Introduction
“The Ideal Girl” A 95-word essay by Howard written for the Tattler (Brownwood High School):
In the first place, she should be at least six feet tall and weigh about two hundred pounds, so she could take in washing or coal heaving at wharfs, while I took a vacation. As beauty is apt to make a woman vain, she should have a face that resembled a female crocodile with hippopotamus ancestors. As to hair, eyes and so on, I have no especial preference, but if she squinted with one eye and goggled with the other, it would be all right. Also, she should have a strong Swedish accent.
Published in:
- THE TATTLER Volume 5 Number 7, Brownwood High School, January 6, 1925
- THE NEW HOWARD READER #6, Marek, October 1999
- WEST IS WEST & OTHERS, Roehm & Runions, February 2006
- WEST IS WEST & OTHERS, Roehm’s Room Press, April 2007
- SENTIMENT: AN OLIO OF RARER WORKS, REH Foundation Press, December 2009
- SCHOOL DAYS IN THE POST OAKS, REH Foundation Press, May 2011
- ROBERT E. HOWARD’S COLLECTED WORKS, Jame-Books, February 2013
- FRÜHE KURZGESCHICHTEN, Thorsten ReiB Verlag, 2014 (German)
