The "New" Howard Reader #5

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32 linked Howard works

• A Song of the Naked Landsverse
• A Song of the Werewolf Folkverse
• Apparition of Josiah Wilbargerstory
• Black Countrystory
• Black Dawnverse
• Counterspellsverse
• Dreamsverse
• Fangs of Goldstory
• Halt! Who Goes There?story
• Heritage (2, "Saxon blood . . .")verse
• Intrigue in Kurdistanstory
• Madam Goose's Rhymesverse
• Nocturneverse
• People of the Serpentstory
• Redflamestory
• Rulesof Etiquetteverse
• The Dance with Deathverse
• The Doom Chant of Than-Kulverse
• The Fear-masterstory
• The Feudverse
• The Feud Busterstory
• The Gold and the Greyverse
• The Road to Romeverse
• The Strange Case of Josiah Wilbargerstory
• The Vicar of Wakefieldstory
• Tidesverse
• Universeverse
• Untitled ("Palm-trees are waving in the gulf-breeze")verse
• Untitled ("The times, the times . . .")verse
• What Is Love?verse
• When Death Drops Her Veilverse
• Wolfsdungstory

88 contents entries

1. "The Dance with Death" (poem)
2. The Dance with Death • (1992) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Adventurer's Mistress ("The fogs of night fling banners red...") 2007) 1 · poem
3. "Redflame" (incomplete)
4. Redflame • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 1 · story
5. Letter to WEIRD TALES, ca. March 1930, " ‘Thirsty Blades’ is fine."
6. Letter to "The Eyrie" in Weird Tales Magazine ("'Thirsty Blades' is fine. It moves...") • [Letters to Weird Tales] • (1930) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter (Weird Tales, April 1930)) 3 · essay
7. "When Death Drops Her Veil" (poem)
8. When Death Drops Her Veil • (1977) • poem by Robert E. Howard 4 · poem
9. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, 15 February 1936, "I’ve eventually found time …"
10. Letter to E. Hoffmann Price, February 15, 1936 ("Dear Ed, / I've eventually found time...") • (1945) • essay by Robert E. Howard 5 · essay
11. "Heritage" (2, poem)
12. Heritage ("Saxon blood in the veins of me...") • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 6 · poem
13. "Black Country"
14. Black Country • (1973) • short story by Robert E. Howard 6 · story
15. "Nocturne" (poem)
16. Nocturne • (1977) • poem by Robert E. Howard 8 · poem
17. "Intrigue in Kurdistan" (incomplete)
18. Intrigue in Kurdistan • [El Borak] • (1986) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 8 · story
19. Letter to August Derleth, ca. November 1933, "I enjoyed reading your …"
20. Letter to August Derleth, ca. November 1933 ("Dear August: / I enjoyed reading your...") • [Letters to August Derleth] • (1972) • essay by Robert E. Howard 12 · essay
21. "The Doom Chant of Than-Kul" (poem)
22. The Doom Chant of Than-Kul • (1983) • poem by Robert E. Howard 12 · poem
23. "Counterspells" (poem)
24. Counterspells • (1990) • poem by Robert E. Howard 12 · poem
25. Letter to Kirk Mashburn, ca. March 1932, "I am writing to express …"
26. Letter to Kirk Mashburn, no date ("Dear Mr. Mashburn: / I am writing to express my appreciation...") • (1965) • essay by Robert E. Howard 12 · essay
27. "A Song of the Werewolf Folk" (poem)
28. A Song of the Werewolf Folk • (1987) • poem by Robert E. Howard 13 · poem
29. "Halt! Who Goes There?"
30. Halt! Who Goes There? • (1924) • short story by Robert E. Howard 13 · story
31. "Dreams" (poem)
32. Dreams • (1977) • poem by Robert E. Howard 14 · poem
33. "People of the Serpent"
34. The People of the Serpent • [Steve Harrison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of Fangs of Gold) 14 · novelette
35. Handwritten letter to Robert W. Gordon, 2 January 1926, "Upon seeing a request of yours …"
36. Letter to Robert W. Gordon, January 2, 1926 ("My dear Mr. Gordon; / Upon seeing a request of yours in a late copy...") • [Letters to Robert W. Gordon] • essay by Robert E. Howard 21 · essay
37. "Wolfsdung" (incomplete)
38. Wolfsdung • (1988) • short story by Robert E. Howard 21 · story
39. "Universe" (poem)
40. Universe • (1989) • poem by Robert E. Howard 22 · poem
41. Letter to R.H. Barlow , 5 July 1934, "Here, at last, is the ms …"
