Dark Valley Destiny (65 page)

131-132, 273, 293 Mundy, Talbot, 270, 276-277, 309 Murder: attitudes toward, 109-110, 125

Murray, Margaret Alice, 228 Musser, Benjamin Francis, 204-205

"Names in the Black Book," 312 Nature, 71-72, 73-74 (see
also
Climate; Weather); love of, 17, 78, 158-159, 172, 188, 239-240, 308, 311, 329-330

Neanderthal man, 177-178

Negroes.
See
Blacks.

"Nekht Semerkeht," 343-344

New Orleans, 145; Howard's impressions

of, 145-147 Newton, Anne.
See
Davis, Annie Newton. Newton, Austin, 75, 76, 77-78, 79, 93,

96, 143, 144, 168 Newton family, 84-85, 86, 90, 93-94 Nichols, Vera Baker, 78 Nightmares, 58, 143, 146, 242, 308 Night terrors, 58, 261, 287, 289, 308 Noyes, Alfred, 275 Nyberg, Bjorn, 364

O'Brien, Turlogh, 258-259 Occult, 87, 183, 195-196, 223, 249, 329

O'Donnell, Kirby, 309
Odyssey,
265 Offutt, Andrew J., 343 Oil boom, 5, 44,118,122,132-133,141, 152-153, 154-155, 216, 254; Howard's impressions of, 124, 153-154, 193-194, 312 Oliver family, 222
Oriental Stories,
232, 259, 297 Outlaws, 77, 112, 113-114, 115-116, 216

Pakenham, T. Compton, 308 Paranoia, 9-10, 55, 161, 211, 304, 306 Parker, Cynthia Ann, 102-103, 253
Parrot, The,
275

Patches, 8, 70-71, 74, 144; death, 235-236, 245, 350, 359

Peaster, Texas, 18 Pentecost, Dick, 90

"People of the Black Circle, The," 265, 276, 277

Personality, 56, 272, 323 (
see also
Religion; Suicide; Violence); of H.E. Howard, 26, 30, 32, 34, 81, 115; of I.M. Howard, 36-37, 47-49, 115, 158-159, 303, 357; of R.E. Howard, 7-8,18,79-80,104,147,159,163-164, 209-214, 237, 250, 308, 343 (see
also
Fears, of Howard; Imagination; Nature, love of; Paranoia; Reality, distortion of; opinion of Howard under people, e
.g.
Price, E.H., opinion of R.E. Howard) Pets, 95,96,246. See
also
Gypsy; Patches.
Phantagraph, The,
263 "Phoenix on the Sword, The," 262, 265, 271

Physicians, 41-42, 47 (see
also
Howard, I.M., medical practice); training, 41, 43, 45 (
see also
Howard, I.M., medical training) Picts, 147, 148, 150-151; in stories, 187,

224, 226, 228, 280-281
Pict Song, A,
151 "Pigeons from Hell," 89 "Pit of the Serpent, The," 231, 232 Place names
(see also
Cimmeria; Hyborian

World): origin, 265, 276, 280 Play.
See
Games; Sports. Poetry, 205; by Howard, 197, 203-204, 239-244, 345, 349; Howard's style, 217, 235-237, 290-291; influences on, 95, 152-153, 238-239; publication, 206-207, 237, 239, 255 Polishuk, Morris, 157 "Pool of the Black One, The," 13, 265, 274

Post Oaks and Sand Roughs,
171—172, 173, 178, 180, 186, 196, 202, 207-208, 212-213, 216, 218, 243, 342 Pratt, Fletcher, 286, 362

Preece, Harold, 10, 159, 206; correspondence with, 226-228, 229, 247, 259; visits with, 228

Preece, Leonore, 222

Prehistoric fantasy stories, 177-178, 263-265

Price, E. Hoffman, 160, 356; and Lovecraft, 10, 264, 298, 298, 305; letters from I.M. Howard, 235, 307, 357; opinion of I.M. Howard, 303, 352; opinion of R.E. Howard, 10, 68,188, 249, 304, 307, 350; visits with Howards, 48-49, 88, 302-307

Price, Novalyne, 249, 282, 330, 346, 353; relationship with Howard, 284, 315— 327, 334-337, 339; relationship with Vinson, 10, 334-335; and T.C. Smith, 299-300, 313

"Pride of Bear Creek, The," 310-311

Prohibition, 155

Pseudonyms, 230, 232, 237, 256, 312, 334

Public libraries.
See
Libraries.

Pulp magazines, 235, 269-271, 294, 308, 349.
See also
specific magazines, e.g.
Weird Tales.

Pyle, Doris, 161

"Queen of the Black Coast," 265, 267, 275, 293

Racism, 174-177, 188, 252, 282, 284, 325, 332—334.
See also
Aryan race; Blacks; Indians; Jews; Mexicans.

Railroad, 40, 44, 45, 59, 66, 116, 128-129

Ramacharaka, 86

Readership, 196, 285-286.
See also
Conan stories, appeal.

