1938-1971
The jacket blurb on A Gent from Bear Creek clearly understated Howard's humor as being "unconscious." It is a carefully contrived style, derived from the same American tall-tale tradition which produced Paul Bunyan, John Henry, Pecos ...
The Barbaric Triumph examines all aspects of the life and work of Robert E. Howard -- the originator of the sword-&-sorcery antasy genre and the creator of Conan the Barbarian.
"Willeford" is the first extensive critical appreciation of the life and writing of Charles Willeford (1919-1988), author of "Miami Blues, The Burnt Orange Heresy" and "Cockfighter." From his early Depression-era...
The Dark Barbarian: The Writings of Robert E. Howard : a Critical Anthology