We just received word that Pirate Adventures has arrived and pre-ordered copies are being shipped. Remember, we are a non-profit volunteer organization and it will take some time for all of the orders to get out. Patience.
We’ve also updated our U.S. shipping rates as follows:
Media Mail: $3; Priority: $9; Flat-rate (3-4 books, depending on size): $12.50; Large Flat-rate (5-8 books, depending on size): $17.00.
Well, it was bound to happen eventually. In the rush to get Back to School published, I accidentally loaded the wrong PDF to Lulu. As a result, four REH Foundation members and 12 non-members will be or have received a copy with three pages and a few notes missing. The first missing page is the third part of “Latin Examination” April 15, 1921. This is page 120 in the final document. This insertion moved all pages numbers from the previous 120 through 215 up one. In the old PDF, pages 215 and 216 were identical; in the correct PDF, one of those pages has been removed, so the page numbering is the same after 216. The missing page is provided below:
The other two missing pages are “Stray Pages” of math scratch work and appear on the new PDF at pages 440 and 441. This moves the start of “Literature Text Book” to 442. These missing pages are below. I’ll be contacting the Foundation members who will be receiving the wrong book shortly. For the 12 people who ordered direct from Lulu, if they are interested in receiving the revised edition, send an email to info@rehfoundation.org. We’ll ask for you to send us the old book, and then we’ll get the new one to you.
UPDATE: This collection is now available; all pre-orders have been shipped.
The REH Foundation Press is proud to present Pirate Adventures. This volume checks in at 257 pages, and will be printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited quantity of 200 copies, each individually numbered. Cover art by Tom Gianni and introduction by yours truly. The book is expected to ship by the end of January or early February 2013. Pre-order yours today.
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Pirate Adventures is $36 for REHF Members, $40 for non-members (all prices in US dollars) plus shipping. (How to become a member? See here.)
Shipping options are
Domestic via USPS Priority, $9
Domestic via USPS Book Rate, $3
Canada via Global Priority, $23
Australia via Global Priority, $33
Europe via Global Priority, $33
Purchasing more than one book? For combined shipping prices, click here.
Insurance to any US location is $2 extra. For international shipments (including Canada), insurance is not available for 1st Class, but is automatically included in Global Priority. All books will be securely packed. REH FOUNDATION PRESS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS BY THE POST OFFICE. PURCHASE INSURANCE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE RISK. Those wishing to ship via some other carrier (UPS, FedEx, etc.) will need to contact us at info@rehfoundation.org to make arrangements and determine costs.
To order, pay directly via PayPal to paypal@rehfpress.com, 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. Be sure that all the necessary shipping information is included and accurate, and that the total price includes correct shipping and insurance (if wanted). NO FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS.
Books will not be shipped prior to checks clearing the bank. If you have any questions or comments regarding pricing or shipping, please contact us at info@rehfoundation.org.
If you desire a specific number, please notify us with your order, and we will do our best to accommodate your preference. Those not requesting specific numbers will receive lowest numbers available. Those wishing to obtain numbers to match other REHFP volumes they have purchased should let us know as soon as possible.
Introduction by Rob Roehm
The Pirate (v)
A Pirate Remembers (v)
A Buccaneer Speaks (v)
The Isle of Pirate’s Doom
A Song of the Anchor Chain (v)
Blades of the Brotherhood (Malachi Grim version)
Buccaneer Treasure (v)
Swords of the Red Brotherhood
Flint’s Passing (v)
Black Vulmea’s Vengeance
A Dying Pirate Speaks of Treasure (v)
Miscellanea
List of Names (The Treasure of Henry Morgan)
The Treasure of Henry Morgan (unfinished, with previously unpublished draft page)
Untitled, “So there I was . . .” (unfinished)
Untitled, “Help! Help! . . .” (unfinished, previously unpublished)
Untitled Synopsis (The Shadow in the Well)
The Shadow in the Well (unfinished draft)
Humor
A Pirut Story
Bill Boozy was a pirate bold (v)
At the Inn of the Gory Dagger (v)
Now available: Back to School by Robert E. Howard. This volume presents, in black and white facsimile, all of the known, surviving school work of the author from Cross Plains, most of it never before published. Includes work from English, History, Biology, Geometry, Physics, and more. This soft cover book measures 8.5 X 11 and has 450 pages, with introduction by Rob Roehm.
