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Robert E. Howard : the life and times of a Texas author / Willard M Oliver.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oliver, Willard M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936.
- Howard, Robert E.
- Authors, American--Texas--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Pulp literature, American--History and criticism.
- Pulp literature, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 579 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2025]
- Contents:
- Prologue: Cross Plains, Texas, March 1932
- "I seek a vicarious pride in my ancestry"
- Dr. Isaac and Hester Ervin Howard, 1870-1906
- A peripatetic childhood, 1906-1915
- Post Oak Country, 1915-1919
- Cross Plains, Texas, 1919
- Influential authors, 1920-1922
- Brownwood, Texas, 1922-1923
- Struggling author, 1923-1924
- Weird tales, 1925
- On werewolves and horror yarns, 1925
- "Ye college days," 1926-1927
- The anguished poet, 1927
- "The last Celt," 1927-1928
- Solomon Kane and historical fantasy, 1928
- Steve Costigan and the boxing yarns, 1929
- King Kull and the birth of sword and sorcery, 1929
- "Lovecraft, one of the greatest writers of our time," 1930
- Bran Mak Morn and the Picts, 1930
- Oriental stories, The magic carpet, and historical fiction, 1931
- The Cthulhu mythos, 1931
- Westerns both strange and true, 1932
- "Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian," 1932
- Steve Harrison and the detective yarns, 1933
- Breckenridge Elkins and the tall tale yarns, 1934
- El Borak and the adventure yarns, 1934
- Novalyne Price, 1934-1935
- Dark moods, 1935
- Spicy pulps and shudder stories, 1936
- Future Texas laureate, 1936
- "In the realization that I must die," 1936
- Epilogue "All fled, all done".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 16, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Oliver, Willard M. Robert E. Howard
- ISBN:
- 9781574419740
- 1574419749
- Publisher Number:
- 40032774456
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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