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Origins

The Beginning of Robert E. Howard’s Writing Career

 

This is a collection of the complete Juvenilia.

 

 

Fantasy:

 

Am-Ra the Ta-an . . .

Am-Ra the Ta-An [poem] (unpublished)

The Tale of Am-Ra (The “New” Howard Reader #2, August 1998)

Summer Morn [poem] (unpublished)

Exile of Atlantis (Kull, Baen)

 

Bran Mak Morn & the Picts . . .

Untitled Essay (Bran Mak Morn: The Last King, Wandering Star)

Bran Mak Morn [drama] (Bran Mak Morn: The Last King, Wandering Star)

 

Non-Series Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction . . .

The Spirit of Brian Boru (The “New” Howard Reader #6, Autumn 1999)

The Land of Forgotten Ages (unpublished) A dinosaur living today?

The Wheel Turns (Bran Mak Morn: The Last King, Del Rey, forthcoming)

A Twentieth Century Rip Van Winkle (unpublished) A man re-awakes after a lengthy slumber.

The Last White Man (The “New” Howard Reader #7, Spring 2000) A third world uprising overthrows Western Civilization.

 

 

Adventure:

 

Lal Singh . . .

The Tale of the Rajah’s Ring (The Adventures of Lal Singh, Cryptic Publications)

The Further Adventures of Lal Singh (The Adventures of Lal Singh, Cryptic Publications)

Lal Singh, Oriental Gentleman (The Adventures of Lal Singh, Cryptic Publications)

The Sword of Lal Singh [poem] (unpublished)

 

Frank Gordon, El Borak . . .

The Coming of El Borak (The Coming of El Borak, Cryptic Publications)

Khoda Khan’s Tale (The Coming of El Borak, Cryptic Publications)

The Iron Terror (The Coming of El Borak, Cryptic Publications)

Intrigue at Kurdistan [fragment] (The “New” Howard Reader #5, March 1999)

Untitled (“Gordon, the American …”) (The Coming of El Borak, Cryptic Publications)

El Borak [Version One] (The Coming of El Borak, Cryptic Publications)

Untitled (“When Yar Ali Khan crept into the camp of Zumal Khan, …”) (unpublished)

The Song of Yar Ali Khan (The “New” Howard Reader #?)

 

Steve Allison, the Sonora Kid . . .

The West Tower (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

Red Curls and Bobbed Hair (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

Desert Rendezvous (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

Brotherly Advice (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

The Sonora Kid – Cowhand (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

Untitled (“Steve Allison settled himself down …”) (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

Untitled (“A blazing sun in a blazing sky, reflected …”) (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

Untitled (“The hot Arizona sun …”) (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

Untitled (“The way it came about that Steve …”) (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

The Sonora Kid’s Winning Hand (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

Untitled (“The Hades Saloon and gambling hall …”) (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

Untitled (“Madge Meraldson set her traveling bag …”) (The Sonora Kid, Cryptic Publications)

 

El Borak & the Sonora Kid . . .

El Borak [Version Two] (North of Khyber, Cryptic Publications)

The Land of Mystery (North of Khyber, Cryptic Publications)

North of Khyber (North of Khyber, Cryptic Publications)

The Shunned Castle (North of Khyber, Cryptic Publications)

The White Jade Ring (unpublished) A White jade ring has come into the Sonora Kid’s possession. Gordon is only mentioned in this fragment.

A Power Among the Islands (North of Khyber, Cryptic Publications)

 

Non-Series Adventure . . .

The Treasure of Henry Morgan (unpublished) A descendent of the famous pirate undertakes a search for his ancestor’s treasure.

 “Golden Hope” Christmas (Non-Commercial Writings, forthcoming)

Under the Great Tiger [unfinished – written in collaboration with Tevis Clyde Smith] (Report on a Writing Man, Necronomicon)

A Faithful Servant (unpublished) A cowboy and his dog.

The Wings of the Bat (unpublished) A voodoo story in which nothing supernatural occurs.

The Female of the Species (unpublished) A New York gangster helps a Florida lawyer with his love-life.

The Ghosts of Jacksonville (unpublished) Halloween escapades of a fun-loving boy.

Untitled (“So there I was.”) (unpublished) A sea-going story, for sure. Maybe it was intended to be a pirate adventure.