NOTICE: No transcriptions are included, and Howard’s handwriting can be difficult to decipher (see sample below). Howard scholars and true fanatics are the intended audience for this collection. A small preview is available here.
To Order: Non members can order the book at our Lulu Storefront for $30 plus shipping. Foundation members can take advantage of their discount by sending $27, plus $4.50 for media mail or $9 for priority (Lulu rates), to paypal. Overseas orders should inquire about shipping costs (infofoundation.org). To order, pay directly via PayPal to paypal@rehfpress.com, 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. Be sure that all the necessary shipping information is included and accurate, and that the total price includes correct shipping and insurance (if wanted). NO FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS.
Combined shipping is only available with our other Lulu books, not the limited hard covers.
A Note on the Text
Introduction by Rob Roehm
Cross Plains High School 1920-21: Schedule of Classes; Samuel Taylor Coleridge – Oct. 9, 1920; A Twentieth-Century Rip Van Winkle – Oct. 13, 1920; The Ancient Mariner – Oct. 15, 1920; The Punishment of the Ancient Mariner – Oct. 20, 1920; The Ghosts of Jacksonville – Nov. 3, 1920; Money Thrift, Time Thrift, Health Thrift – Nov. 17, 1920; A Boy, a Beehive, and a Chinaman – Dec. 1, 1920; Caius Cassius Longinus – Dec. 7, 1920; Marcus Junius Brutus – Dec. 8, 1920; Pictures in the Fire – 1921; The Value of Athletics to the School – Jan. 12, 1921; Mr. Dowser Buys a Car – Jan. 26, 1921; Sir Launfal (1) – Jan. 27, 1921; Parody (v) – Jan. 28, 1921; Sir Launfal (2) – Feb. 4, 1921; A Faithful Servant – Feb. 9, 1921; Vision of Sir Launfal – Feb. 14, 1921; Latin Notes – Feb. 18, 1921; The Lady of the Lake: Synopsis – Feb. 24, 1921; James-Fitz-James, Knight of Snowdown – Feb. 25, 1921; A South Sea Storm – March 2, 1921; Christmas Carol – March 4, 1921; Washington’s Farewell Address – March 14, 1921; The Man Without a Country – March 21, 1921; Ichabod Crane – March 30, 1921; Lessons Taught to the Great Stone Face – April 5, 1921; Silas Marner – April 7, 1921; Latin Examination – April 15, 1921
Cross Plains High School 1921-22: English Notes – Sept. 29, 1921; Physics Notes – Sept. 29, 1921; Geometry (1) – Sept. 20, 1921; American Literature – Oct. 26, 1921; Geometry (2) – Oct. 27, 1921; Physics – Oct. 31, 1921; Over the Rockies in a Ford – Nov. 15, 1921; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Nov. 15, 1921; Written Examination – Nov. 18, 1921; American History – November 21, 1921; Geometry (3) – Nov. 22, 1921; An Autobiography – Nov. 29, 1921; The Ghost of Bald Rock Ranch – Dec. 13, 1921; American Literature Notes – Dec. 14, 1921; History of American Literature – Sept. 14, 1921-Dec. 16, 1921; American History (2) – Jan. 10, 1922; Geometry (4) – Jan. 18, 1922; Some People Who Have Had Influence Over Me – Feb. 7, 1922; L’Allegro – Feb. 14, 1922; Il’Penseroso – Feb. 14, 1922; Geometry (5) – Feb. 24, 1922; Cricket on the Hearth – March 2, 1922; History Examination – March 2, 1922; Macbeth – March 10, 1922; Geometry: Monthly Examination – March 24, 1922; English Class No. 3: Monthly Examination – March 28, 1922; Theorem – March 30, 1922; Ten Minutes on a Street Corner – undated; Biology Notebook: Problem I, Common Elements; Problem XXV, The Paramecium; Problem XXVII, The Earthworm; Problem XXIX, The Crayfish; Problem XXX, The Grasshopper; Problem XXXII, Amphibia; Problem XLIV, Experimentia; Problem XLVIII, A Fish
Brownwood High School 1922-23: A Fishing Trip – Oct. 6, 1922; She Stoops to Conquer – Oct. 23, 1922; West Is West – pre-Dec. 1922; The Vicar of Wakefield – undated; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – undated; Oliver Goldsmith, Outline – undated; The Characters of the Deserted Village – undated; English Notes: Romanticism – undated; Literature Notes: “The fight with Grendel” – undated
