The "New" Howard Reader #5

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English

32 linked Howard works

• A Song of the Naked Lands verse Poetry Publications
• A Song of the Werewolf Folk verse Poetry Publications
• Apparition of Josiah Wilbarger story Howard writing Publications
• Black Country story Howard writing Publications
• Black Dawn verse Publications
• Counterspells verse Poetry Publications
• Dreams verse Poetry Publications
• Fangs of Gold story Howard writing Publications
• Halt! Who Goes There? story Howard writing Publications
• Heritage (2, "Saxon blood . . .") verse Poetry Publications
• Intrigue in Kurdistan story Howard writing Publications
• Madam Goose's Rhymes verse Poetry Publications
• Nocturne verse Poetry Publications
• People of the Serpent story Howard writing Publications
• Redflame story Howard writing Publications
• Rulesof Etiquette verse Poetry Publications
• The Dance with Death verse Poetry Publications
• The Doom Chant of Than-Kul verse Poetry Publications
• The Fear-master story Howard writing Publications
• The Feud verse Poetry Publications
• The Feud Buster story Howard writing Publications
• The Gold and the Grey verse Poetry Publications
• The Road to Rome verse Poetry Publications
• The Strange Case of Josiah Wilbarger story Howard writing Publications
• The Vicar of Wakefield story Howard writing Publications
• Tides verse Poetry Publications
• Universe verse Poetry Publications
• Untitled ("Palm-trees are waving in the gulf-breeze") verse Poetry Publications
• Untitled ("The times, the times . . .") verse Poetry Publications
• What Is Love? verse Poetry Publications
• When Death Drops Her Veil verse Poetry Publications
• Wolfsdung story Howard writing Publications

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

Contributors

James B. Zimmerman

Cover artist

Rusty Burke

Editor

Joe Marek

Compiler, Afterword author

Glenn Lord

Assistant editor

Steve Trout

Assistant editor

Patrice Louinet

Assistant editor, Essayist

Ed Waterman

Assistant editor

Robert E. Howard

Essayist

Paul Herman

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