CC H848
Robert E. Howard
HOWARD, Robert E., 1906–1936
- Born
- 22 January 1906, Peaster, Texas, United States
- Died
- 11 June 1936, Cross Plains, Texas, United States
- Note
- American pulp writer. Principal magazine market for the launch holdings: Weird Tales.
Influence
Red Shadows (Weird Tales, August 1928) introduces Solomon Kane; The Shadow Kingdom (August 1929) introduces King Kull of Valusia. Both precede Conan (December 1932) and both were written for the same magazine that published Lovecraft. The sword-and-sorcery line—personal violence in an antique or invented world, with supernatural menace—enters the periodical field at these dates. A fuller Howard bibliography belongs later; these are the launch holdings.
Launch bibliography
| Title | Form | First publication | Call number | Where to read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Shadows | Novelette | First published in Weird Tales, August 1928. First Solomon Kane story. | WF H848.R43 1928 |
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| Skulls in the Stars | Short story | First published in Weird Tales, January 1929 (vol. 13, no. 1). Solomon Kane. | WF H848.S58 1929 |
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| Rattle of Bones | Short story | First published in Weird Tales, June 1929 (vol. 13, no. 6). Solomon Kane. | WF H848.R38 1929 |
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| The Shadow Kingdom | Novelette | First published in Weird Tales, August 1929. First King Kull story. | WF H848.S53 1929 |
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| The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune | Short story | First published in Weird Tales, September 1929 (vol. 14, no. 3). King Kull. | WF H848.M57 1929 |
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| The Moon of Skulls | Novella | First published in Weird Tales, June–July 1930 (vol. 15, nos. 6–7; two-part serial). Solomon Kane. | WF H848.M66k 1930 |
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| The Hills of the Dead | Novelette | First published in Weird Tales, August 1930 (vol. 16, no. 2). Solomon Kane. | WF H848.H55 1930 |
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| Kings of the Night | Novelette | First published in Weird Tales, November 1930 (vol. 16, no. 5). Bran Mak Morn and King Kull. | WF H848.K56 1930 |
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| The Song of the Bats | Poem | First published in Weird Tales, May 1927 (vol. 9, no. 5). | WF H848.S66 1927 |
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| The Ride of Falume | Poem | First published in Weird Tales, October 1927 (vol. 10, no. 4). | WF H848.R53 1927 |
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| Easter Island | Poem | First published in Weird Tales, December 1928 (vol. 12, no. 6). | WF H848.E27 1928 |
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| Crete | Poem | First published in Weird Tales, February 1929 (vol. 13, no. 2). | WF H848.C74 1929 |
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| Moon Mockery | Poem | First published in Weird Tales, April 1929 (vol. 13, no. 4). | WF H848.M66 1929 |
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| The Moor Ghost | Poem | First published in Weird Tales, September 1929 (vol. 14, no. 3). | WF H848.M66g 1929 |
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| Dead Man’s Hate | Poem | First published in Weird Tales, January 1930 (vol. 15, no. 1). | WF H848.D43 1930 |
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| A Song Out of Midian | Poem | First published in Weird Tales, April 1930 (vol. 15, no. 4). | WF H848.S67 1930 |
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| Shadows on the Road | Poem | First published in Weird Tales, May 1930 (vol. 15, no. 5). | WF H848.S53 1930 |
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| Black Chant Imperial | Poem | First published in Weird Tales, September 1930 (vol. 16, no. 3). | WF H848.B53 1930 |
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Where to read
In this Library: Red Shadows · Skulls in the Stars · Rattle of Bones · The Shadow Kingdom · The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune · The Moon of Skulls · The Hills of the Dead · Kings of the Night · The Song of the Bats · The Ride of Falume · Easter Island · Crete · Moon Mockery · The Moor Ghost · Dead Man’s Hate · A Song Out of Midian · Shadows on the Road · Black Chant Imperial. Return to the Reading Room or the Card Catalog.