Miscellanea: Friends – undated; The Wings of the Bat – undated, missing first page; William Shakespeare Notes – undated; Drama – undated; Othello – undated; Outside Notes: Versification – undated; Adventures in Arabia – undated; Symbolism for Correction – undated; “Golden Hope” Christmas, draft – pre-Dec. 1922; The Sea (v), draft – pre-May 1923; Stray Papers (Physics, Trigonometry, math scratch); Literature Text Book
Sample Page: 
It’s been a while since our website was updated, so I thought I’d better post something just so everyone knows that we’re still here. The Foundation’s Board of Directors (mostly Paul Herman) have been keeping busy sorting through Glenn Lord’s vast collection of Robert E. Howard material. Many previously unknown items have been discovered, including the drawing above, though nothing earth shattering (no previously unknown Conan novels). Foundation members can look forward to some great stuff in future Newsletters.
In other news, all pre-orders and orders for Adventures in Science Fantasy have been shipped and should have been received by now. With the exception of Collected Poetry, all of the volumes pictured as you scroll down the right side of the page are available for purchase. We’ve only got two or three copies of Collected Letters volume 1 left, so if anyone wants a complete set, they’d better act soon.
We’ve got lots of volumes in the works, including several volumes of Boxing Stories, Western Stories, and a collection of Howard’s autobiographical work (including the novel Post Oaks and Sand Roughs), but the book closest to publication is entitled Pirate Treasury. This will include the first book publication of the Malachi Grim version of “Blades of the Brotherhood” (our Legacy Circle members received a facsimile copy of this story in 2007). It will also include the world premiere of the incomplete, untitled story that begins “Help! Help! They’re murderin’ me!” This story is listed in The Last Celt but was not located until very recently, well after the publication of The Last of the Trunk. There are other goodies included as well, all items taken from Howard’s original typescripts or manuscripts. Contents listed below (subject to change):
Pirate Treasury
The Pirate (verse)
A Pirate Remembers (verse)
A Buccaneer Speaks (verse)
The Isle of Pirates Doom
A Song of the Anchor Chain (verse)
Blades of the Brotherhood
Buccaneer Treasure (verse)
Swords of the Red Brotherhood
Flint’s Passing (verse)
Black Vulmea’s Vengeance
A Dying Pirate Speaks of Treasure (verse)
Miscellanea
List of Names (The Treasure of Henry Morgan)
The Treasure of Henry Morgan
Untitled, “So there I was . . .”
Untitled, “Help! Help! . . .”
Untitled Synopsis (The Shadow in the Well)
The Shadow in the Well—unfinished draft
Humor
A Pirut Story
Bill Boozy was a pirate bold (verse)
At the Inn of the Gory Dagger (verse)
As Legacy Circle members already know, membership has its benefits. At this year’s Howard Days, not only did they enjoy a meal and fellowship at Jean’s Feedbarn (who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch), they also received a membership pin and a copy of The Hyborian Age. This limited edition chapbook contains Howard’s important essay, as well as the three, never before published drafts leading up to it. Hyborian scholars are having a field day.
Legacy Circle and Friends of REH members also received the latest Foundation Newsletter. This issue contains the first complete publication of Howard’s 1925 gag letter to Tevis Clyde Smith and an early draft of “Nekht Semerkeht”; both are copies of Howard’s actual typescripts. There’s also a News section, and a photocopy of Doctor Howard’s inscription from one of the books in the Robert E. Howard Memorial Collection at Howard Payne Library in Brownwood.
