The Howard Collector

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

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Mass-market paperback

30 linked Howard works

• A Warning (partial verse, "You have built a world of paper and wood")verse
• Cupid vs. Polluxstory
• Death's Black Ridersstory
• Harvestverse
• Hope Emptyof Meaningverse
• Kelly the Conjure-Manstory
• Knife, Bullet and Noosestory
• Life (2, "They bruised my soul . . .")verse
• Marching Song of Connachtverse
• Midnightstory
• Musings of a Moronstory
• On With the Playverse
• Roadsverse
• Sea Cursestory
• Sentimentstory
• Solomon Kane's Homecoming (2, variant version)verse
• Spanish Gold on Devil Horsestory
• Sunday in a Small Townstory
• The Bar by the Side of the Roadverse
• The Beast from the Abyssstory
• The Curse of the Golden Skullstory
• The Heathenstory
• The Legacy of Tubal-Cainverse
• The Thessaliansstory
• Two Against Tyrestory
• Untitled ( Beneath the glare of the sun . . . )story
• Visionsverse
• West Is Weststory
• With a Set of Rattlesnake Rattlesstory
• Ye College Daysstory

127 contents entries

1. "Preface" by Glenn Lord
2. Preface (The Howard Collector) • essay by Glenn Lord xiii · introduction
3. Section I - Fiction & Verse
4. Two Against Tyre • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 1 · story
5. "Two Against Tyre"
6. Sea Curse • [Faring Town] • (1928) • short story by Robert E. Howard 20 · story
7. "Sea Curse"
8. The Curse of the Golden Skull • [Kull of Valusia] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard 29 · story
9. "The Curse of the Golden Skull"
10. Death's Black Riders • [Solomon Kane] • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 34 · story
11. "Death's Black Riders"
12. Untitled Fragment ("Beneath the glare of the sun...") • (1967) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 36 · story
13. Untitled fragment ("Beneath the glare . . .")
14. Spanish Gold on Devil Horse • (1972) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 39 · novelette
15. "Spanish Gold on Devil Horse"
16. The Heathen • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 92 · story
17. "The Heathen"
18. The Thessalians • (1927) • short story by Robert E. Howard 97 · story
19. "The Thessalians"
20. Ye College Days • (1927) • short story by Robert E. Howard 102 · story
21. "Ye College Days"
22. Cupid Vs. Pollux • (1927) • short story by Robert E. Howard 107 · story
23. "Cupid vs. Pollux"
24. Musings of a Moron • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 112 · story
25. "Musings of a Moron"
26. Sunday in a Small Town • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard 115 · story
27. "Sunday in a Small Town"
28. West Is West • non-genre • (1922) • short story by Robert E. Howard 119 · story
29. "West Is West"
30. Knife, Bullet and Noose • [The Sonora Kid] • (1965) • short story by Robert E. Howard 122 · story
31. "Knife, Bullet and Noose"
32. Sentiment • (1967) • essay by Robert E. Howard 137 · essay
33. "Sentiment"
34. Midnight • (1961) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 138 · story
35. "Midnight"
36. Kelly the Conjure-Man • (1964) • essay by Robert E. Howard 139 · essay
37. "Kelly the Conjure Man"
38. With a Set of Rattlesnake Rattles • (1937) • essay by Robert E. Howard 144 · essay
39. "With a Set of Rattlesnake Rattles"
40. The Beast from the Abyss • (1971) • essay by Robert E. Howard 146 · essay
41. "The Beast From the Abyss"
42. Hope Empty of Meaning • (1971) • poem by Robert E. Howard 157 · poem
43. "Hope Empty of Meaning" (poem)
44. Life ("They bruised my soul with a proverb...") • (1973) • poem by Robert E. Howard 158 · poem
45. "Life" (2, "They bruised my soul . . .") (poem)
46. Solomon Kane's Homecoming (Variant) • [Solomon Kane] • (1971) • poem by Robert E. Howard 160 · poem
