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1932 (45)

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. early January 1932, Dear Clyde: / I only learned of your uncle’s death today.

To H.P. Lovecraft, ca. January 1932, Yes, I enjoyed the postcards . . .

To Weird Tales, ca. January 1932, Congratulations on the appearance . . .

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. February 1932, Fear Finn: / Well, how runs the world these days?

To H.P. Lovecraft, ca. February 1932, This isn’t to flaunt my homely countenance, . . .
     This is a postcard, showing REH standing under a palm tree; the photo has been published many times.

To H.P. Lovecraft, March 2, 1932, I’m finally getting around . . .

To Kirk Mashburn, ca. March 1932, I am writing to express my appreciation for . . .

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. March 1932, Fear Finn: / Sorry to hear you’ve been carved on again, . . .  

To Oriental Stories, Spring 1932, Brundage did a fine job . . .

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. March 1932, Fear Finnel: / When I wzs a kie in East Texas . . .

To Carl Jacobi, pm, March 22, 1932, I found your recent letter very interesting . . .

To Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. March 1932, I’ve finally gotten around to answering . . .

To Carl Swanson, ca. March 1932, I am sending you . . .

To Carl Swanson, ca. April 1932, I am interested in . . .

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. April 1932, Fear Finn: / I heard from that bone-crushing man-eater . . .
     Contains "A Weird Ballad" (poem) and "Little Brown Man of Nippon" (poem).

To H.P. Lovecraft, ca. April 1932, At last I’ve gotten around . . .

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. May 1932, Fear Finn: / Just a bit of press-agenting . . .
     Hand-written, on stationary from the Worth Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas.

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. May 1932, Fear Finn: / Well, here I am back at the old home town . . .

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. May 1932, Fear Finn: / Thank you very much for going to all the trouble . . .
     Contains "The Toy Rattle Murder Case".

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. May 1932, Fear Finn: / Lo, friend, I approach thee with a liver . . .
     Contains "John Brown" (poem); "Abe Lincoln" (poem); "John Kelley" (poem); "The Tom Thumb Moider Mystery";
     and "Authorial Version of Duna" (poem).


To H.P. Lovecraft, May 24, 1932, Glad you liked the Oriental story . . .

To Carl Swanson, ca. late May 1932, I’m sorry you had . . .

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. very late May 1932, Fear Finn: / Let us tool forth to Australia . . .

To Wilfred Blanch Talman, ca. July 1932, Thanks very much for “De Halve Maen.”

To H.P. Lovecraft, July 13, 1932, It is with the utmost humiliation . . .

To H.P. Lovecraft, August 9, 1932, I am very sorry to hear of your recent . . .

To E. Hoffmann Price, August 1932, Ahatou Price noyon!  To the Darwish of the Coast, salute royal! 


To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. August 1932, Fear Finn: / I don’t know when I’ve enjoyed a pome . . .
     Contains "Dreaming in Israel" (poem) and "Samson’s Broodings" (poem).

To Kirk Mashburn, ca. September 1932, Just a line (and rather belated too,) to congratulate . . .

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. September 1932, Fear Finn: / You owe me a letter, you louse, he said . . .
     Contains "A Glass of Vodka" and "One Blood Stain" (poem).

To H.P. Lovecraft, September 22, 1932, I read, as always, your comments on . . .

To H.P. Lovecraft, ca. October 1932, I hope you decide . . .

To H.P. Lovecraft, ca. mid-October 1932, Here is the emblem of a lethal form of life . . .
     Previously published as "With a Set of Rattlesnake Rattles."
     This is from an unidentified letter to HPL along with a set of rattlesnake rattles.
     REH later commented about this in another letter to HPL dated November 11, 1933.


To H.P. Lovecraft, November 2, 1932, I want to begin this letter by an apology.

To H.P. Lovecraft, ca. November 1932, Here’s a clipping . . .

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. November 1932, Fear Finn: / Well, I finally get around to answering . . .
     Contains "Lines to G.B. Shaw" (poem); "A Mick in Israel" (poem); "Musings" (2) (poem); and "Envoy" (poem).

To Magic Carpet Magazine, November 1932, Thanks very much for the remarks . . .

To August Derleth, ca. December (15?) 1932, I had intended answering . . .

To H.P. Lovecraft, draft, ca. December 1932, “My later conclusions were forced on me ...”

To H.P. Lovecraft, ca. December 1932, Having read your latest letter . . .

To Robert H. Barlow, ca. December 1932, Price tells me that you are interested . . .

To Robert H. Barlow, ca. December 1932, I’ll be glad to sign the title . . .

To August Derleth, ca. December (29?) 1932, I read your recent letter with the greatest interest . . .

To Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. after mid-1932, Ahatou noyon, Fear Finn: / Thinking of nothing . . .
     Contains "The Werewolf Murder Case".

To an unknown recepient, ca. 1932, Salaam: Not much to say . . .


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