Finally, all of our members—Legacy Circle, Friend of REH, and Supporting—are enjoying their 10% discount on the REHF Press’ latest releases: The Collected Letters of Doctor Isaac M. Howard and School Days in the Post Oaks. And we’ve got several more items in the pipeline, including the forthcoming Spicy Adventures.
It’s not too late to receive these benefits. Sign up today and you’ll receive the goodies for that membership level. This offer is good for the rest of the year, but don’t delay—join today!
Another good thing about attending Howard Days is that fans get first crack at new releases. Foundation treasurer Paul Herman unveiled a new issue of The Howard Collector on Saturday. There are still a few copies left, and Paul provides ordering details below:
That’s right, after 28 years of quiet, THE HOWARD COLLECTOR, the first and greatest REH journal, has returned. Started by Glenn Lord in 1961, THC served as a venue for REH studies, and set the standard for REH periodicals. Collecting rare and previously unpublished REH stories, poems and letters, along with book reviews, and interesting historical information from REH’s friends and associates, THC was uniquely situated to provide the best of everything. Glenn acquired the famed Trunk of lost materials, and he served as the literary agent for the REH heirs for more than 30 years. Glenn also tracked down and visited with several of REH’s friends, and accordingly gaining access to even more material. AND finally, Glenn is the kind of person who crafts a book with class, subtlety, and care, to create a book without silly flash, just great meat on them bones.
THC ran for 18 issues, ending in 1973, as Glenn got too busy with the business of REH to deal with cranking out a fanzine. Those original 18 issues are now highly collectable, and contain all sorts of rare and interesting REH works and discussion. Go check them out on eBay, sometime, and see the prices these fetch.
Glenn has been retired from the world of REH for more than a decade now. But Dennis McHaney had the idea of seeing if Glenn would be interested in doing another issue in his spare time. A group of us chatted with Glenn, and he decided to do it. With the kind permission of Paradox, and the efforts of a few friends (including Rob Roehm), the latest issue is now available. A LOT of research and work went into trying to properly match fonts, styles, paper, etc. Contents include an introduction by Glenn Lord, a previously unpublished REH poem, a previously unpublished REH drawing, a previously unpublished Breck Elkins fragment, and the infamous first draft of “Black Canaan”, the one that REH said the editors “cut the guts out of”. The guts are back in. And finally some book reviews by the great Fred Blosser.
The print run is limited to 200 copies total. The book is a fat 52 pages, and sells for $20. As Glenn has better things to do, I’m handling the shipping. Shipping in the US is $3 First Class, $6 Priority. Insurance is $2. For non-US destinations, please contact me at piherman@yahoo.com. Checks or money orders can be sent to:
Paul Herman
PO Box 250526
Plano, TX 75025or PayPal to godzilladude@sbcglobal.net. Profits go to Glenn.
Note this book was debuted and on sale for a couple hours in Cross Plains, and that sold about a third of them, without many folks even getting to see it. When they are gone they are gone.
The wait is just about over. We’ve made arrangements with Project Pride to have both The Collected Letters of Doctor Isaac M. Howard and School Days: Cross Plains and Brownwood in the 1920s for sale at the Howard House gift shop during Howard Days. Supplies will be limited, but the books will be available to our members and through our Lulu store a few days after the event.
Tevis Clyde Smith is one of the central figures in the biography of Robert E. Howard. The two met at Brownwood High School in 1923 and were soon writing stories together. When Howard returned to Cross Plains, the pair began exchanging letters and visiting each other’s homes. They both contributed to The Tattler, the Daniel Baker Collegian, and The Junto. Because Smith saved the letters Howard wrote to him, we have a much better picture of Howard the man than we might otherwise. In later years, Smith penned several biographical essays about his old friend and began work on a full-blown biography—sadly, never finished.