Reading
(see also
Libraries): by H.E. Howard, 81; influences on R.E. Howard, 86, 149, 175, 197-198
(see also
Stories, influences on); by R.E. Howard, 67, 88, 161, 181, 225-226, 302

Reality: distortion of, 75-76, 123, 236, 243, 248-249, 326.
See also
Howard family, deceptions by; Paranoia.
Recompense,
242-243, 355 "Red Blades of Black Cathay," 261 "Red Nails," 266, 284r-285, 319 "Red Shadows," 207, 216, 217, 218 Reincarnation, 87, 156, 182, 183, 184-185, 349

Religion, 88,105,126-127,155-156 (see
also
Churches; Death; Hinduism; Occult); and H.E. Howard, 156, 246; and I.M. Howard, 48, 55, 86, 156, 183; and R.E. Howard, 87, 156, 181-185, 246, 280-281, 290, 325, 349

Return of Conan, The,
362—363 "Right Hand of Doom, The," 218 "Road of Eagles, The," 266, 362 Robertson, Lexie Dean, 152—153 "Rogues in the House," 65, 265, 274 Rohmer, Sax, 230, 295, 312
Rubdiydt,
226 Russell, S.T., 182, 195

Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de, 105-106, 125

Saturday Evening Post, The,
181, 269 "Scarlet Citadel, The," 265, 272, 293-294

Schoolboys: as bullies, 8, 64-65, 75, 83 Schools, 67, 75, 93, 142, 163, 179-180, 200-202; Howard's attitude toward, 55,83-84,160,169-170,200-201, 228, 323, 325 Schreiner, Olive, 205-206 Scott, Jack, 94, 158-159, 248, 350-351, 356

Sea, The,
203, 237
Sea Curse, The,
207
Secret Doctrine, The,
195 Seminole, Texas, 53—54, 59, 69 Senf, C.C., 257 Service, Robert W., 243

Sex, 54-55, 2B4 («#* n/m W»mnn)| between Mr. and Mr*. Howard, 1.17; and R.E. Howard, 141, 154. 212, 239; in stories, 14, 275, 2HS,
l\l\2-

333

"Shadow Kingdom, The,"
206, 223-224,

225

"Shadows in the Moonlight," 265, 274-

275, 276 "Shadows in Zamboula," 266, 282 Shaw, George Bernard, 229 "She Devil," 332

Short History of Celtic Ireland, A,
257
Singer in the Mist, The,
18
Singers in the Shadows,
237 Singing: by R.E. Howard, 214, 228, 248,

340

Skull-Face,
229-230, 253, 256, 295
Skull-Face and Others,
360, 361
Skulls and Dust,
237 "Skulls in the Stars," 223 Slavery, 68, 105, 107, 109, 176.
See also
Blacks.

"Slithering Shadow, The," 265, 273-274,

319.
Slumber,
214

Smith, Arthur D. Howden, 259, 270 Smith, Clark Ashton, 254; correspondence

with, 13, 184 Smith, Tevis Clyde, 9, 163, 168, 173, 181, 204, 220, 227, 233, 235, 237,

341 (see
also
Price, Novalyne, and T.C. Smith); collaborations with, 167, 261, 322; marriage, 246; visits with, 129, 192-193, 198, 228, 263, 339

Smoking, 160, 172 Something
About Eve,
220-221 "Something About Eve," 220, 221-222
Song of
o
Mad Minstrel, The,
151 "Song of Bdlit, The," 240
Song out of Midian, A,
296 Songs, 162.
See also
Singing. "Son of the White Wolf," 309

Southwest, 8, 18-19, 60, 104, 338 "Spanish Gold on Devil Horse," 218-219 "Spear and Fang," 177-178, 180, 190 Spence, Lewis, 197-198, 224
Spicy-Adventure Stories,
270, 332-333 Sports, 93, 143.
See also
Boxing; Fencing;

Football; Horseback riding; Hunting.
Sport Story Magazine,
257
Star Rover, The,
185-186, 312
Stoic, The,
8, 338

Stories, 78-79, 102-103 (
see also
Characters; Place names; categories of stories, e.g. Fantasy stories; themes, e.g. Monsters, in stories); collaborations, 251, 310 (see
also
Smith, T.C., collaborations with); friends' opinion of, 10, 142; income from, 180, 189, 194, 196, 206-207, 229-230, 233, 255, 298, 329; influences on, 151, 185-186, 187, 197, 223, 228, 257, 270-271, 275, 276, 279-280, 308; pastiches, 230, 259-260, 295; publication, 255, 266, 360-364
(see also Weird Tales,
stories published); quality, 219, 223, 225, 258, 285-286
(see also
Storytelling ability); realism in, 260-261, 311; rejection, 178-179, 181, 187, 219
(see also Adventure Magazine,
stories rejected;
Argosy,
stories rejected;
Weird Tales,
stories rejected); revisions, 189, 207; sold, 261
(see also Argosy,
stories sold;
Weird Tales,
stories sold); submission, 178, 225
Story of an African Farm, The,
205-206 Storytelling ability, 14, 57, 58-59, 67, 76-77, 95, 96, 144, 244, 291-292, 339, 367-368
Strange Detective Stories,
312 Suicide, 168, 352; father's reaction, 9, 346, 347-348, 351, 352, 357-360; by Howard, 6-7, 8, 10-11, 185, 345-348, 350-351; thoughts by Howard, 82-83, 142, 236, 243-234, 251, 329, 349, 358

