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Restless Waters

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Introduction

Glenn Lord supplied the title Restless Waters for an untitled typescript. He later noted a circa-February 1929 letter from Howard to Tevis Clyde Smith in which Howard mentions a story titled The Fear at the Window, and suggested that this may have been Howard’s title for the same story. No submission history is known from the legacy record.

This exact text tells a maritime tale of betrayal, guilt and supernatural retribution.

Characters in this exact text

BettyBetty — woman connected with the Restless Waters backstoryOn Page8 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Restless Waters, pp. 78–81Captain StarkeyCaptain Starkey — captain of The Vulture in Restless WatersOn Page11 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Restless Waters, pp. 78–81Dick HansenDick Hansen — figure in the Restless Waters backstoryMentioned9 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Restless Waters, pp. 78–81Ezra HarperEzra Harper — host of the Silver Slipper in Restless WatersOn Page5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Restless Waters, pp. 78–81John GowerJohn Gower — sea captain in the Faring Town tales Out of the Deep and Restless WatersOn Page9 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Restless Waters, pp. 78–81Jonas HopkinsJonas Hopkins — Salem lawyer in Restless WatersOn Page9 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Restless Waters, pp. 78–81Joseph HarmerJoseph Harmer — figure in the Restless Waters backstoryMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Restless Waters, pp. 78–81Tom SilerTom Siler — dead first mate whose fate haunts Restless WatersOn Page12 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Restless Waters, pp. 78–81

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard (Del Rey, 2008)Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard, supplied Del Rey 2008 PDF, pp. 78–81; Notes on the Original Howard Texts, pp. 340–351.