47. "Solomon Kane's Homecoming" (poem) Variant version
48. Visions • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 164 · poem
49. "Visions" (poem)
50. Harvest • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 165 · poem
51. "Harvest" (poem)
52. On with the Play • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 166 · poem
53. "On With the Play" (poem)
54. Roads • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 167 · poem
55. "Roads" (poem)
56. The Bar by the Side of the Road • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 168 · poem
57. "The Bar by the Side of the Road" (poem)
58. Marching Song of Connacht • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 170 · poem
59. "Marching Song of Connacht" (poem)
60. The Legacy of Tubal-Cain • (1973) • poem by Robert E. Howard 171 · poem
61. "The Legacy of Tubal-Cain" (poem)
62. Letter: Robert E. Howard to Clark Ashton Smith, postmarked March 15, 1933 • [Letters to Clark Ashton Smith] • (1969) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter to Clark Ashton Smith, postmarked March 15, 1933 ("Dear Mr. Smith: / I hardly know how to thank you...") 1976) 172 · essay
63. REH Letters
64. Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, dated July 1933 ("Dear Mr. Lovecraft: / I am sending on to you...") • [Letters to H. P. Lovecraft] • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter: Robert E. Howard to H. P. Lovecraft, July 1933 ("Dear Mr. Lovecraft: / I am sending on to you...") 1971) 173 · essay
65. To Clark Ashton Smith, postmarked 5 March 1933 "I hardly know how to thank you . . ."
66. Letter: Robert E. Howard to August Derleth, dated July 1933 • [Letters to August Derleth] • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter to August Derleth, July 1933 ("Dear August: / Thanks immensely for the opportunity of reading...") 1976) 175 · essay
67. To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. August 1933 "I am sending on to you . . ."
68. Letter: Robet E. Howard to R. H. Barlow, dated June 1, 1934 ("Dear Mr. Barlow: / Concerning the illustrations you mentioned...") • [Letters to R. H. Barlow] • (1973) • essay by Robert E. Howard 177 · essay
69. To August Derleth, ca. July 1933 "Thanks immensely for the opportunity . . ."
70. Letter: Robert E. Howard to R. H. Barlow, dated June 14, 1934 ("Dear Mr. Barlow: / If I ever decide to dispose of...") • [Letters to R. H. Barlow] • (1973) • essay by Robert E. Howard 178 · essay
71. To R. H. Barlow , 1 June 1934 "Concerning the illustrations . . ."
72. Letter: Robert E. Howard to Emil Petaja, dated December 17,1934 • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Card to Emil Petaja, December 17, 1934 ("Dear Mr. Petaja: / Thank you very much for the splendid...") 2008) 179 · essay
73. To R. H. Barlow , 14 June 1934 "If I ever decide to dispose . . ."
74. Letter: Robert E. Howard to Farnsworth Wright, dated May 6, 1935 ("Dear Mr. Wright: / I always hate to write...") • [Letters to Farnsworth Wright] • (1967) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter to Farnsworth Wright, May 6, 1935 ("Dear Mr. Wright: / I always hate to write a letter like this...") 1976) 180 · essay
75. To Emil Petaja, 17 December 1934 "Thank you very much . . ."
76. Letter to Clark Ashton Smith, dated July 23, 1935 • [Letters to Clark Ashton Smith] • (1964) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter to Clark Ashton Smith, July 23, 1935 ("Dear Mr. Smith: / I'm ashamed of my long delay in answering...") 1972) 183 · essay
77. To Farnsworth Wright, dated 6 May 1935 "I always hate to write a letter . . ."
