A hard cover edition of Barbara Barrett’s The Wordbook is now available. Ordering information here.
Archive for May, 2009
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Membership Rewards
Membership in the Robert E. Howard Foundation certainly has its benefits. At this year’s Howard Days, Legacy Circle members will receive The Saga of Faring Town, a nice little booklet that contains all of the Faring Town items created by Howard: “Sea Curse,” “Out of the Deep,” and ”A Legend of Faring Town.” Legacy Circle members not in attendance will have to wait on the postal service for this, as well as the 2009 membership pin. We’re also working on something special for the Legacy luncheon in July at the San Diego Comic-Con. Complete details of this event are included in the next Newsletter, also scheduled for release at Howard Days and distributed to Friends of REH as well as the Legacy crew. This Newsletter presents the first appearance of the Steve Costigan version of “The Jade Monkey,” complete with the editorial markings that change it into a Dennis Dorgan story. We also announce the winner of the 2009 REH Foundation scholarship and throw in a couple other REH nuggets for good measure. Sound good? Membership details here.
UPDATE: Only a few copies of the second printing of The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard remain. We are discussing a third printing, but that would be at least two months away. Grab the second printing while you can. All members receive a 10% discount.
Explore the poetry of Robert E. Howard with this index guide to his verse. The index can be used to locate specific names and places, even obscure words. It contains many categories such as ANIMALS, WEAPONS, TREES, and more, so that these words and related subject words can be easily explored. For example, under the listing for ANIMAL are all of the animals Howard mentions in his verse, from APE to WOLF, and everything in between. Each word is followed by a list of the poems in which that word appears. Many words also show descriptive adjectives that highlight Howard’s impressive ability to create powerful images. The index also contains a list of themes like WANDERLUST and HISTORY for readers interested in a particular topic. The book was designed with The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard in mind, but can be used with any of Howard’s verse collections. There’s even a page number guide keyed to the major collections to help locate the poems. All this and more is contained in The Wordbook.
A preview of The Wordbook is available at our Lulu Press web page. Non-members can purchase the book there for $22.99; Lulu’s shipping prices in the U.S. are $5.00 for Media Mail and $10.00 for Priority; other options, including foreign shipping, are available at checkout.
Foundation members will want to take advantage of their discount by sending $20, plus $5.00 for Media Mail or $10.00 for Priority (Lulu’s rates) to paypal@rehfpress.com; or pay via check (personal or cashier’s) or money order sent to: The REH Foundation Press, PO Box 251242, Plano, TX 75025. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE IN US DOLLARS.
UPDATE: A hard cover edition of The Wordbook is also available: $33 for members, $36.99 for non-members. Add $5.00 for Media Mail and $10.00 for Priority shipping (Lulu prices).
Robert E. Howard Days 2009 will be here before you know it. This year’s theme is the Poetry of REH. The Guest of Honor is the 2008 Texas Poet Laureate, Larry D. Thomas, with Special Guest, Donald Sidney-Fryer. You won’t want to miss it.
For complete details, click here.
