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Catalogue facts
Published dateJune 1934
WrittenMarch 1932
Characters in this exact text
MektubAhmed Mektub — dealer from whom the ring was obtainedOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Haunter of the Ring, pp. 277–285Bill BainBill Bain — elderly family friend called Uncle BillOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Haunter of the Ring, pp. 277–285Doctor DonnellyDoctor Donnelly — physician and family friend in The Haunter of the RingOn Page8 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Haunter of the Ring, pp. 277–285Lady ElizabethElizabeth Douglas — murdered wife of Sir Richard Gordon, referred to as Lady ElizabethMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Haunter of the Ring, pp. 277–285Evelyn GordonEvelyn Gordon — James Gordon’s wife in The Haunter of the RingOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Haunter of the Ring, pp. 277–285James GordonJames Gordon — modern husband of Evelyn Gordon; unrelated to the Bear Creek Jim GordonOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Haunter of the Ring, pp. 277–285O’DonnelJohn O’Donnel — first-person narrator of The Children of the NightOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Haunter of the Ring, pp. 277–285Joseph RoelockeJoseph Roelocke — occultist enemy of Kirowan, revealed as Yosef VrolokOn Page5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Haunter of the Ring, pp. 277–285KirowanKirowan — first-person narrator; source gives surname onlyOn Page46 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Haunter of the Ring, pp. 277–285Sir Richard GordonSir Richard Gordon — James Gordon’s great-grandfather/past-life figureMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Haunter of the Ring, pp. 277–285Thoth-amonThoth-amon — Stygian sorcerer of the Ring, enslaved by AscalanteMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Haunter of the Ring, pp. 277–285
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. 277–285; Notes on the Original Howard Texts, pp. 340–351.