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"Introduction" by Rusty Burke
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"First Edition Acknowledgements"
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"First Edition Notes on the Text"
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"Second
Edition Notes from the Editor" by
John Bullard
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"List
of First Edition Letter Numbers with Their New Second Edition
Numbers"
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"Second
Edition Acknowledgements"
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1930
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116
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To Harold Preece, postmarked
January 4, 1930 (“Yes, we fade from youth …”)
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117
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To Alvin P. Bradford, ca.
January 1930, unsent (“You’ll have to pardon ...”)
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118
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
January 1930 (“Many thanks for the letter ...”)
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119
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To Weird Tales, ca. January
to Mid-February 1930 (“‘Thirsty Blades’ is fine.”)
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120
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
February 1930 (“Well, here is the letter.”)
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121
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
February 1930 (“Salaam; Fear Orghruagach; / Life is a ...”)
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122
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To Harold Preece, ca. February
1930 (“Go manee jeea git, / You’re in Kansas now, eh?”)
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123
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
March 1930 (“Well, Fear Finn, tell Cuchullain the Dutchess ...”)
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124
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
March 1930 (“Well, Fear Finn: / I trust you are in good healthel ...”)
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125
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To Harold Preece, postmarked
March 24, 1930 (“Thanks for the picture.”)
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126
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
early April 1930 (“Well, Fear Finn, you mention being in a lethargic
noodle ...”)
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127
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To Harold Preece, ca. early
April 1930 (“Thanks for the Saint Padraic’s card.”)
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128
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
April 1930 (“Salaam: Well, Fear Finn, I believe in days gone yore
...”)
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129
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
May 1930 (“Well, Fear Finn, I hope this letter find you o.k.”)
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130
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
May 1930 (“Well, Fear Finn, I was in Brownwood yesterday ...”)
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131
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To Farnsworth Wright, ca.
June 1930 (“I have long looked forward to reading ...”)
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132
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
June 1930 (“Well, Fear Finn: / The pictures came at last ...”)
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133
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
June 1930 (“Salaam, Fear Finn: / Then Stein the peddler ...”)
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134
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
June 1930 (“Salaam, Fear Finn: / Well, me bauld buccaneer, ...”)
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135a
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To H.P. Lovecraft, draft,
ca. July 1, 1930 (“Admittedly, your theories in regard to the Celtic
races ...”)
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135b
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
July 1, 1930 (“I am indeed highly honored ...”)
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136
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
July 1930 (“I haven’t heard from our story ...”)
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137
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
August 1930 (“Let me first thank you for the opportunity ...”)
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138
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
early September 1930 (“Well, Fear Finn: / I hope you’ll sell the dueling
story.”)
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139
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
September 1930 (“Well, Fear Finn, me bauld braw Heiland bully, ...”)
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140
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
September 1930 (“I envy you your sojourn in Quebec.”)
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141
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
September 1930 (“I am very glad that you enjoyed your visit ...”)
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142
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To Harold Preece, ca. October
1930 (“Well, Harold, how did you like my story, ...”)
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143
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
October 1930 (“It is with greatest delight ...”)
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144
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To Harold Preece, ca. October
or early November 1930 (“Well, Harold, I’m sorry to hear your nose
...”)
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145
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
November 1930 (“As always, your letter proved highly enjoyable.”)
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146
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
November 1930 (“Well, Fear Finn: / I read your article ...”)
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147
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To Weird Tales, ca. November
1930 (“I was particularly fascinated by ...”)
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148
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To Harold Preece, postmarked
November 24, 1930 (“I hope you’ll pardon my negligence ...”)
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149
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
December 1930 (“Fear Finn: / I’m not surprized ...”)
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150
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. December 1930
(“Well, Fear Finn: / I don’t know when I’ll be able ...”)
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151
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To Unknown Recipient, Undated
Unsent (“Salaam: / I do not remember who I told you ...”)
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1931
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152
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca January
1931 (“As always I found your recent letter ...”)
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153
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
January 1931 (“This is a rather belated letter thanking you ...”)
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154
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
Mid to Late-January 1931 (“Fear Finn: / I’ve delayed writing you,
hoping ...”)
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155
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
Late-February, after February 16, 1931 (“Well, Fear Finn: / You owe
me a letter, ...”)
