"So Far the Poet" and Other Writings

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

Language

English

5 linked Howard works

• Diogenes of Todaystory
• Eighttoes Makes a Playstory
• Red Blades of Black Cathaystory
• The Devil's Woodchopperstory
• Under the Great Tigerstory

148 contents entries

1. "Tevis Clyde Smith, Jr." by Rusty Burke (Introduction)
2. REH Content
3. "Under the Great Tiger" (with Tevis Clyde Smith )
4. "Diogenes of Today" (with Tevis Clyde Smith )
5. "Red Blades of Black Cathay" (with Tevis Clyde Smith )
6. "Eighttoes Makes a Play" (with Tevis Clyde Smith )
7. "The Devil's Woodchopper" (completed by Tevis Clyde Smith )
8. Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith , circa March 1931 "Fear Finn: I don't have to tell you . . ."
9. Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, circa March 1931 "Well, Fear Finn: Heigho for sunny San Antonio."
10. Tevis Clyde Smith Content
11. The Golden Years: 1923 - 1932
12. Author's Preface: "How the Stories Came to Be"
13. "Lure of the North"
14. "Censors!"
15. "The Last Up"
16. "Editorial "
17. "Mystery of the King's Snuff Box"
18. Letter to Robert E. Howard: August 2, 1923
19. "Hoots Mon or A Hot Night in London"
20. "Christmas Wreathes"
21. "The Adventure of the Blond Snuff Dipper"
22. "Twenty Years of Sticking Plaster"
23. "This Oriental Bunk"
24. "De Soto"
25. "The Slumpback of Nota Dam"
26. "Why Wash Your Neck?"
27. "Jean's Christmas"
28. "The Powers of Deduction"
29. "My Newspaper Life"
30. "The Half-Wit of Notre Blame"
31. "Cards of Fate"
32. Comment on Tevis Clyde Smith
33. "Noted Remarks of Un-noted Authors"
34. "Little Journeys to Homes of the Bunk"
35. "Hell"
36. Letter to Robert E. Howard: Circa Fall 1925
37. "Autumn Leaves"
38. "Memphis"
39. A Note on Bob Howard
40. "Gods in Arcady"
41. Letter to Robert E. Howard: Circa Summer 1928
42. "Hello!"
43. "Flashback"
44. "Heigho Among the Redmen"
45. Comments in The Junto
46. "Rough Love Pays"
47. "The Phantom Athlete"
48. "Hindu Evil"
49. "The Man Who Wanted to Forget Himself"
50. "Anne Gordon's Earful"
51. "Fashions in Duels"
52. "Brooding Nature of Pioneers"
53. Exchange of Letters: Circa March 1931
54. "Mysinger's Black Gold"
55. "Horns to Remind Us"
56. Letter to Robert E. Howard: March 23, 1932
57. Introduction: Tevis Clyce Smith, Jr. • essay by Rusty Burke vii · introduction
58. "Bob With Cap", circa 1930 • interior artwork by Tevis Clyde Smith 2 · artwork
59. Author's Preface: How the Stories Came to Be • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 3 · introduction
60. The Lure of the North • (1923) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 5 · poem
61. Censors! • (1923) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 5 · essay
62. The Last Up • (1923) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 6 · story
63. Under the Great Tiger • (1923) • short story by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith 8 · story
64. Letter Excerpt: To Tevis Clyde Smith, June 22, 1923 • essay by Robert E. Howard 9 · essay
65. Editorial (The All-Around Magazine #5) • (1923) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 9 · editorial
66. Mystery of the King's Snuff Box • (1923) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 10 · story
67. Letter Excerpt: To Tevis Clyde Smith, July 30, 1923 • essay by Robert E. Howard 10 · essay
68. Letter to Robert E. Howard, August 2, 1923 • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 11 · essay
69. Hoots Mon or A Hot Night in London • (1923) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 14 · story
70. Christmas Wreathes • (1923) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 16 · poem
71. The Adventures of the Blond Snuff Dipper • (1924) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 17 · story
72. Twenty Years of Sticking Plaster • (1924) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 20 · story
73. This Oriental Bunk • (1924) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 24 · story
74. De Soto • (1924) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 25 · story
75. The Slumberjack of Nota Dam or Victor Hugo's Nightmare • (1924) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 27 · story
76. Why Wash Your Neck or One Hundred and Fifty Years Later • (1924) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 29 · story
77. Jean's Christmas • (1924) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 33 · story
78. The Powers of Deduction • (1924) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 35 · story
79. My Newspaper Life • (1924) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 36 · story
80. The Half-Wit of Notre Blame • (1924) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 38 · story
81. Cards of Fate • (1925) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 39 · story
82. Diogenes of Today • (1971) • short story by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith 43 · story
83. Excerpt: Post Oaks and Sand Roughs • (1990) • essay by Robert E. Howard 52 · essay
84. Comment on Tevis Clyde Smith • (1925) • essay by uncredited 53 · essay
85. Noted Remarks of Un-Noted Authors • (1925) • short fiction by uncredited 53 · story
86. Little Journeys to Homes of the Bunk • (1925) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 54 · story
87. Hell • (1925) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 56 · story
88. Letter to Robert E. Howard, circa Fall 1925 ("Noticed the new 'Tattler' the other day...") • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 57 · essay
89. Autumn Leaves • (1926) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 58 · poem
90. Memphis • (1927) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 59 · poem
91. A Note on Bob Howard, "The Junto", date unknown • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 60 · essay
92. Letter Excerpt: To Tevis Clyde Smith, circa March 1928 • essay by Robert E. Howard 60 · essay
