " Foreword " by Rob Roehm
3. Cross Plains, Texas, March 1932 (Prologue) "The Phoenix on the Sword" (verse heading, Chaper 2 only)
4. Chapter 1: "I Seek a Vicarious Pride in My Ancestry" "Heritage" (1, poem) ( lines 1-2 )
5. Chapter 2: Dr. Isaac and Hester Ervin Howard. 1870-1906 "An American" (poem) ( lines 1-4 )
6. Chapter 3: A Peripatetic Childhood, 1906-1915 "The Dweller in Dark Valley" (poem) (lines 1-2)
7. Chapter 4: Post Oak Country, 1915-1919 "The Sand-Hills' Crest" (poem) (lines 1-2)
8. Chapter 5: Cross Plains, Texas, 1919 "Nights to Both of Us Known" (poem) (lines 4-8)
9. Chapter 6: Influential Authors, 1920-1922 "Moonlight on a Skull" (poem) (third stanza)
10. Chapter 7: Brownwood, Texas, 1922-1923 "The Sea" (poem) (lines 1-4)
11. Chapter 8: Struggling Author, 1923-1924 "Another Hymn of Hate" (poem) (lines 9-10)
12. Chapter 9: Weird Tales, 1925 "Forbidden Magic" (poem) (first stanza)
13. Chapter 10: On Werewolves and Horror Yarns, 1925 "Kelly the Conjure-Man" (verse heading)
14. Chapter 11: "Ye College Days," 1926 1927 "Futility" (2, poem) (lines 6-9)
15. Chapter 12: The Anguished Poet, 1927 "Poet" (poem)
16. Chapter 13: "The Last Celt," 1927-1928 "The Song of the Last Briton" (poem) (last stanza)
17. Chapter 14: Solomon Kane and Historical Fantasy, 1928 "Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (1, poem) (last stanza)
18. Chapter 15: Steve Costigan and the Boxing Yarns, 1929 "In the Ring" (poem) (last stanza)
19. Chapter 16: King Kull and the Birth of Sword and Sorcery, 1929 "The King and the Oak" (poem) (first stanza)
20. Chapter 17: "Lovecraft, One of the Greatest Writers of Our Time," 1930 "Who is Grandpa Theobold?" (poem) ( fourth stanza)
21. Chapter 18: Bran Mak Morn and the Picts, 1930 "The Drums of Pictdom" (poem)
22. Chapter 19: Oriental Stories, The Magic Carpet, and Historical Fiction, 1931 "The Road to Yesterday" (poem) (first stanza)
23. Photo Gallery
24. Chapter 20: The Cthulhu Mythos, 1931 "Arkham" (poem)
25. Chapter 21: Westerns both Strange and True, 1932 "Cowboy" (poem)
26. Chapter 22: "Hither Came Conan, the Cimmerian," 1932 "The Phoenix on the Sword" (verse heading, Chaper 5 only, as "The Road of Kings" )
27. Chapter 23: Steve Harrison and the Detective Yarns, 1933 "The Voices Waken Memory" (poem) (first stanza)
28. Chapter 24: Breckenridge Elkins and the Tall Tale Yarns, 1934 "Modest Bill" (poem) (lines 42-45)
29. Chapter 25: El Borak and the Adventure Yarns, 1934 "The Hills of Kandahar" (poem) (lines 1-4)
30. Chapter 26: Novalyne Price, 1934-1935 "Love" (poem) (first stanza)
31. Chapter 27: Dark Moods, 1935 "To a Woman" (3, poem) (fourth stanza)
32. Chapter 28: Spicy Pulps and Shudder Stories, 1936 "Desire" (poem) (lines 1-5)
33. Chapter 29: Future Texas Laureate, 1936 "The Alamo" (poem)
34. Chapter 30: "In the Realization That I Must Die," 1936 "Lines Written In the Realization That I Must Die" (poem) (second stanza)
35. Epilogue
36. "All Fled, All Done"
37. Acknowledgments
38. Endnotes
39. Bibliography
40. Index
41. About the Authors
42. Foreword vii · introduction
43. Prologue - Cross Plains, Texas, March 1932 1
44. Chapter 1 - “I Seek a Vicarious Pride in My Ancestry” 17
45. Chapter 2 - Dr. Isaac and Hester Ervin Howard, 1870–1906 31
46. Chapter 3 - A Peripatetic Childhood, 1906–1915 49
47. Chapter 4 - Post Oak Country, 1915–1919 63
48. Chapter 5 - Cross Plains, Texas, 1919 79
49. Chapter 6 - Influential Authors, 1920–1922 91
50. Chapter 7 - Brownwood, Texas, 1922–1923 105
51. Chapter 8 - Struggling Author, 1923–1924 117
52. Chapter 9 - Weird Tales, 1925 131
53. Chapter 10 - On Werewolves and Horror Yarns, 1925 147
54. Chapter 11 - “Ye College Days,” 1926–1927 161
55. Chapter 12 - The Anguished Poet, 1927 177
56. Chapter 13 - “The Last Celt,” 1927–1928 191
57. Chapter 14 - Solomon Kane and Historical Fantasy, 1928 207
58. Chapter 15 - Steve Costigan and the Boxing Yarns, 1929 225
59. Chapter 16 - King Kull and the Birth of Sword and Sorcery, 1929 239
60. Chapter 17 - “Lovecraft, One of the Greatest Writers of Our Time,” 1930 255
61. Chapter 18 - Bran Mak Morn and the Picts, 1930 271
62. Chapter 19 - Oriental Stories, The Magic Carpet, and Historical Fiction, 1931 285 · story
63. Chapter 20 - The Cthulhu Mythos, 1931 301
64. Chapter 21 - Westerns both Strange and True, 1932 313
65. Chapter 22 - “Hither Came Conan, the Cimmerian,” 1932 329
66. Chapter 23 - Steve Harrison and the Detective Yarns, 1933 347
67. Chapter 24 - Breckenridge Elkins and the Tall Tale Yarns, 1934 365
68. Chapter 25 - El Borak and the Adventure Yarns, 1934 379
69. Chapter 26 - Novalyne Price, 1934–1935 387
70. Chapter 27 - Dark Moods, 1935 403
71. Chapter 28 - Spicy Pulps and Shudder Stories, 1936 421
72. Chapter 29 - Future Texas Laureate, 1936 433
73. Chapter 30 - “In the Realization That I Must Die,” 1936 445
74. Epilogue - “All Fled, All Done” 459

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