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156
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
February 1931 (“I highly appreciate your intention for me ...”)
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157
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To Wilfred Blanch Talman,
ca. February 1931 (“I can hardly find words to express ...”)
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158
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
March 3, 1931 (“I’m writing this letter only some two hundred ...”)
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159
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
March 1931 (“Well, Fear Finn: / Congratulations on your history book.”)
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160
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
March 1931 (“Fear Finn: / I don’t have to tell you how sorry I am
...”)
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161
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
March 14, 1931 (“Well, Fear Finn: / Heigho for sunny San Antonio.”)
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162
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To Wilfred Blanch Talman,
ca. April 1931 (“I’m glad you liked ‘Kings of the Night.’”)
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163
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, May
9, 1931 (“Fear Finn: / Have youse heard anything ...”)
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164
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
mid-May 1931 (“Well Fear Finn: / I got a letter from Bradford ...”)
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165
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, week
of May 18, 1931 (“Fear Finn: / I should have answered your letters
...”)
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166
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To Farnsworth Wright, ca.
June-July 1931 (“In your last letter you asked me to give you ...”)
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167
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To Harry Bates, June 1,
1931 (“You may, or may not have noticed my work in ...”)
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168
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
early June 1931 (“Fear Finn: / Thanks very much for the Frontier Times.”)
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169
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
June 1931 (“I didn’t take much of a trip at all.”)
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170
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To Wilfred Blanch Talman,
ca. July 1931 (“I should have answered your letter months ago, ...”)
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171
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To H.P. Lovecraft, July
14, 1931 (“Just a line to congratulate you on ‘The Whisperer of the
Darkness’.”)
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172
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
August 1931 (“Fear Finn: / Well, I doubt if this missile will be very
scintillant.”)
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173
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
Mid to Late-August, after August 16, 1931 (“You must indeed
have had a delightful journey ...”)
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174
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
September 1931 (“Fear Finn: / Lizzen my children ...”)
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175
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To Wilfred Blanch Talman,
ca. September 1931 (“Thank you very much for the letter you wrote
...”)
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176
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
September 1931 (“Fear Finn: / I’ve been waiting for a letter from
you, ...”)
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177
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To Wilfred Blanch Talman,
ca. October 1931 (“I’m returning herewith your stories,
...”)
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178
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
October 1931 (“Thanks for the post-card views.”)
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179
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
October 1931 (“Fear Finn: / The reason I haven’t written you sooner
...”)
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180
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
October 1931 (“I intended to answer your very interesting letter
sooner, ...”)
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181
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
October 1931 (“Fear Finn: / I wrote Bradford a coarse rude letter
...”)
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182
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
October 1931 (“Many thanks for the opportunity ...”)
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183
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, November
1931 (“Fear Finn: / Here are the blasted verses ...”)
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184
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
November 1931 (“Fear Finn: / Have you heard anything from the Christopher?”)
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185
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To H.P. Lovecraft,
December 9, 1931 (“I would have answered your letter long ago, ...”)
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186
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To Unknown Recipient, ca.
1931 (REH as mythical Dane Dream character)
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187
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
after mid-1931 (“Fear Finn: / I’m damned if I can think
of anything ...”)
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1932
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188
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
early January 1932 (“Dear Clyde: / I only learned of your uncle’s
death today.”)
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189
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
January 1932 (“Yes, I enjoyed the postcards very much.”)
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190
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To Weird Tales, ca. January
1932 (“Congratulations on the appearance and excellence ...”)
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191
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
February 1932 (“Fear Finn: / Well, how runs the world ...”)
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192
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
February 1932, post card (“This isn’t to flaunt my homely countenance,
...”)
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193
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To H.P. Lovecraft, March
2, 1932 (“I’m finally getting around to replying to your letter ...”)
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194
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To Kirk Mashburn, ca. March
1932 (“I am writing to express my appreciation ...”)
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195
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
March 1932 (“Fear Finn: / Sorry to hear you’ve been carved on again,
...”)
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196
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To Oriental Stories, ca.
Spring 1932 (“Brundage did a fine job in the cover illustration ...”)
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197
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
March 1932 (“Fear Finnel: / When I wzs a kie in East Texas ...”)
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198
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To Carl Jacobi, pm, March
22, 1932 (“I found your recent letter very interesting, ...”)
