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Worms of the Earth

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Contains

Publication date: July 1975

Introduction

'Worms of the Earth' is a short story by American fantasy fiction writer Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the magazine Weird Tales in November 1932, then again in this collection of Howard's short stories. The story features one of Howard's recurring protagonists, Bran Mak Morn, a legendary king of the Picts.

Also contains the Dark Man with Turlogh O'Brien and several other Bran Mak Morn stories.

Notes

Photo-offset from the Donald M. Grant edition including the David Ireland black & white illustrations.
Three poems are included as untitled verse in "Men of the Shadows":
"Chant of the White Beard"
"Rune"
"Song of the Pict"

Stated "First Printing: July, 1975"
Interior artist credit per title page and rear cover.
Cover artist credit per rear cover
The fragment on p149 is titled "Fragment" on the title page & table of contents.

2nd printing - August 1975
3rd printing - April 1976
4th printing - January 1977
Canadian Edition - 1975

Edition and production details

Language: English

Edition: 1st
Edition format: Paperback
Publication date: July 1975
Pages: 188
Publisher / imprint: Zebra
Cover art: Jeff Jones
Illustrations: David Ireland

8 linked Howard works

ASong of the Race verse Poetry Publications
Kings of the Night story Howard writing Publications
Men of the Shadows story Howard writing Publications
The Dark Man story Howard writing Publications
The Drums of Pictdom verse Publications
The Lost Race story Howard writing Publications
Untitled (A gray sky arched …) story Howard writing Publications
Worms of the Earth story Howard writing Publications

18 contents entries

Foreword by REH, discussing Picts Excerpt from a letter to HPL, ca. early January 1932 ("Yes I enjoyed the postcards …") The excerpt begins with "There is one hobby of mine …"
Worms of the Earth • (1974) • interior artwork by David Ireland artwork
"The Drums of Pictdom" (poem) (Appears in the Author's Foreward)
Foreword (Worms of the Earth) • (1932) • essay by Robert E. Howard 11 · introduction
"The Lost Race"
The Lost Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1927) • short story by Robert E. Howard 17 · story
"Men of the Shadows"
Men of the Shadows • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 33 · novelette
"Kings of the Night"
Kings of the Night • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 61 · novelette
"A Song of the Race" (poem)
A Song of the Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard 105 · poem
"Worms of the Earth"
Worms of the Earth • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 107 · novelette
Untitled ("A gray sky arched ...")
Untitled fragment ("A grey sky arched over...") • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard 149 · story
"The Dark Man" (Published with the last two sentences missing.)
The Dark Man • [Turlogh O'Brien] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 155 · novelette

Contributors

REH: Foreword author
Jeff Jones: Cover artist
David Irel: Illustrator
Robert E. Howard: Foreword author

Additional related terms

Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.

Bran Mak Morn David Ireland Donald M. Grant Turlogh O'Brien

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Bibliographic source layer

Title: Worms of the Earth
Publisher: Zebra
Date: July 1975 July 1975 (Canada) August 1975 ( 2nd printing ) April 1976 ( 3rd printing )
Source file: wormsz.htm

REH World editorial layer

Title: Worms of the Earth
Publisher: Zebra
Date: July 1975