Western Tales

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55 linked Howard works

• A Faithful Servantstory
• Ace Highverse
• Apparition of Josiah Wilbargerstory
• Boot Hill Payoffstory
• Brotherly Advicestory
• Cowboyverse
• Desert Rendezvousstory
• Dragstory
• Drums of the Sunsetstory
• Golden Hope" Christmasstory
• Gunman's Debtstory
• John Ringoldverse
• Knife, Bullet and Noosestory
• Law-Shooters of Cowtownstory
• Old Garfield's Heartstory
• Over the Old Rio Grandeyverse
• Red Curls and Bobbed Hairstory
• Secret of Lost Valleystory
• Six-Gun Interviewstory
• The Ballad of Buckshot Robertsverse
• The Dead Rememberstory
• The Devil's Jokerstory
• The Devil's Jokerstory
• The Extermination of Yellow Donorystory
• The Feudverse
• The Ghost of Camp Coloradostory
• The Horror from the Moundstory
• The Judgement of the Desertstory
• The Killer's Debtstory
• The Last Ridestory
• The Man on the Groundstory
• The Sand-Hills' Crestverse
• The Sonora Kid - Cowhandstory
• The Sonora Kid's Winning Handstory
• The Strange Case of Josiah Wilbargerstory
• The Thunder-Riderstory
• The Valley of the Lost (2)story
• The Vultures of Wahpetonstory
• The Vultures of Whapetonstory
• The West Towerstory
• Untitled ("Old Faro Bill was a man of might")verse
• Untitled (A blazing sun in a blazing sky, reflected from…)story
• Untitled (Gunman's Debt [synopsis 1])story
• Untitled (Gunman's Debt [synopsis 2]) (story
• Untitled (Gunman's Debt [synopsis 3])story
• Untitled (I met him first in the Paradise saloon …)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 Vultures of Wahpeton [synopsis])story
• Untitled (The way it came about that Steve Allison, Timoleon …)story
• Vultures' Sanctuarystory
• Wild Waterstory
• Wild Water Timingstory