Supernatural stories, 68-69, 88-89, 311.
(see also
Horror stories); by Howard, 218, 223, 271, 280-281 "Swords of Shahrazar," 309 "Swords of the Red Brotherhood." See

"Black Stranger, The." "Sword Woman," 319, 330

Tabernacle.
See
Churches.
Tales of Conan,
362

Tall tales, 54, 56, 77,87-88,95,147,262

Talman, Wilfred Blanch, 182-183, 253

Tattler, The,
165-167

Tempter, The,
156-157, 241, 328, 345

Texaco Star,
250-254

Texans, 7-8, 103-104, 106, 115, 123,

125.
See also
Hispano-Texans. Texas, 109-119, 123
(see also
Climate; Weather; specific places, e.g. Cross Cut, Texas); description, 71-72, 73-74, 98-100; governors, 40, 96, 109, 126-127, 254; history, 100, 103-109, 110, 113, 116-118, 124-127
(see also
Callahan County, Texas, history); Howard's impressions of, 64, 69,100,104,117,120,253-254
(see also
Dark Valley, Texas, Howard's impressions of); immigrants to, 40, 103, 115, 128, 176; population, 40, 59, 66,128, 129,132,152; relations with Mexico, 104-106, 113, 117 (see
also
Mexicans; Mexican War) Texas Rangers, 102, 109 Theosophy, 86, 195, 277 Thomas, Lowell, 120, 276, 308
Thrilling Mystery,
312 "Thunder of Trumpets, A," 251
Tigers of the Sea,
259 Tolkien, J.R.R., 12, 286 "Tomb Secret, The," 312
Top-Notch,
333 Torbett, Frank, 9, 329 Thorbett, F. Thurston, 249, 251, 322, 329 "Tower of the Elephant, The," 132, 265, 272-273, 274

"Trail of the Blood-Stained God, The," 333

Transportation, 89-90, 144, 298-299.

See
also
Railroad.
Traverel Manor,
256

"Treasure of Tranicos, The."
See
"Black

Stranger, The." "Treasures of Tartary," 309
Treatise on the Gods,
325 Triplett, Percy, 76

Tuberculosis, 31, 60, 61, 137; in Ervin family, 25, 27, 28; in H.E. Howard, 93, 97, 137, 247, 339-341 Tyson, Lindsey, 142,144, 156, 158, 162, 169, 172-173, 215, 249, 298, 358 (see
also
Vacations, with Tyson); rooming with, 180, 186, 201; visits with, 299, 300

Vacations, 255-256, 262-263, 297; with Tyson, 222-223; with Vinson, 202-203, 204-206, 307-308, 337-339 "Vale of Lost Women, The," 266, 271, 272, 363

"Valley of the Worm, The," 312-313
Varieties of Religious Experience,
325 Vinson, Truett, 167, 168, 169, 173, 220, 227, 249, 252, 344 (see
also
Price, Novalyne, relationship with Vinson; Vacations, with Vinson); visits with, 192-193, 198, 228, 339 Violence, 108, 109, 113, 116-117, 118, 123, 126, 146-147, 261 (see
also
Murder; Outlaws); in R.E. Howard, 8, 57-58, 76, 180, 191, 200, 209-210, 240, 287, 301, 367; in stories, 77, 175, 188, 219-220, 256, 258-259

"Vultures' Sanctuary," 310, 342

"Wandering Years, The," 23, 26-27 Weapon collecting, 135, 215, 262, 351-

352, 355.
See also
Knife skills. Weather, 44, 64, 96, 99, 119-121.
See also
Climate; Drouth.

Weird Tales,
177, 196, 256, 274, 28ft-
286, 297,
354; Illustration*, 199,
257, 275
-276, 286, 322;
poem* published, 206,
207, 237; »t»rie»
published, 100, 198-199,
207, 216,
218, 229, 256-257, 260,
265-267,
271, 312, 333; stories rejected, 189, 197, 271, 362; stories sold, 180, 181, 189, 190, 206, 225, 229, 258 West.
See
Southwest. Western stories, 187, 218-219, 230, 304,

309-311, 331-332, 341-342 "West Is West," 165 White, William A. P.
See
Boucher, Anthony. Wildlife.
See
Nature. Williams, J.A., 18 Wilson, Tom Ray, 57, 143, 158 "Wings in the Night," 257
Witch-Cult in Western Europe, The,
228 "Witch from Hell's Kitchen, The," 362 "Witch Shall Be Born, A" 265, 277-278
With Lawrence in Arabia,
308 "Wolfshead," 194-195, 196, 199, 224 Wollheim, Donald, 263-264 "Wolves Beyond the Border," 266, 280,