The Dark Barbarian - The Writings of Robert E. Howard: A Critical Anthology

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43 contents entries

1. "Introduction" by Don Herron
2. Robert E. Howard, 1930s • interior artwork by uncredited ii · artwork
3. "Howard's Fantasy" by Fritz Lieber
4. Howard's Fantasy • (1984) • essay by Fritz Leiber 3 · essay
5. "Robert E. Howard: Frontiersman of Letters" by Donald Sydney-Fryer
6. Robert E. Howard: Frontiersman of Letters • (1984) • essay by Donald Sidney-Fryer 17 · essay
7. "Barbarian Bard: The Poetry of Robert E. Howard" by Steve Eng
8. Barbarian Bard: The Poetry of Robert E. Howard • (1984) • essay by Steve Eng 23 · essay
9. "Through Black Boughs: The Supernatural on Howard's Fiction" by Dennis Rickard
10. Through Black Boughs: The Supernatural In Howard's Fiction • (1984) • essay by Dennis Rickard 65 · essay
11. "The Western Fiction of Robert E. Howard" by Ben P. Indick
12. Robert E. Howard, 1930s [2] • interior artwork by uncredited 87 · artwork
13. "Robert E. Howard: Hard-Boiled Heroic Fantasist" by George Knight
14. A Selection of Howard Publications • interior artwork by uncredited 88 · artwork
15. "Robert E. Howard: Professional Writer" by Glenn Lord
16. A Boy, a Beehive, and a Chinaman • short story by Robert E. Howard 90 · story
17. "The Dark Barbarian" by Don Herron
18. Downtown Cross Plains, Texas, 1981 • interior artwork by Mary Spoerer 91 · artwork
19. Appendix A: "Robert E. Howard's Library"
20. Downtown Cross Plains, Texas, 1981 [2] • interior artwork by Mary Spoerer 91 · artwork
21. Appendix B: "Howard's Suicide"
22. Post Oak Country Outside Cross Plains, 1981 • interior artwork by Mary Spoerer 92 · artwork
23. Bibliography
24. Post Oak Country Outside Cross Plains, 1981 [2] • interior artwork by Mary Spoerer 92 · artwork
25. Author and Subject Index
26. The Howard Home, Cross Plains, 1965 • interior artwork by Richard L. Tierney 93 · artwork
27. Title Index
28. The Driveway Next to the Howard Home, Where Robert E. Howard Committed Suicide • interior artwork by Richard L. Tierney 93 · artwork
29. Notes on the Contributors
30. Letter to Robert E. Howard, June 1, 1932 • (1976) • essay by John F. Byrne 94 · essay
31. Letter to Robert E. Howard, December 28, 1931 • essay by Farnsworth Wright 95 · essay
32. Cover for "The Slithering Shadow", "Weird Tales", September 1933 • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage 96 · artwork
33. Cover for "A Witch Shall Be Born", "Weird Tales", December 1934 • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage 97 · artwork
34. Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith, "Beachcomber's Argument" • interior artwork by uncredited 98 · artwork
35. The Howard Family Grave, Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Texas • interior artwork by Mary Spoerer 98 · artwork
36. The Western Fiction of Robert E. Howard • (1984) • essay by Ben P. Indick 99 · essay
37. Robert E. Howard: Hard-Boiled Heroic Fantasist • (1984) • essay by George Knight 117 · essay
38. Robert E. Howard: Professional Writer • (1984) • essay by Glenn Lord 135 · essay
39. The Dark Barbarian • (1984) • essay by Don Herron 149 · essay
40. Appendix A: Robert E. Howard's Library • essay by Steve Eng and Don Herron 183 · essay
41. Appendix B: Howard's Suicide • essay by uncredited 201 · essay
42. Bibliography (The Dark Barbarian) • (1984) • essay by uncredited 205 · essay
43. Notes on Contributors • essay by uncredited 241 · essay

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