 

Mainstream:

Pictures in the Fire (The “New” Howard Reader #7, Spring 2000)

Ten Minutes on a Street Corner (unpublished) Actual realistic description.

A South Sea Storm (unpublished) Actual realistic description.

 

Other Poetry:

               219   Eric of Norway (unpublished)

               132   Modest Bill (unpublished)

                 84   The Chief of the Matabeles (unpublished)

                 72   Mankind (unpublished)

                 48   The Sea (Non-Commercial Writings, forthcoming)

                 48   The Desert Hawk (unpublished)

                 41   Seńor Zorro (unpublished)

                 35   The Rover (unpublished)

                 31   The Bandit (unpublished)

                 28   Farewell, Proud Munster (unpublished)

                 28   Zululand (unpublished)

                 24   Far in the Gloomy Northland (unpublished)

                 21   Adventure (Night Images)

                 21   When I Was in Africa (unpublished)

                 20   Tartar Raid, The (unpublished)

                 20   February (Always Comes Evening, second edition)

                 20   Girls (The “New” Howard Reader #3)

                 19   When Men Were Bold (unpublished)

                 12   Over the Old Rio Grandey (unpublished)

                   8   Pirate, The (unpublished)

                   8   Trail of Gold, The (unpublished)

                   8   Land of the Pioneer (unpublished)

                   6   The Sword of Mahommed (The “New” Howard Reader #1)

                   7   The Desert (unpublished)

                   5   The Stralsund (unpublished)

                   5   Untitled (“A Chinese washer, Ching-Ling”) (The “New” Howard Reader #?)

                   4   O the Brave Sea-Rover (unpublished)

                   4   Exhortation (unpublished)

                   4   Krakorum (unpublished)

                   4   Code (unpublished)

 

 

Humor:

 

Hawkshaw, the Detective . . .

Unhand Me, Villain | A Romance (Non-Commercial Writings, forthcoming)

Aha! or The Mystery of the Queen’s Necklace (Non-Commercial Writings, forthcoming)

Halt! Who Goes There? A Mystery Story (Non-Commercial Writings, forthcoming)

 

Steve Bender, Weary McGraw and the Whale . . .

Westward, Ho! (unpublished) The boys take a trip up into the Rocky Mountains.

The Wild Man (unpublished) The boys encourage the Whale to take to the forest and pretend to be a wild man.

 

Steve Bender and Bill Smalley . . .

The Ghost of Bald Rock Ranch (unpublished) Steve and Bill take a trip out to a relatives ranch that has been having trouble with “a ghost.”

Over the Rockies in a Ford (unpublished) Bill Smalley’s pride induces him to take a dangerous automotive trip.

 

Non-Series Humor . . .

The Roving Boys on a Sandburg (unpublished) A send-up of the Rover Boys.

The Weaker Sex (The “New” Howard Reader #6, Autumn 1999) The meanest gun-fighter in the whole West is controlled by his wife.

Mr. Dowser Buys a Car (unpublished) A peace-loving gardner is taken in by his cheesy neighbor.

West Is West (Non-Commercial Writings, forthcoming)

The Sheik (Non-Commercial Writings, forthcoming)

A Boy, A Beehive, and a Chinaman (unpublished) A boy-hood prank back-fires.

A Unique Hat (unpublished) A silly bit about a traveling salesman.

The Dook of Stork (Where Strange Gods Squall & Others, forthcoming)

 

Other Essays:

Some People Who Have Had Influence Over Me (Robert E. Howard: Power of the Writing Mind & Non-Commercial Writings, forthcoming)

An Autobiography (The Howard Reader #8, August 2003)

What the Nation Owes to the South (Non-Commercial Writings, forthcoming)

A Question of the East (unpublished)

The Vicar of Wakefield (The “New” Howard Reader #5, March 1999)

 

Correspondence:

1. To Tevis Clyde Smith, 8 June 1923 (Selected Letters, Vol. 1)

6. To Tevis Clyde Smith, 24 August 1923 (Selected Letters, Vol. 1)

7. To Tevis Clyde Smith, 9 September 1923 (Selected Letters, Vol. 1)

 

Publications:

The Golden Caliph #1 (The Last Celt, Donald M. Grant)