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  Abdullah, Achmed, 308 Action Stories, 297 Adamson, Fanny McClung, 45, 59 Adventure, 239

  Adventure Magazine, 157-158, 161-162, 207, 259, 270, 276; stories rejected, 161, 198, 218, 225 Africa: in stories, 187-188, 217, 334 Agents, 311-312

  Agriculture, 66, 116-117, 118, 125, 128, 234, 311

  "Aha! Or the Mystery of the Queen's

  Necklace," 167 Alamo, 105, 106, 109, 125 "Alleys of Darkness," 232 Almuric, 295, 342-343 Always Comes Evening, 237, 241-242 "Ambition by Moonlight," 220 American Poet, 237

  "Apparition in the Prize Ring, The," 230-

  231, 256 Archer, Dennis, 283

  Argosy: stories rejected, 207, 218, 225;

  stories sold, 341 Argosy All-Story Weekly, 233 Arkham House, 361 Aryan race, 148-150, 176, 185 Atkinson, William W. See Ramacharaka. Atlantis, 195, 223-224, 265 Atlantis in America, 197-198 Austin, Stephen E., 104, 108

  Index

  Autobiography. See Post Oaks and Sand Roughs; "Wandering Years, The."

  Bagwell, Texas, 66-68, 69 Baker, Earl, 76, 93, 96, 143, 144, 158, 249, 356

  Baker, Vera. See Nichols, Vera Baker. Baker family, 78, 81 Ballad of the White Horse, The, 229 Barbarians, 175, 186, 188, 265, 278,

  290, 313. See also Conan; Kull. Barlow, Robert H., 361 Basham, James Edward, 180 Baum, Ruth, 246-247 Belit, 16, 240, 267, 275 Bennett, Sylvia, 285-286 "Beyond the Black River," 266, 279-280 Beyond the Khyber Pass, 276 "Black Canaan," 177, 333-334 "Black Colossus," 265, 273 Blacks, 22,87-88,110,176,177 (see also Slavery); attitudes toward, 109, 126; in stories, 89, 174-175, 176, 188, 218, 219-220, 230-231, 254, 271, 333-334 "Black Stone, The," 260 "Black Stranger, The," 266, 281-282, 362

  "Black Vulmea's Vengeance," 282 "Blades of the Brotherhood," 218 Blavatsky, Helena P., 86, 195, 224

  Bloch, Robert, 286 "Blood of Belshazzar, The," 259 "Blood of the Gods," 333 "Bloodstained God, The," 266, 362 Bohannon, Aunt Mary, 68-69, 176 Boucher, Anthony, 286 Bowden, Leah, 347, 350 Boxing, 176, 181, 184, 299, 301; Howard's interest in, 76, 93, 161, 172, 186, 200, 201, 210, 215, 227, 248, 249; in poems, 243 Boxing stories, 187, 202, 230-233, 256,

  257, 261, 310 Bride of Cuchulain, The, 241 Britain: history, 147, 149-151 (see also Celts; Picts); stories about, 151, 187 Bronte, Texas, 59, 60 Brownwood, Texas, 163 Brundage, Margaret, 275-276, 322 Burkett, Texas, 70, 79, 83, 90-93, 94, 96 Burns, Elsie, 70-71, 78, 79, 85, 95 Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 175, 270, 295 Burton, Sir Richard Francis, 308 Butler, LeeRoy, 143, 214 Butler, Mrs. LeeRoy, 49, 214 Buzbee, Sam, 66-67 "By This Axe I Rule!," 225, 271

  Cabell, James Branch, 220-222 Callahan County, Texas, 122, 155; history, 124-127, 152 Call of the Sea, The, 223 Carter, Lin, 266, 363-364 Cattle business, 27, 54, 110-113, 116-117, 152

  Celts, 151, 159,188, 228-229, 244, 257, 265

  Chamberlain, Houston Stewart, 149 Chambers, Norris, 55, 75-76, 85, 87-88,

  93, 96, 355, 357-358 Chambers, Robert W., 151, 279, 280, 312 Chambers, Solomon Roe, 55, 85-86, 87, 96, 354

  Characters, 175,185-186,188,194,218, 271, 312, 332 (see also names of characters, e.g. Kull); creation, 162,223, 226, 231-232, 258, 259, 308, 309, 344-345; name origins, 147-148, 224-225, 228, 253, 257-258, 264, 276, 294-295, 308-309 Chesterton, G.K., 229 Children, 56-57 (see also Howard, H.E., childhood; Howard, R.E., childhood; Schoolboys); development, 54, 56, 83, 158

  "Children of the Night, The," 260, 295 Christmas, 71-72, 74, 165, 189 Churches, 7, 66, 72-73, 131. See also Religion.

