Crimson Shadows: The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1

Introduction

Notes

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29 linked Howard works

• A Warning (partial verse, "You have built a world of paper and wood")verse
• A Word from the Outer Darkverse
• An Echo from the Iron Harpverse
• Beyond the Black Riverstory
• Breed of Battlestory
• For the Love of Barbara Allenstory
• Hawk of the Hillsstory
• Kings of the Nightstory
• Lines Written In theRealization That I Must Dieverse
• Lord of the Deadstory
• Marching Song of Connachtverse
• Recompenseverse
• Red Shadowsstory
• Sharp's Gun Serenadestory
• The Black Stonestory
• The Curse of the Golden Skullstory
• The Dark Manstory
• The Dust Dance (1, "For I, with the . . .")verse
• The Fightin'est Pairstory
• The Ghost Kingsverse
• The Grey God Passesstory
• The OneBlack Stainverse
• The People of the Black Circlestory
• The Shadow Kingdomstory
• The Song of a Mad Minstrelverse
• The Song of the Last Britonverse
• The Tideverse
• The Valley of the Wormstory
• Worms of the Earthstory

67 contents entries

1. "Artist's Forward" by Jim & Ruth Keegan
2. Foreword (The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1: Crimson Shadows) • (2007) • essay by Jim Keegan and Ruth Keegan xii · introduction
3. "Introduction" by Rusty Burke
4. Introduction (The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1: Crimson Shadows) • (2007) • essay by Rusty Burke xv · introduction
5. "The Shadow Kingdom"
6. The Shadow Kingdom • [Kull of Valusia] • (1929) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 1 · novelette
7. "The Ghost Kings" (poem)
8. The Ghost Kings • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 27 · poem
9. "The Curse of the Golden Skull"
10. The Curse of the Golden Skull • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard 29 · story
11. "Red Shadows"
12. Red Shadows • [Solomon Kane] • (1928) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 33 · novelette
13. "The One Black Stain (poem)
14. The One Black Stain • [Solomon Kane] • (1962) • poem by Robert E. Howard 59 · poem
15. "The Dark Man"
16. The Dark Man • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 63 · novelette
17. "The Marching Song of Connacht" (poem)
18. The Marching Song of Connacht • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Marching Song of Connacht) 85 · poem
19. "Kings of the Night"
20. Kings of the Night • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 87 · novelette
21. "Recompense" (poem)
22. Recompense • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 119 · poem
23. "The Black Stone"
24. The Black Stone • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard 121 · story
25. "The Song of a Mad Minstrel" (poem)
26. The Song of a Mad Minstrel • (1931) • poem by Robert E. Howard 137 · poem
27. "The Fightin’est Pair"
28. The Fightin'est Pair • non-genre • [Sailor Steve Costigan] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Breed of Battle) 139 · story
29. "The Grey God Passes"
30. The Grey God Passes • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1962) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 153 · novelette
31. "The Song of the Last Briton" (poem)
32. The Song of the Last Briton • (1982) • poem by Robert E. Howard 183 · poem
33. "Worms of the Earth"
34. Worms of the Earth • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 185 · novelette
35. "An Echo from the Iron Harp" (poem)
36. An Echo from the Iron Harp • (1974) • poem by Robert E. Howard 213 · poem
37. "Lord of the Dead"
38. Lord of the Dead • [Steve Harrison] • (1978) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 217 · novelette
39. Untitled "You have built a world of paper and wood" (poem)
40. Untitled ("You have built a world of paper and wood ... ") • (1964) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of A Warning ("You have built a world of paper and wood ... ")) 247 · poem
41. "For the Love of Barbara Allen"
42. "For the Love of Barbara Allen" • (1966) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of For the Love of Barbara Allen) 249 · story
43. "The Tide" (poem)
44. The Tide • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard 257 · poem
45. "The Valley of the Worm"
46. The Valley of the Worm • [James Allison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 259 · novelette
47. "The Dust Dance: Selections, Version II" (poem, lines 1 thru 80)
48. The Dust Dance: Selections, Version II • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Dust Dance ("The sin and jest of the times am I...")) 279 · poem
49. "The People of the Black Circle"
50. The People of the Black Circle • [Conan] • (1934) • novella by Robert E. Howard 283 · novelette
51. "Beyond the Black River"
52. Beyond the Black River • [Conan] • (1935) • novella by Robert E. Howard 353 · novelette
53. "A Word from the Outer Dark" (poem)
54. A Word from the Outer Dark • (1974) • poem by Robert E. Howard 403 · poem
55. "Hawk of the Hills"
56. Hawk of the Hills • [El Borak] • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 405 · novelette
57. "Sharp’s Gun Serenade"
58. Sharp's Gun Serenade • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard 453 · story
59. "Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die" (poem)
60. Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 469 · poem
61. Appendices
62. Robert E. Howard: Twentieth-Century Mythmaker • essay by Charles Hoffman 473 · essay
63. "Robert E. Howard: Twentieth-Century Mythmaker" by Charles Hoffman
64. A Short Biography of Robert E. Howard • (1998) • essay by Rusty Burke 485 · essay
65. "A Short Biography of Robert E. Howard" by Rusty Burke
66. Notes on the Original Howard Texts (Crimson Shadows: The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume One) • essay by uncredited 497 · essay
67. "Notes on the Original Howard Texts"

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