The Early Adventures of El Borak

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40 linked Howard works

• A Power Among the Islandsstory
• Brotherly Advicestory
• Desert Rendezvousstory
• El Borak (1)story
• El Borak (2)story
• Intrigue in Kurdistanstory
• Khoda Khan's Talestory
• Lal Singh, Oriental Gentlemanstory
• North of Khyberstory
• Red Curls and Bobbed Hairstory
• Spears of the Eaststory
• The Coming of El Borakstory
• The Further Adventures of Lal Singhstory
• The Iron Terrorstory
• The Land of Mysterystory
• The Lion Gatestory
• The Shunned Castlestory
• The Song of Yar Ali Khanverse
• The Sonora Kid - Cowhandstory
• The Sonora Kid's Winning Handstory
• The Sword of Lal Singhverse
• The Tale of the Rajah's Ringstory
• The West Towerstory
• The White Jade Ringstory
• Under the Great Tigerstory
• Untitled (… that is, the artistry is but a symbol for the thought!)story
• Untitled (" I emptied my revolver … ")story
• Untitled ("Now bright, now red, the sabers sped among the . . .")verse
• Untitled (A blazing sun in a blazing sky, reflected from…)story
• Untitled (A Cossack and a Turk …)story
• Untitled (Blood of the Gods [synopsis])story
• Untitled (Gordon, the American whom the Arabs call El Borak, …)story
• Untitled (Madge Meraldson set her traveling-bag on the station …)story
• Untitled (Steve Allison settled himself down comfortably in …)story
• Untitled (The Hades Saloon and gambling hall, Buffalotown, …)story
• Untitled (The hot Arizona sun had not risen high enough to heat …)story
• Untitled (The way it came about that Steve Allison, Timoleon …)story
• Untitled (Thure Khan gazed out across the shifting vastness …)story
• Untitled (Two men were standing in the bazaar at Delhi.)story
• Untitled (When Yar Ali Khan crept into the camp of Zumal Khan, …)story