  Churchward, James, 197 Cimmeria, 11, 51, 265 Civil War, 22,25, 38,103,108-109,115, 146

  Clark, John D., 15, 344-345, 362, 367 Climate, 69, 128, 155. See also Drouth;

  Weather. Coe, Charles Francis, 181 Comanches, 23, 101-102, 125-126, 176, 253

  Comer, Earl Lee, 133-134, 139 Comics, 12, 364

  Conan, 12-13, 16, 14
8, 240, 267, 269,

  289-290, 313 Conan Properties, Incorporated, 364 Conan stories, 15, 151, 185, 223, 224, 262-267, 271-282, 290-295, 333, 361-362; appeal, 15-17, 287, 290, 364-368 Conan the Barbarian, 12, 272, 273 Conan the Conqueror, 11, 266, 282—284,

  293, 361, 362, 367 Correspondence, of Howard, 267, 329, 330, 344-345. See also entries under correspondents, e.g. Lovecraft, H.P., letters from R.E. Howard; Preece, H., correspondence with. Costigan, Sailor Steve, 231,232,257, 297 Costigan, Steve, 172, 173, 178, 180,186,

  196, 202, 211, 243 Cover art. See Weird Tales, illustrations.

  Cowboys, 110-113, 114, 176 Cowboy Stories, 332 Crane, Nathalia, 205 Crete, 204 Crocker, Loren, 91

  Cross Cut, Texas, 69, 71-73, 74, 75, 76,

  79, 83, 89, 96 Cross Plains, Texas, 83, 96, 97,127-129, 131, 134, 142, 144, 156, 194, 217; opinion of R.E. Howard, 11, 264, 354-355 Cross Plains Review, The, 249 "Crowd Horror," 233 Curwood, James Oliver, 261

  Daniel Baker Collegian, The, 237 Dark Valley, Texas, 8, 18, 30, 34, 46, 53, 99—100; Howard's impressions of, 35-36, 50-52, 287 "Daughter of Erlik Khan, The," 309 Davis, Annie Newton, 80-81, 84-85, 90, 215

  Davis, Porter J., 90, 215

  "Dead Remember, The," 176, 334-335,

  342-343 Death, 182-183

  Death, 83, 156 (see also Funeral; Howard, H.E., death; Patches, death; Reincarnation; Suicide); Howard's views on, 183, 223, 241, 349 De Camp, L. Sprague, 15, 266, 361, 362,

  363-364 Depression. See Great Depression. Derleth, August, 248,253, 302,360-361; correspondence with, 124, 208, 253, 280, 285, 339 Detective stories, 312 "Devil in Iron, The," 265, 276, 322 Dill, J.D., 7, 347, 351, 359 Dreamers of Empire, 308 "Dream Snake, The," 206-207, 216-217 Dress habits, 83, 173, 211, 263, 300,

  318, 321, 339, 353 Drinking habits, 146,172, 192,193,198, 212, 227, 228, 340

  Drouth, 5-6, 27, 40, 96, 121-123, 134,

  254-255, 261 Dumas, Alexandre, 175 Dust Dance, The, 53 Dweller in Dark Valley, The, 36

  Echoes from an Iron Harp, 237 "Eighttoes Makes a Play," 261 Elkins, Breckenridge, 227, 310-311, 332 Emancipation, 243 Enemies, of Howard. See Paranoia. English language, 244; dialects, 231, 295; use of, 173, 211, 224, 271-272, 290-291, 294, 304 Ervin, Alice Wynne, 21, 26, 28 Ervin, George Washington, 19, 21, 22,

  25-28, 40 Ervin, Hester Jane. See Howard, Hester Ervin.

  Ervin, Maxine, 10, 37, 206 Ervin, Robert, 19, 21 Ervin, Sarah Jane Martin, 19, 21, 23, 25 Ervin family, 351; history, 18-19, 21-23, 25-28, 108; Howard's visit with, 60-61

  Estate, 353 (see also Library, of R.E. Howard); disposition, 355-356, 360-361 "Etched in Ebony," 219-220 Evening in Spring, 302 Evolution, 126-127 "Exile of Atlantis," 257

  Fables for Little Folks, 243 "Fangs of Gold," 312 Fantasy Fan, The, 237, 266 Fantasy stories, 230, 258-260, 285, 311. See also Heroic fantasy; Prehistoric fantasy stories. Fears, 61, 63, 65, 272 (see also Monsters); of Howard, 68, 189, 229, 242, 287, 289 (see also Nightmares; Night terrors)

  "Fearsome Touch of Death," 260-261 Fencing, 215, 249, 305 Fight Stories, 232, 257, 297 "Flame-Knife, The," 266, 362 Football, 180, 202, 211-212, 300, 301 "Footfalls Within, The," 256-257 Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 22, 38, 104 Foundations of the Nineteenth Century, 149 Fourteen Lessons in Yogi Philosophy and

  Oriental Occultism, 86 Fragment, 124 Friend, Oscar J., 362, 363 Friends, 16, 76, 78, 142-143, 211, 357; opinion of Howard, 10, 83, 160, 248 (see also Lovecraft, opinion of R.E. Howard; Price, E.H., opinion of Howard)

  Friendship, in stories, 16, 267 "Frost-Giant's Daughter, The," 266, 271, 272, 362

  Funeral, 6, 352—353. See also Grave plot; Greenleaf Memorial Cemetery.