93. Gods in Arcady, "The Junto", date unknown • short fiction by Tevis Clyde Smith 61 · story
94. Letter to Robert E. Howard, circa Summer 1928 ("Life is beautiful as hell...") • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 63 · essay
95. Hello! • (1929) • interior artwork by Tevis Clyde Smith 66 · artwork
96. Hello! • (1929) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 66 · essay
97. Flashback • (1929) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 67 · story
98. Heigho Among the Redmen • (1930) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 69 · story
99. Comments in "The Junto" • (1928) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 74 · essay
100. Red Blades of Black Cathay • non-genre • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith 77 · novelette
101. Excerpt: To Smith, circa July 1930 ("I quote from a letter to Farnsworth Wright...") • essay by Robert E. Howard 108 · essay
102. Excerpt: To Smith, circa November 1930 • essay by Robert E. Howard 108 · essay
103. Eighttoes Makes a Play • (1971) • short story by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith 109 · story
104. Alternative Ending • short fiction by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith 123 · story
105. Excerpt: To Smith, circa July 1930 • essay by Robert E. Howard 127 · essay
106. Rough Love Pays • (1976) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 128 · story
107. The Phantom Athlete • (1975) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 134 · story
108. Hindu Evil • (1976) • short story by Tevis Clyde Smith 139 · story
109. The Man Who Wanted to Forget Himself • (1930) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 159 · essay
110. Anne Gordon's Earful • (1930) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 164 · essay
111. Fashions in Duels • (1930) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 169 · essay
112. Brooding Nature of Pioneers • (1931) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 177 · essay
113. Excerpt: To Smith, ca. December 1930 • essay by Robert E. Howard 180 · essay
114. Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, circa March 1931 ("Fear Finn: / I don't have to tell you how sorry I am about the Vinsons...") • essay by Robert E. Howard 181 · essay
115. Letter to Robert E. Howard, circa March 1931 ("Fear Dunn: / Well, I have seen 'Cimarron...") • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 183 · essay
116. Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, circa March 1931 ("Well, Fear Finn: / Heigho for sunny San Antonio...") • essay by Robert E. Howard 187 · essay
117. Mysinger's Black Gold • (1931) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 190 · essay
118. Horns to Remind Us • (1931) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 193 · essay
119. Letter to Robert E. Howard, March 23, 1932 • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 195 · essay
120. Excerpt: To Tevis Clyde Smith, circa April 1932 • essay by Robert E. Howard 196 · essay
121. "Bob with Hat" circa 1930 • interior artwork by Tevis Clyde Smith 198 · artwork
122. Incidents • (1962) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 199 · poem
123. Pristine • (1962) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 200 · poem
124. The Closed Door • (1966) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 201 · poem
125. Night Sky • (1964) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 202 · poem
126. Denouement • (1965) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 203 · poem
127. Ballade of Some Howard Heroes • (1976) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 204 · poem
128. Questions • (1976) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 205 · poem
129. Background to "Questions" • (1976) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 207 · essay
130. John Bourbon • (1977) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 208 · poem
131. Wulfdene • (1977) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 209 · poem
132. Trouble with Tezcatlipoca • (1977) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 210 · poem
133. On an Ancient Shore • (1977) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 211 · poem
134. What Robert Howard Said One Wednesday Night • (1978) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 212 · poem
135. Paganini • (1978) • poem by Tevis Clyde Smith 213 · poem
136. Adventurer in Pulp • (1956) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 217 · essay
137. A Friend of Long Ago • (1980) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 220 · essay
138. Report on a Writing Man • (1963) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 221 · essay
139. Conversation on the Bridge: A Play in One Act • (1966) • short fiction by Tevis Clyde Smith 228 · story
140. Foreword to "The Shadow of the Hun" • (1975) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith (variant of Foreword (Shadow of the Hun)) 231 · introduction
141. Foreword to "The Grim Land and Others" • (1976) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 233 · introduction
142. The Devil's Woodchopper • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard and Tevis Clyde Smith 235 · story
143. New Book Released About Robert E. Howard • (1978) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 247 · essay
144. Excerps from "Texas giant heads for the silver screen" • (1981) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 249 · essay
145. In Regard to This Book and This Author • (1991) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith (variant of In Regard to This Book and the Author 1986) 250 · essay
146. "Picture of Bob Taken in 1930" • interior artwork by Tevis Clyde Smith 252 · artwork
147. "So Far the Poet..." • (1991) • essay by Tevis Clyde Smith 253 · essay
148. Bob and Patch • (1956) • interior artwork by Tevis Clyde Smith 266 · artwork

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Rusty Burke

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