107 contents entries

1. "Robert E. Howard: Western Pulp Pioneer" by James Reasoner ( Introduction)
2. Western Tales
3. "Drums of the Sunset"
4. "John Ringold" (poem)
5. "The Extermination of Yellow Donory"
6. "Old Faro Bill" (poem)
7. "The Judgment of the Desert"
8. "The Sand-Hill’s Crest" (poem)
9. "Gunman’s Debt"
10. "The Devil’s Joker"
11. "The Feud" (poem)
12. "Knife, Bullet and Noose"
13. "Law-Shooters of Cowtown"
14. "Over the Old Rio Grandey" (poem)
15. "Wild Water"
16. "Cowboy" (poem)
17. "The Last Ride" (with Robert Enders Allen)
18. "The Vultures of Wahpeton"
19. "Vultures’ Sanctuary"
20. "Ace High" (poem)
21. "The Ballad of Buckshot Roberts" (poem)
22. The Weird West
23. "The Horror from the Mound"
24. "The Valley of the Lost"
25. "The Man on the Ground"
26. "Old Garfield’s Heart"
27. "The Thunder-Rider"
28. "The Dead Remember"
29. Essays
30. "The Strange Case of Josiah Wilbarger"
31. "The Ghost of Camp Colorado"
32. Miscellanea
33. "Six-Gun Interview" (Unfinished)
34. Untitled, "I met him first in the Paradise Saloon . . ."
35. "The Killer’s Debt" (Fragment)
36. Three Synopses ("Gunman’s Debt") untitled synopsis (First line: The story opens with John Kirby . . .; Last line: The message had reached Kirby . . .) untitled synopsis ( First line: The story opens with John Kirby . . . ; Last line: A savage three cornered fight . . .) untitled synopsis (In the Silver Boot saloon and dance hall . . .)
37. "Wild Water Timing "
38. "The Devil’s Joker" (Alternate Version)
39. Untitled Synopsis ("The Vultures of Wahpeton")
40. Juvenilia
41. "A Faithful Servant"
42. "‘Golden Hope’ Christmas"
43. "The Sonora Kid—Cowhand"
44. "The Sonora Kid’s Winning Hand"
45. "Red Curls and Bobbed Hair"
46. Untitled, "Madge Meraldson . . ."
47. Untitled, "The Hades Saloon . . ."
48. Untitled, "A blazing sun . . ."
49. Untitled, "The way it came about . . ."
50. Untitled, "The hot Arizona sun . . ."
51. Untitled, "Steve Allison settled . . ."
52. "Brotherly Advice"
53. "Desert Rendezvous"
54. "The West Tower"
55. "Drag" (aka Untitled, "It was a strange experience . . .")
56. Notes on the text
57. Robert E. Howard: Western Pulp Pioneer • essay by James Reasoner v · essay
58. Drums of the Sunset • non-genre • (1928) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 3 · novelette
59. John Ringold • (1964) • poem by Robert E. Howard 36 · poem
60. The Extermination of Yellow Donory • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 37 · story
61. Old Faro Bill • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled poem ("Old Faro Bill was a man of might...")) 48 · poem
62. The Judgment of the Desert • non-genre • (1973) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of Showdown at Hell's Canyon) 49 · novelette
63. The Sand-Hill's Crest • (1986) • poem by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Sand-Hills' Crest) 79 · poem
64. Gunman's Debt • (1974) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 81 · novelette
65. The Devil's Joker • [The Sonora Kid] • (1975) • short story by Robert E. Howard 103 · story
66. The Feud • (1978) • poem by Robert E. Howard 112 · poem
67. Knife, Bullet and Noose • [The Sonora Kid] • (1965) • short story by Robert E. Howard 113 · story
68. Law-Shooters of Cowtown • [Grizzly Elkins] • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard 125 · story
69. Over the Old Rio Grandey • (2002) • poem by Robert E. Howard 134 · poem
70. Wild Water • non-genre • (1975) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 135 · novelette
71. Cowboy • (2007) • poem by Robert E. Howard 156 · poem
72. The Last Ride • (1935) • novella by Robert E. Howard and Chandler Whipple [as by Robert Enders Allen and Robert E. Howard] 157 · novelette
73. The Vultures of Wahpeton • non-genre • (1936) • novella by Robert E. Howard 227 · novelette
74. Vultures' Sanctuary • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 309 · story
75. Ace High • (2002) • poem by Robert E. Howard 328 · poem
76. The Ballad of Buckshot Roberts • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 329 · poem
77. The Horror from the Mound • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard 333 · story
78. The Valley of the Lost • (1975) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 351 · novelette
79. The Man on the Ground • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 373 · story
80. Old Garfield's Heart • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 379 · story
81. The Thunder-Rider • (1972) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 389 · novelette
82. The Dead Remember • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 415 · story
83. The Strange Case of Josiah Wilbarger • (1967) • essay by Robert E. Howard 425 · essay
84. The Ghost of Camp Colorado • (1931) • essay by Robert E. Howard 429 · essay
85. Six-Gun Interview (unfinished) • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (2009) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment (Six-Gun Interview)) 435 · story
86. Untitled ("I met him first in the Paradise Saloon...") • (2007) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("I met him first in the Paradise saloon...")) 446 · story
87. The Killer's Debt (fragment) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 447 · story
88. Three Synoposes (Gunman's Debt) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 450 · story
89. Wild Water Timing • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 454 · story
90. The Devil's Joker (alternative version) • short story by Robert E. Howard 455 · story
91. Untitled Synopsis (The Vultures of Wahpeton) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 471 · story
92. A Faithful Servant • (2007) • short story by Robert E. Howard 479 · story
93. "Golden Hope" Christmas • non-genre • (1922) • short story by Robert E. Howard 482 · story
94. The Sonora Kid—Cowhand • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 487 · story
95. The Sonora Kid's Winning Hand • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 492 · story
96. Red Curls and Bobbed Hair • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 494 · story
97. Untitled ("Madge Meraldson...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("Madge Meraldson...")) 503 · story
98. Untitled ("The Hades Saloon... ") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("The Hades Saloon...")) 504 · story
99. Untitled ("A blazing sun...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("A blazing sun...") - variant of "A Blazing Sun in a Blazing Sky") 505 · story
100. Untitled ("The way it came about... ") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of ..The Mountains of Thibet) 509 · story
101. Untitled ("The hot Arizona sun...") • [The Sonora Kid] • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("The hot Arizona sun...") 1988) 512 · story
102. Untitled ("Steve Allison settled...") • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Untitled fragment ("Steve Allison...")) 515 · story
103. Brotherly Advice (unfinished) • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Brotherly Advice) 519 · story
104. Desert Rendezvous (unfinished) • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of Desert Rendezvous) 525 · story
105. The West Tower (unfinished) • [The Sonora Kid] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard (variant of The West Tower) 531 · story
106. "Drag" (unfinished) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 546 · story
107. Notes on the Text (Western Tales) • essay by uncredited 547 · essay

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