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Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith

From
Robert E. Howard
To
Tevis Clyde Smith
Date
ca. March 1929

Extract

Black Dawn .1. Shadows A black moon nailed against a sullen dawn Shakes down dark petals of a sombre rose; The long lank shadows, sons of solitude, Slink to the hills that silent, crouch and brood. Across the East a grisly radiance grows, And in the West the last grim star is gone.

Date evidence

Editorial Headingca. March 1929Editorial

Textual states & sources

A printed transcription, draft, sent letter and physical TSS page are distinct kinds of evidence.

Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard, second edition · Volume 1 · 103Sent Or Surviving State · Edited TranscriptionTSS 82511, 82651, 82512-82528

Works within or attached to this letter

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Embedded WorkBastards All!Draft 1Embedded WorkUntitled story (Hatrack!)Draft 1

People, animals & other indexed entities

Eugene O’NeillMentionedLily DamitaMentionedDolores del RíoMentionedLupe VélezMentionedGeorge Sylvester ViereckMentionedThornton WilderMentionedJohn L. SullivanMentionedOscar WildeMentioned

Published in

The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume One: 1923-1929 ultimateREH Foundation PressJune 2021 (Hardcover) January 2022 (Trade paperback)↗