The Robert E. Howard Foundation is pleased to present “So Far the Poet . . .” and Other Writings, by Tevis Clyde Smith. This collection contains all of the known pieces that Smith wrote about Howard, contributed to Howard fan publications, or co-authored with Howard. It also contains many of the pieces Smith wrote while Howard was still alive, items from The Tattler, Daniel Baker Collegian, The Junto, Dallas Morning News (one including a reference to Howard), contributions to Truett Vinson’s Lone Scout publication, The Toreador, and the few surviving letters from Smith to Howard, several presented here for the first time. Snippets from Howard’s correspondence and quotes from Post Oaks and Sand Roughs, Howard’s semi-autobiographical novel, are provided to give context.
This is a print-on-demand book–not a numbered collector’s edition–with an Introduction by Rusty Burke, cover design by Jim Keegan, and edited by Rusty Burke and Rob Roehm.
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“So Far the Poet . . .” is available in both hard and soft covers. REHF Members pay $18 (soft) or $30 (hard); non-members pay $20 or $33 (all prices in US dollars). Shipping is extra. (How to become a member? See here.)
Lulu shipping options are
Domestic via USPS Book Rate, $5
Domestic via USPS Priority, $10
Canada via “Mail,” $9
Canada via Priority, $18
Europe via “Mail,” $7.50
Europe via Priority, $12
Combined shipping is only available with our other print-on-demand titles: The Wordbook, The Collected Drawings of Robert E. Howard, and The Brownwood Connection. Send an email to info@rehfoundation.org for rates.
To order, pay directly via PayPal to paypal@rehfpress.com, 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. Be sure that all the necessary shipping information is included and accurate, and that the total price includes correct shipping and insurance (if wanted). NO FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS.
Non-members can order directly from our lulu storefront, here.
Books will not be shipped prior to checks clearing the bank. If you have any questions or comments regarding pricing or shipping, please contact us at info@rehfoundation.org.
Introduction: Tevis Clyde Smith, Jr. by Rusty Burke
The Golden Years: 1923 – 1932
Author’s Preface: “How the Stories Came to Be”
Lure of the North
Censors!
The Last Up
Under the Great Tiger (with REH)
Editorial
Mystery of the King’s Snuff Box
Letter to Robert E. Howard: August 2, 1923
Hoots Mon or A Hot Night in London
Christmas Wreathes
The Adventure of the Blond Snuff Dipper
Twenty Years of Sticking Plaster
This Oriental Bunk
De Soto
The Slumpback of Nota Dam
Why Wash Your Neck?
Jean’s Christmas
The Powers of Deduction
My Newspaper Life
The Half-Wit of Notre Blame
Cards of Fate
Diogenes of Today (with REH)
Comment on Tevis Clyde Smith
Noted Remarks of Un-noted Authors
Little Journeys to Homes of the Bunk
Hell
Letter to Robert E. Howard: Circa Fall 1925
Autumn Leaves
Memphis
A Note on Bob Howard
Gods in Arcady
Letter to Robert E. Howard: Circa Summer 1928
Hello!
Flashback
Heigho Among the Redmen
Comments in The Junto
Red Blades of Black Cathay (with REH)
Eighttoes Makes a Play (with REH)
Rough Love Pays
The Phantom Athlete
Hindu Evil
The Man Who Wanted to Forget Himself
Anne Gordon’s Earful
Fashions in Duels
Brooding Nature of Pioneers
Exchange of Letters: Circa March 1931 (REH and Smith)
Mysinger’s Black Gold
Horns to Remind Us
Letter to Robert E. Howard: March 23, 1932
Poetry
Incidents
Pristine
The Closed Door
Night Sky
Denouement
Ballade of Some Howard Heroes
Questions
Background to “Questions”
John Bourbon
Wulfdene
Trouble with Tezcatlipoca
On an Ancient Shore
What Robert Howard Said One Wednesday Night
Paganini
Regarding Robert E. Howard
Adventurer in Pulp
A Friend of Long Ago
Report on a Writing Man
Conversation on the Bridge
Foreword to The Shadow of the Hun
Introduction to The Grim Land
The Devil’s Woodchopper (with REH)
The Magic Name
New Book Released
Excerpts from “Texas Giant Heads for Silver Screen”
In Regard to this Book and this Author
“So Far the Poet . . .”