99 contents entries

1. Acknowledgments
2. Acknowledgments (The Early Adventures of El Borak) • essay by uncredited vii · essay
3. Introduction: "The Making of El Borak" by David Hardy
4. The Making of El Borak • essay by David A. Hardy (I) ix · essay
5. The Coming of El Borak
6. The Iron Terror • [El Borak] • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 3 · story
7. "The Iron Terror"
8. Untitled fragment ("Gordon, the American...") • [El Borak] • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 18 · story
9. Untitled "Gordon, the American"
10. The Coming of El Borak • [El Borak] • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 21 · story
11. "The Coming of El Borak"
12. Khoda Khan's Tale • [El Borak] • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 32 · story
13. "Khoda Khan’s Tale"
14. El Borak • [El Borak] • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 111 · story
15. "El Borak" (2, "Were you ever stranded …" )
16. Untitled fragment ("I emptied my revolver...") • [El Borak] • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 146 · story
17. Untitled "I emptied my revolver …"
18. The Land of Mystery • [El Borak] • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 148 · story
19. "The Land of Mystery"
20. The Shunned Castle • [El Borak] • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 168 · story
21. "The Shunned Castle"
22. The White Jade Ring • [The Sonora Kid] • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 175 · story
23. "The White Jade Ring"
24. A Power among the Islands • [El Borak] • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 179 · story
25. "A Power Among the Islands"
26. North of Khyber • [El Borak] • (1987) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 182 · story
27. "North of Khyber"
28. Intrigue in Kurdistan • [El Borak] • (1986) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 197 · story
29. "Intrigue in Kurdistan"
30. The Sword of Lal Singh • (2002) • poem by Robert E. Howard 215 · poem
31. Lal Singh, Oriental Gentleman
32. The Tale of the Rajah's Ring • [Lal Singh] • (1985) • short story by Robert E. Howard 216 · story
33. "The Sword of Lal Singh" (poem)
34. The Further Adventures of Lal Singh • [Lal Singh] • (1985) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 225 · story
35. "The Tale of the Rajah’s Ring"
36. Lal Singh, Oriental Gentleman • [Lal Singh] • (1985) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 228 · story
37. "The Further Adventures of Lal Singh"
38. The Song of Yar Ali Khan • (1977) • poem by Robert E. Howard 247 · poem
39. "Lal Singh, Oriental Gentleman"
40. The Lion Gate • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 248 · story
41. The Adventures of Yar Ali Khan
42. Untitled fragment ("When Yar Ali Khan crept...") • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 254 · story
43. "The Song of Yar Ali Khan" (poem)
44. Untitled fragment ("Two men were standing in the bazaar...") • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 255 · story
45. "The Lion Gate"
46. Untitled poem ("Now bright, now red, the sabers sped...") • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard 256 · poem
47. Untitled "When Yar Ali Khan crept"
48. The Sonora Kid—Cowhand • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 259 · story
49. Untitled "Two men were standing"
50. The Sonora Kid's Winning Hand • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 265 · story
51. Untitled "Now bright, now red" (poem)
52. Red Curls and Bobbed Hair • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 267 · story
53. Steve Allison: The Sonora Kid
54. Untitled fragment ("Madge Meraldson...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 278 · story
55. "The Sonora Kid—Cowhand"
56. Untitled fragment ("The Hades Saloon...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 279 · story
57. "The Sonora Kid’s Winning Hand"
58. Untitled fragment ("A blazing sun...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of "A Blazing Sun in a Blazing Sky") 281 · story
59. "Red Curls and Bobbed Hair"
60. Untitled fragment ("The way it came about...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of ..The Mountains of Thibet) 286 · story
61. Untitled "Madge Meraldson set her …"
62. Untitled fragment ("The hot Arizona sun...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 290 · story
63. Untitled "The Hades Saloon and gambling hall, …"
64. Untitled fragment ("Steve Allison...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 294 · story
65. Untitled "A blazing sun in a blazing sky …"
66. Brotherly Advice • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 299 · story
67. Untitled "The way it came about that Steve Allison …"
68. Desert Rendezvous • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 306 · story
69. Untitled "The hot Arizona sun had not risen …"
70. The West Tower • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 313 · story
71. Untitled "Steve Allison settled himself down …"
72. Under the Great Tiger • (1923) • short story by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith 333 · story
73. "Brotherly Advice"
74. Untitled fragment ("A Cossack and a Turk...") • (1976) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 334 · story
75. "Desert Rendezvous"
76. Spears of the East • (1976) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 335 · story
77. "The West Tower"
78. Untitled fragment ("...that is, the artistry...") • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 336 · story
79. Miscellanea
80. Untitled fragment ("Thure Khan gazed out across...") • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 338 · story
81. "Under the Great Tiger" by REH & Tevis Clyde Smith
82. Blood of the Gods (synopsis) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 339 · story
83. Untitled "A Cossack and a Turk"
84. Maps and Sketches • interior artwork by Robert E. Howard 342 · artwork
85. "Spears of the East"
86. Lists • essay by Robert E. Howard 346 · essay
87. Untitled "… that is, the artistry"
88. A Biographical Sketch of Robert E. Howard • (1935) • essay by Alvin Earl Perry 348 · essay
89. Untitled "Thure Khan gazed out"
90. Untitled Synopsis: "Blood of the Gods"
91. Maps, Sketches and Lists
92. Possibly for "Blood of the Gods" (map)
93. For an unidentified story (map)
94. Found on the back of typescript pages for "Three-Bladed Doom) (drawing)
95. "Thoughts of an Afghan on a Raid" (drawing)
96. "Where East and West shall meet" (drawing)
97. List of names found in El Borak stories (manuscript)
98. List of Middle Eastern Rulers (typescript)
99. "A Biographical Sketch of Robert E. Howard" by Alvin Earl Perry - Contains the following REH letter: Letter to Alvin Earl Perry, ca. early 1935, "The first character I ever created …"

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