78. Letter: Robert E. Howard to August Derleth, dated May 9, 1936 • [Letters to August Derleth] • (1964) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter to August Derleth, May 9, 1936 ("Dear August: / I am indeed sorry to learn of the deaths...") 1976) 184 · essay
79. To Clark Ashton Smith, 23 July 1935 "I'm ashamed of my long delay in answering . . ."
80. Untitled poem ("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 ... ")) 184 · poem
81. To August Derleth, 9 May 1936 "I am indeed sorry to learn of the deaths . . ."
82. Robert Ervin Howard [2] • (1944) • essay by E. Hoffmann Price 191 · essay
83. Section II - About REH
84. Burkett News • (1935) • essay by Mrs. T. A. Burns 196 · essay
85. "Robert Ervin Howard" by E. Hoffmann Price
86. Perhaps for Howard • (1973) • poem by W. Fraser Sandercombe 199 · poem
87. "Burkett News" by Mrs. T. A. Burns
88. Letter: E. Hoffmann Price to H. P. Lovecraft, dated June 25, 1936 • (1945) • essay by E. Hoffmann Price 200 · essay
89. "Perhaps for Howard" by W. Fraser Sandercombe (poem)
90. Letter: Dr. I. M. Howard to H. P. Lovecraft, June 29, 1936 • (1970) • essay by Dr. I. M. Howard 206 · essay
91. E. Hoffmann Price to H. P. Lovecraft, 25 June 1936 "Last page your letter hit me between . . ."
92. Around the Supper Table • (1937) • essay by James C. White 211 · essay
93. Dr. I. M. Howard to H. P. Lovecraft, 29 June 1936 "It is barely possible through some other source . . ."
94. Letter: Dr. I. M. Howard to E. Hoffmann Price, June 21, 1944 • (1971) • essay by Dr. I. M. Howard 213 · essay
95. "Around the Supper Table" by James C. White
96. The Warrior • (1939) • poem by Emil Petaja 219 · poem
97. Dr. I. M. Howard to E. Hoffmann Price, 21 June 1944 "Just received your copy of . . ."
98. R. E. H. • (1936) • poem by R. H. Barlow 220 · poem
99. "The Warrior" by Emil Petaja (poem)
100. Letter: E. Hoffmann Price to Francis T. Laney, July 22, 1944 • (1967) • essay by E. Hoffmann Price 221 · essay
101. "R. E. H." by R. H. Barlow (poem)
102. I Speak of Shattered Spring • (1966) • poem by Dale H. Exum [as by Dale Harding Exum] 225 · poem
103. E. Hoffmann Price to Francis T. Laney, 22 July 1944 "I have the clippings from the Cross Plains . . ."
104. Letter: E. Hoffmann Price to "The Acolyte" • (1945) • essay by E. Hoffmann Price 226 · essay
105. "I Speak of Shattered Spring" by Dale Harding Exum (poem)
106. To Robert Ervin Howard • (1966) • poem by Wade Wellman 230 · poem
107. E. Hoffmann Price to THE ACOLYTE, 1945 "Stuart Boland in re. Lovecraft has something . . ."
108. Letter: Harold Preece to Lenore Preece, January 16, 1965 • (1969) • essay by Harold Preece 231 · essay
109. "To Robert Ervin Howard" by Wade Wellman (poem)
110. Letter: Harold Preece to Glenn Lord, January 11, 1966 • (1966) • essay by Harold Preece 237 · essay
111. Harold Preece to Lenore Preece, 16 January 1965 "Here you and Glenn Lord have gotten me in a . . ."
112. Acheron - A Revisionary Theory • (1971) • short story by Robert Yaple 245 · story
113. Harold Preece to Glenn Lord , 11 January 1966 "Thank you very much for the latest issue of . . ."
114. Arenjun • (1973) • poem by Ed Lesko, Jr. 251 · poem
115. Section III - Essays
116. Howard's Cannibalizing • (1970) • essay by Fred Blosser 252 · essay
117. "Acheron - a Revisionary Theory" by Robert Yaple
118. Dust • (1972) • poem by Bryce D. Thompson 258 · poem
119. "Arenjun" by Ed Lesko, Jr. (poem)
120. Conan's Parents • (1972) • essay by Fred Blosser 259 · essay
121. "Howard's Cannibalizing" by Fred Blosser
122. Nameless Cults: A History • (1972) • short story by Charles O. Gray 263 · story
123. "Dust" by Bryce D. Thompson (poem)
124. After "Recompense" • (1965) • poem by Wade Wellman 266 · poem
125. "Conan's Parents" by Fred Blosser
126. "Nameless Cults: A History" by Charles O. Gray
127. "After Recompense " by Wade Wellman (poem)

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