REH’s Writings

113 Letters

Lettercirca July 1932

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceI return yours, and Howard’s contribution, and will let you know, later, what happens to the project.1 textual state9 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →Lettercirca August 1932

To E. Hoffmann Price

From Robert E. HowardA previously unknown two-page Howard letter to E. Hoffmann Price, discovered by Will Oliver in the Forrest J. Ackerman Papers at Syracuse University and dated to approximately August 1932 from…1 textual state0 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →LetterAugust 3, 1932

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceShould I be able to follow my plan for a winter in California, I intend to march through Houston, to greet Mashburn; to Cross Plains, to see Howard; thence West,…1 textual state6 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →Lettercirca August 26, 1932

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceBut that battle would be worthy of Howard, despite your having the results reversed.1 textual state10 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked October 10, 1932

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftS.T. will be missed by those who seemed to have a chance of making it regularly—Smith, Whitehead, Howard, &c.1 textual state3 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →LetterNovember 26, 1932

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftHoward could do the same with his Texas background if he would give time & energy to a pruning of romantic & conventional tendencies.1 textual state5 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →LetterNovember 30, 1932

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceSaving your own presence, Howard in his more inspired writings, Clark Ashton Smith in his lighter and more delicate expressions, HSW led the field--- I’d like to see this anthology…1 textual state22 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →LetterDecember 7, 1932

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftWho would claim, for example, that Two-Gun Bob of Texas needs to understand the psychology of elderly New England school-teachers1 textual state10 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked March 2, 1933

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. Lovecrafteven if the subject-matter was more or less tinctured with wholesale slaughter of the Cross Plains variety.1 textual state8 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked March 10, 1933

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceBut after all, Howard and I are the only truly gory contributors, and he is gorier than I, so maybe I occupy a median position which I should retain.1 textual state11 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked March 19, 1933

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann Pricea story that does not open with the exotic, rhythmic richness of the Infidel’s Daughter, or with the pagan fragrance of phrases that Howard is moved to borrow as chapter…1 textual state6 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →Lettercirca June 1933

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceExtempore, that’s not a bad little invocation. You may emulate Howard, and quote it!1 textual state10 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked June 9, 1933

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftI note that Two-Gun Bob has chosen a story motto from your immortal works1 textual state1 indexed entity1 publicationExplore Letter →LetterJuly 19, 1933

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftI’ve just had a tremendously interesting letter of 19 closely typed pages from our friend Two-Gun Bob of Cross Plains1 textual state4 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →Lettermid-August 1933

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftGlad Two-Gun Bob liked my ghost-written attempt—I’ll lend you the magazine some time if you’d care to see it.1 textual state6 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked August 8, 1933

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceHoward vastly admired your revision which appeared with Dreams in the Witch House. Alas, I did not read it, but will some time.1 textual state9 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →LetterAugust 19, 1933

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. Lovecraftthe carbon (now with Two-Gun Bob) is coming my way in the end.1 textual state5 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked November 21, 1933

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceYou did it; ergo, it must have merit, and be damned to what Price, Howard, Smith, Dwyer, & Derleth think about it!1 textual state11 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →LetterDecember 25, 1933

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceI have not thus far received your script from Howard, but doubtless will in due course. Your comment on Dwyer’s critiques is interesting and rightfully checks some of my explosive…1 textual state14 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →LetterJanuary 13, 1934

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceYet consider: Hamilton, Kline, H. Bedford Jones, Seabury Quinn, Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Arthur J. Burks,----they all have ONE story, the one they cook up and serve, over & over…1 textual state19 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →LetterApril 1, 1934

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceThe safari may in a few days march to Cross Plains, to confer with Howard.1 textual state7 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →LetterApril 9, 1934

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftTwo-Gun’s Conan tale is distinguished by an unforgettable suggestion of unholy antiquity1 textual state12 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked May 5, 1934

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftBet you had an interesting time with Two-Gun Bob!1 textual state3 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →LetterMay 30, 1934

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftShall be interested to hear more of your long odyssey, & of your encounters with Two-Gun Bob & Klarkash-Ton.1 textual state10 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked circa July 20, 1934

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftTwo-Gun Bob has visited the Carlsbad Caverns, & writes a veritable lyric masterpiece in his descriptive letter.1 textual state3 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →LetterJuly 28, 1934

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceI passed the word along to Smith & Howard, for whatever it is worth.1 textual state8 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked August 8, 1934

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceAnd as I look back on the start, I remember with gratitude the encouragement offered by you and Howard, Mashburn & Quinn, Hamilton, and others who cast out a cheery…1 textual state12 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked August 15, 1934

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftWell, well—you surely are becoming a prince of collaborators . . . . Long, Two-Gun, & now Kline again!1 textual state16 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →LetterAugust 21, 1934

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceIt has occurred to me that if I picked you up in Providence, then we’d Juggernaut west to pick up Hamilton in New Castle, then Two Gun Bob in Cross…1 textual state8 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →LetterAugust 31, 1934

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. Lovecraftespecially if it included a pause at the Carlsbad Caverns, which Two-Gun has so vividly described to me.1 textual state19 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →LetterSeptember 27, 1934

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceI don’t gripe because I’m not a popular idol. Quinn, Howard, C.L. Moore, and others are welcome enough to that privilege;1 textual state11 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked December 26, 1934

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceIt would certainly be interesting to read, but try and imagine two-gun Bob using a similar system in recording the hand to hand battles of Conan the Reaver. Without doubt…1 textual state8 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked February 16, 1935

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftOnly Conan the Reaver—or perchance King Kull of Valusia—could be mentioned in the same breath as a rival.1 textual state8 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked March 20, 1935

To H. P. Lovecraft

From E. Hoffmann PriceThis young Bloch you mention--is he the fellow who in very poor taste panned Howard, and then came into print with a flagrant & amateurish rendition of Poe?1 textual state5 indexed entities0 publicationsExplore Letter →LetterMay 4, 1935

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftHer work seems to be like that of Two-Gun Bob in spirit—accidentally suited to the herd’s taste, yet motivated by a genuine self-expressive instinct.1 textual state36 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →Letterpostmarked June 19, 1935

To E. Hoffmann Price

From H. P. LovecraftI wouldn’t have been surprised to see the crumbling, aeon-decayed, moss-grown masonry of one of Two-Gun Bob’s forgotten jungle ruins.1 textual state19 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →