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CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJanuary 12, 1929

To August Derleth

From H. P. LovecraftOf the verse, I thought the opening specimen “Ghosts of the Gods” very mediocre, but liked the Wandrei & Howard offerings.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJuly 8, 1929

To August Derleth

From H. P. LovecraftOf the indisputably original matter “The Death Touch” by Chester L. Saxby & “The Shadow Kingdom” by Robert E. Howard stand well among the longer yarns as your own contributions…1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterearly January 1930

To August Derleth

From H. P. LovecraftRobert E. Howard could be a real writer if he would throw the popular romantic convention overboard & just be himself.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJune 20, 1930

To August Derleth

From H. P. LovecraftWright has just forwarded a scholarly & interesting letter from the W.T. author Robert E. Howard, concerning my “Rats in the Walls”. I think I shall write Howard shortly, for…1 textual state1 indexed entity1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJune 23, 1930

To Clark Ashton Smith

From H. P. LovecraftWright recently sent me a letter from the W.T. author Robert E. Howard, praising my “Rats in the Walls” & giving incidental remarks on early Celtic Britain.1 textual state10 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJune 29, 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Clark Ashton SmithHoward’s work often has a poetic touch, and could be far finer if it weren’t for the “concessions” of which you speak.1 textual state4 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. July 1, 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI am indeed highly honored to have received a personal letter from one whose works I so highly admire. I have been reading your stories for years, and I say,…2 textual states5 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASDraft letterca. July 1, 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardAdmittedly, your theories in regard to the Celtic races are logical, well grounded and in many cases, unanswerable, by my scanty knowledge at least.1 textual state3 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJuly 13, 1930

To August Derleth

From H. P. LovecraftHad another letter from Robert E. Howard, who seems to be a really profound student of Celtic philology & anthropology.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJuly 18, 1930

To Clark Ashton Smith

From H. P. LovecraftHave heard again from Howard, who seems to be a really profound student of early Celtic philology, folklore, & antiquities.1 textual state5 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJuly 20, 1930

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftI was greatly interested in your letter of the 1st, which I found awaiting me upon my return from a week in Boston & vicinity.1 textual state1 indexed entity1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. August 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardLet me first thank you for the opportunity you have given me to read your poetry; I need not tell you that I appreciate your kindness highly. You have, in…3 textual states8 indexed entities3 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterpostmarked August 6, 1930

To Clark Ashton Smith

From H. P. LovecraftElsewhere in the issue I see some verse by my new correspondent Robert E. Howard— which is not half bad of its kind.1 textual state10 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterAugust 14, 1930

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftConcerning early Europe and the “little people”—I remember the interest with which I read “The Lost Race” in 1926.1 textual state6 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. September 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI envy you your sojourn in Quebec. From what I have read and heard of the city, it is indeed the most archaic city in the New World. I should…2 textual states9 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. September 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI am very glad that you enjoyed your visit to Quebec so much, and your vivid description of the city fills me with an intense desire to see it for…3 textual states4 indexed entities3 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASPostcardpostmarked September 1, 1930

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftThis place surpasses all my expectations—a veritable dream of archaic city walls, castellated cliffs, silver spires, narrow, zigzag, precipitous streets, & the leisurely civilisation of…1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Postcard →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. October 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardIt is with greatest delight that I learn Mr. Wright has accepted “The Whisperer in Darkness” and I look forward to its appearance with highest anticipation.2 textual states27 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLettercirca early October 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Clark Ashton SmithThe last issue of W. T. rather punk, apart from the verses, the frontispiece decoration by Senf, and one or two fine passages in Howard’s tale.1 textual state10 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterOctober 4, 1930

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftI agree with what you say about suggestion as the highest form of horror-presentation.1 textual state4 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLettercirca October 16, 1930

To August Derleth

From H. P. LovecraftHoward proves to be a very interesting correspondent, & I believe he has it in him to produce much better work than any we have seen.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterOctober 17, 1930

To Clark Ashton Smith

From H. P. LovecraftHoward, as you imply, needs to shed a great deal of his quasi-Iliad actionism before he can ever do justice to his occasionally striking sense of elder-world-life.1 textual state39 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterlate October 1930

To August Derleth

From H. P. LovecraftRobert E. Howard’s address is Lock Box 313, Cross Plains, Texas. I think you’ll find him very interesting—a human encyclopedia of Celtic antiquities.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. November 1930

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardAs always, your letter proved highly enjoyable. I did indeed find the Recluse article most fascinating and instructive and look forward its enlarged and republished form. Nothing that anyone else…2 textual states13 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterNovember 1, 1930

To August Derleth

From H. P. LovecraftHave just heard more from Howard—a highly interesting character, & much superior to his work. He has a poet’s sense of the epic sweep of Texas life & history1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterpossibly November 29, 1930

To Clark Ashton Smith

From H. P. LovecraftRobert E. Howard’s “Voice of El-Lil” has possibilities—he has a certain sense of unholy antiquity in mysterious jungle-found cities & piles of masonry1 textual state18 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterDecember 25, 1930

To Clark Ashton Smith

From H. P. LovecraftThis same Robert E. Howard is proving one of the most interesting persons I have ever encountered—a person of whom no idea can be formed from his published fiction.1 textual state19 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. January 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardAs always I found your recent letter most interesting and instructive. Your comments on pioneering gave me a new and fascinating slant on the thing as a whole, making me…3 textual states11 indexed entities3 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. January 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardThis is a rather a belated letter thanking you for the cards and literature you sent me. They certainly constituted a wealth of interest and information, and looking at the…2 textual states0 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterJanuary 30, 1931

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftYour rattlesnake anecdotes are surely interesting in the extreme; and I shall of course be tremendously appreciative of any rattles which may come my way—though…1 textual state4 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. February 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI highly appreciate your intention for me to retain the antiquarian literature, and would indeed like to have it for my permanent collection, since you say you have duplicates to…2 textual states37 indexed entities2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterca. March 3, 1931

To H. P. Lovecraft

From Robert E. HowardI’m writing this letter only some two hundred thirty-odd miles from my home town, yet it’s like being in a different state, so much difference exists in climate, topography and…2 textual states1 indexed entity2 publicationsExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterMarch 24, 1931

To August Derleth

From H. P. LovecraftIt has really, though, made quite a hit—being praised by Whitehead, Howard, Flagg, Talman, Smith, Dwyer, & others who, if not eminent critics, are at least reasonably familiar with the…1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterApril 15, 1931

To Clark Ashton Smith

From H. P. LovecraftYou and Howard are the stars of the current W.T., with that collaborated “Dead-Alive” thing as a very widely separated third.1 textual state12 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →CROSS PLAINSTEXASPostcardcirca May 1931

To Robert E. Howard

From H. P. LovecraftWell—I’ve struck your ancient Spanish country at last—oldest city in U.S., & site of Ponce de Leon’s quest!1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Postcard →CROSS PLAINSTEXASLetterMay 16, 1931

To August Derleth

From H. P. LovecraftI feel flattered by your adoption of some of this background. Robert E. Howard is doing it, too.1 textual state0 indexed entities1 publicationExplore Letter →