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199
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To Wilfred Blanch Talman,
ca. March 1932 (“I’ve finally gotten around to answering your letter.”)
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200
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To Carl Swanson, ca. March
1932 (“I am sending you, under separate cover, ...”)
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201
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To Carl Swanson, ca. April
1932 (“I am interested in your publication, ...”)
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202
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
April 1932 (“Fear Finn: / I heard from that bone-crushing man-eater,
...”)
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203
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
April 1932 (“At last I’ve gotten around to answering your most welcome
...”)
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204
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
May 1932, handwritten on Worth Hotel stationery, Fort Worth (“Fear
Finn: / Just a bit of press-agenting.”)
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205
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
May 1932 (“Fear Finn: / Well, here I am back at the old home town,
...”)
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206
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
May 1932 (“Fear Finn: / Thank you very much for going to all the trouble
...”)
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207
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
May 1932 (“Fear Finn: / Lo, friend, I approach thee with ...”)
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208
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To H.P. Lovecraft, May
24, 1932 (“Glad you liked the Oriental story, ...”)
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209
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To Carl Swanson, ca. late
May 1932 (“I’m sorry you had to give up the idea of publishing The
Galaxy, ...”)
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210
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
very late May 1932 (“Fear Finn: / Let us tool forth to Australia; ...”)
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211
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To Wilfred Blanch Talman,
ca. July 1932 (“Thanks very much for De Halve Maen.”)
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212
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To H.P. Lovecraft, July
13, 1932 (“It is with the utmost humiliation that I begin this letter.”)
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213
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To H.P. Lovecraft, August
9, 1932 (“I am very sorry to hear of your recent bereavement.”)
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214
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
August 1932 (“Fear Finn: / I don’t know when I’ve enjoyed a pome ...”)
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215
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To Kirk Mashburn, ca. September
1932 (“Just a line (and rather belated too,) to congratulate ...”)
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216
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
September 1932 (“Fear Finn: / You owe me a letter, you louse, ...”)
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217
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To H.P. Lovecraft, September
22, 1932 (“I read, as always, your comments on ...”)
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218
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
October 1932 (“I hope you decide to collaborate on the proposed ...”)
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219
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
mid-October 1932 (“Here is the emblem of a lethal form of life ...”)
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220
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To H.P. Lovecraft, November
2, 1932 (“I want to begin this letter by an apology.”)
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221
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
November 1932 (“Here’s a clipping that might be of some interest,
...”)
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222
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
November 1932 (“Fear Finn: / Well, I finally get around to answering
...”)
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223
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To Magic Carpet, ca. November
1932 (“Thanks very much for the remarks ...”)
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224
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To August Derleth, ca.
December (15?) 1932 (“I had intended answering your letter ...”)
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225a
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To H.P. Lovecraft, draft,
ca. December 1932 (“My later conclusions were forced on me ...”)
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225b
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To H.P. Lovecraft, ca.
December 1932 (“Having read your latest letter with the greatest
interest ...”)
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226
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To Robert H. Barlow, ca.
December 1932 (“Price tells me that you are interested ...”)
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227
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To Robert H. Barlow, ca.
December 1932 (“I’ll be glad to sign the title pages of the stories.”)
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228
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To August Derleth, ca.
December (29?) 1932 (“I read your recent letter with the greatest
interest.”)
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229
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
after mid-1932 (“Ahatou noyon, Fear Finn: / Thinking of nothing particularly
to say ...”)
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230
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To Unknown Recipient, ca.
1932 (“Salaam: / Not much to say. My brain seems stagnant.”)
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Undated Letters
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231
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To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca.
after 1930 (“Well, Fear Finn, I read your story and enjoyed it ...”)
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232
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To John Wasso, Undated,
Unsent (“My Dear Mr. Wasso: / There is a good deal of justice
...”)
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233
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To Unknown Recipient, Undated,
Unsent, (“Salaam: / “’The real reason,’ said John L.
Sullivan, ...”)
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Appendix:
Photographs
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"Index
to Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume 2: 1930-1932" by
Bobby Derie and John Bullard
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List
of Howard's Correspondents for Volume Two
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List
of Howard's Poetry and Plays in Volume Two
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Index
to Illustrations and Photographs in Volume Two
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About
the Contributors
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