  Gafford, R. Fowler, 76, 190, 198 Games, 57,67-68,76-78,117,143-144,

  151-152. See also Sports. Gangs of New York, The, 273 Gent from Bear Creek, A, 332 Ghost Kings, The, 238 "Ghost of Camp Colorado, The," 253 Ghost Stories, 230

  Ghost stories. See Supernatural stories. Gnome Press, 361-363 "God in the Bowl, The," 266, 271-272, 362

  Gods of Bal-Sagoth, The, 197, 258-259, 292-293

  "Gods of the North." See "Frost-Giant's

  Daughter, The." "Golden Hope Christmas," 165 Gordon, Charles George, 308 Gordon, Francis X., 308-309, 333 Grave plot, 7, 353-354 "Graveyard Rats, The," 312 Great Depression, 5-6, 131, 144, 233,

  254-255, 261, 297 Great Plains, 121 Green, Nora, 6, 30, 32, 34S

  Greenberg, Martin, 361, 362 Greenleaf Memorial Cemetery, 7, 346-

  347, 348, 353 "Grey God Passes, The," 258 Gribbon, William Lancaster. See Mundy,

  Talbot. Grimes, Buckner J., 332 Grim Land, The, 98, 243 "Grisly Horror, The," 333 Gunmen. See Outlaws. Gunn, Ben, 89-90 Gypsy, 245-246

  Hardin, John Wesley, 104,113,114^115, 116

  Harrison, Steve, 312 Hart, William S., 132 "Hawk of the Hills," 309 "Hawks of Outremer," 259 "Hawks Over Shem," 266, 362 Heart of the Sea's Desire, The, 245 Henneberger, Jacob C., 177 Henry family: history, 37-38 Henry, James, Jr., 20, 37 Henry, J.T., 43

  Henry, Louisa Elizabeth (Eliza). See Howard, Eliza Henry. Heroes, 162, 219, 258. See also Ideal man.

  Heroic fantasy, 11, 12, 14, 287, 364. See

  also Fantasy stories. "Hills of the Dead, The," 218, 256 Hinduism, 156, 184

  Hispano-Texans, 105, 125. See also Mexicans.

  Historical stories, 258-259, 330-331. See abo Britain, stories about; Western stories.

  Horror stories, 260—261. See also Supernatural stories. Horseback riding, 77, 144 Hour of the Dragon, The. See Conan the Conqueror.

  "House of Arabu, The." See "Witch from Hell's Kitchen, The."

  Houston, Sam, 104, 108, 110 Howard, David Terrell, 32, 39, 41 Howard, Eliza Henry, 20, 37, 38, 39, 60,

  88-89, 94 Howard, Hester Ervin, 21, 28, 30, 126 (see also Isolation, of H.E. Howard; Personality, of H.E. Howard; Reading, by H.E. Howard; Religion, and H.E. Howard); age discrepancy, 23-25; childhood, 25-28; death, 5, 6, 10, 25, 82-83, 326, 341, 348, 351; health, 31, 63, 69, 73, 94, 255, 261, 299, 328-331 (see also Tuberculosis, in H.E. Howard); marriage, 23-24, 30, 47, 80-81; and other women, 305-306, 315, 317, 320-321, 325-326; pregnancy, 30-31; relationship with husband, 63-64,80-81,84,86, 94, 157, 233-234, 327; relationship with son, 8,9, 31,53, 56-57,81-83, 169, 170, 192, 196, 222, 319-320, 367

  Howard, Isaac Mordecai, 7, 20, 41, 48, 54, 158-159, 235-236 (see also Lovecraft, letters from I.M. Howard; Personality, of I.M. Howard; Price, E.H., letters from I.M. Howard; Price, E.H., opinion of of I.M. Howard; Religion, and I.M. Howard; Suicide, father's reaction); ambition, 36, 42; ambition for son, 96-97, 161, 169, 200, 207; health, 93, 94, 145, 359; medical practice, 9, 42, 44, 46, 63,66-67, 85-86, 89-90,132, 234, 255, 340, 357; medical training, 43-44, 45-46, 47, 87, 145; relationship with patients, 47, 63, 67, 84-85, 90, 93-94, 326-327; relationship with son, 58, 63, 66, 87-88, 142, 192, 209, 316, 347, 359; as seen by son, 12-13, 42-43, 49-50, 258, 287 Howard, Robert Ervin, 10, 20, 186-187, 201, 207, 215, 301-302 (see also Isolation, of R.E. Howard; Personality, of R.E. Howard; Reading, by