42. Letter to R. H. Barlow, July 5, 1934 ("Dear Mr. Barlow: / Here, at last, is the ms. I promised...") • [Letters to R. H. Barlow] • essay by Robert E. Howard 22 · essay
43. "The Feud" (poem)
44. The Feud • (1978) • poem by Robert E. Howard 22 · poem
45. Letter to Novalyne Price, 4 July 1935, "I take my typewriter in hand …"
46. Letter to Novalyne Price, July 4, 1935 ("Dear Novalyne, / I take my typewriter in hand to write you...") • [Letters to Novalyne Price] • (1986) • essay by Robert E. Howard 22 · essay
47. "The Strange Case of Josiah Wilbarger"
48. The Strange Case of Josiah Wilbarger • (1967) • essay by Robert E. Howard 22 · essay
49. "Madam Goose's Rhymes" (poem)
50. Madame Goose's Rhymes • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Madam Goose's Rhymes) 23 · poem
51. Letter to Robert W. Gordon, 4 February 1925, "I am sending you a few songs."
52. Letter to Robert W. Gordon, February 4, 1925 ("Dear Sir: / I am sending you a few songs...") • [Letters to Robert W. Gordon] • essay by Robert E. Howard 24 · essay
53. "The Fear-Master" (incomplete)
54. The Fear-Master • (1984) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 24 · story
55. "What is Love?" (poem - incomplete)
56. What Is Love? • poem by Robert E. Howard 26 · poem
57. Letter to Carl Jacobi , ca. Summer 1934, "Thank you for the kind comments …"
58. Letter to Carl Jacobi, ca. Summer 1934 ("Dear Mr. Jacobi: / Thank you for the kind comments you made...") • (1970) • essay by Robert E. Howard 26 · essay
59. "The Vicar of Wakefield"
60. The Vicar of Wakefield • essay by Robert E. Howard 27 · essay
61. "Rules of Etiquette" (poem)
62. Rules of Etiquette • (1924) • poem by Robert E. Howard 28 · poem
63. Letter to THE RING, ca. early 1926, "Here is my opinion …"
64. Letter to "The Ring" Magazine ("Here is my opinion on the greatest heavyweights...") • (1926) • essay by Robert E. Howard 28 · essay
65. "Tides" (poem)
66. Tides • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard 28 · poem
67. Untitled ("The times, the times stride on apace and fast") (poem)
68. Untitled poem ("The times, the times stride on apace and fast...") • poem by Robert E. Howard 28 · poem
69. Handwritten letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, 7 September 1924, "You ought to be here."
70. Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, September 7, 1924 ("Salaam, Clyde, / You ought to be here. / Palm-trees are waving...") • [Letters to Tevis Clyde Smith] • essay by Robert E. Howard 29 · essay
71. Untitled ("Palm-trees are waving in the gulf-breeze") (poem)
72. Untitled poem ("Palm-trees are waving in the gulf-breeze...") • poem by Robert E. Howard 29 · poem
73. "The Feud Buster" (magazine version)
74. Mexican Soldiers, the Pride of the Nation • interior artwork by Robert E. Howard 29 · artwork
75. Verses in Ebony (poetry - original "dummy" prototype - in facsimile) . Poems include: "Black Dawn" "The Road to Rome" "The Gold and the Grey" "A Song of the Naked Lands"
76. Spig Acting Smart • interior artwork by Robert E. Howard 29 · artwork
77. Letters of Comment by Our Readers
78. The Feud Buster • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1935) • short story by Robert E. Howard 29 · story
79. Afterword by Joe Marek
80. Verses in Ebony (1974) (facsimile) • [Robert E. Howard - Poetry Collections] • (1974) • collection by Robert E. Howard (variant of Verses in Ebony) 33
81. Letters of Comment (The "New" Howard Reader #5) • essay by uncredited 33 · essay
82. Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #5) • essay by Paul Herman 33 · essay
83. Black Dawn • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 35 · poem
84. The Road to Rome • (1972) • poem by Robert E. Howard 36 · poem
85. The Gold and the Grey • (1974) • poem by Robert E. Howard 37 · poem
86. A Song of the Naked Lands • (1973) • poem by Robert E. Howard 39 · poem
87. Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #5) • essay by Patrice Louinet 40 · essay
88. Afterword (The "New" Howard Reader #1) • (1998) • essay by Joe Marek 40 · essay

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