  R.E. Howard; Religion, and U.K. Howard; also related entricn undur subjects, e.g. Entate, Imagination, etc.); ambition, 71, 78, 142, 161, 172, 174, 207, 213, 259 (see alio Writing, as a career); ancestry, 50, 181, 229, 290 (see also Ervin family; Henry family; Howard family); birth, 18, 29; childhood, 33-34, 56-57, 67-68, 70-71, 74 (see also Games; Pets); education, 64, 67, 75, 76, 96, 145, 163-170, 200-202, 203 (see also Libraries, use by Howard; Schools); habits, 172, 212 (see also Dress habits; Drinking habits; Smoking); health, 31, 61-62,64, 83,196-197, 199, 201, 236, 247-248; jobs held by, 154, 157, 173, 190-191, 193-194, 196, 199-200, 209; parents' competition for love of, 63-64, 87, 93, 94, 163, 233-234; photographs of, 61, 228, 321; self-image, 9, 58, 63, 79, 160-161 (see also Friends, opinion of Howard) Howard, William Benjamin, 20, 37-39 Howard, Willie, 39, 44, 59 Howard family, 351; deceptions by, 23-25, 42, 49, 50-57, 247, 330, 341, 349, 358; history, 20, 24, 37, 108; houses lived in, 29-30, 33, 73, 91-92, 97, 134-135, 137-139, 141-142; moves by, 53-54, 59, 60, 64, 66, 69, 71, 73, 85, 90-91, 96-97, 142; trips by, 94-95, 256, 299-300, 302, 328-329
(see also Vacations) Humor: in poems, 239, 243; in stories, 227-228, 231, 257, 273-274, 304, 310-311, 331-332, 342 Hunchback of Notre Dame, The, 132, 273,

  293 Hunting, 158

  Hyborian Age, 264-265, 274, 366 "Hyborian Age, The," 262-263 Hyborian World, 11-12, 14-15, 242 (see also Cimmeria); map, 15, 344—345 "Hyena, The," 187-188, 189, 207 Hymn of Hate, 171, 240-241

  INDIX

  Ideal man, 8-9, 75, 265, 290. See also

  Heroes. Ideal woman, 221, 247 Illustrations: of stories, 16. See also Weird

  Tales, illustrations. Imagination, 17, 57, 333. See also Nightmares; Night terrors; Reality, distortion of; Storytelling ability. Incredible Adventure of Dennis Dorgan, 232

  Indians, 22, 26-27, 40, 100, 104, 107-108, 110 (see also Comanches); attitudes toward, 8, 28, 108, 109, 125-126, 175-176 Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu, The, 230 "In High Society," 232 "In the Forest of Villefere," 189-190, 194

  "Iron Man, The," 261 "Iron Shadows in the Moon." See "Shadows in the Moonlight." "Isle of the Eons, The," 194, 197 Isolation: of H.E. Howard, 34; of R.E. Howard, 11, 24-25, 179, 287

  Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, 232

  James, William, 325

  "Jewels of Gwahlur," 265, 278-279, 319

  Jews, 149, 157, 176

  Joyce, P.W., 257

  Junto, 206, 219, 222, 235

  Junto, 206, 222, 246, 249, 252

  Kane, Solomon, 162, 163, 164, 217-218,

  223, 229, 256-257, 285, 295 "Kelly and the Conjure-Man," 254 Khayyam, Omar, 225-226 King, Alma Baker, 61 King—of the Khyber Rifles, 276 "Kings of the Night," 226 Kipling, Rudyard, 151, 175, 187, 238, 246, 270, 272

  Kissing of Sal Snooboo, The, 244 Klatt, Herbert, 198

  Kline, Otis Adelbert, 312, 332, 333, 343,

  346, 360, 362 "Knife-River Prodigal," 332 Knife skills, 78, 96, 143 "Knight of the Round Table, A," 232 Ku Klux Klan, 126-127 Kull, 223-224, 225-226, 229, 257, 263, 265, 271, 285, 313

  Lamb, Harold, 270, 276 Lancer Books, 364-365 Languages, 308-309. See also Characters, name origins; English language; Place names, origin. "Last White Man, The," 174-175 Lawrence, Thomas Edward, 308, 309 Lee, David C., 249, 299 Le Roi Pausole, 284 Letters. See Correspondence. Libraries (see also Reading): use by Howard, 77, 86, 147, 179, 181, 193 Library: of R.E. Howard, 271, 356-357 Lines Written in the Realization That I Must

 

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