The Singer in the Mist and Others: The Complete Poems from Weird Tales
Howard, Robert E.
Publisher: Stanza Press, March, 2010
ISBN: 1848630796
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When the history of fantasy and horror fiction is being discussed, the pulp magazine Weird Tales is inevitably mentioned. Published on low-grade "pulp" paper, Weird Tales was the first newsstand magazine devoted exclusively to weird and fantastic fiction. It ran for 279 issues, from March 1923 to September 1954.
The three most important and influential writers to have their work published in the title were Rhode Island horror writer H.P. Lovecraft; the Texan creator of Conan the Cimmerian, Robert E. Howard; and the California poet, short story writer, illustrator and sculptor, Clark Ashton Smith.
"The Complete Poems from Weird Tales" series collects their verse in the order that it originally appeared in the pages of "The Unique Magazine".
"ROBERT E. HOWARD (1906-1936) is best known for his series of stories about Conan the Barbarian. However, Howard was also a prolific writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, Westerns, detective, sports stories, true confessions and other genre fiction, including poetry." - Stephen Jones
CONTENTS
The Song of the Bats
The Ride of Falume
The Riders of Babylon
Remembrance
The Gates of Nineveh
The Harp of Alfred
Easter Island
Crete
Moon Mockery
Forbidden Magic
The Moor Ghost
Dead Man's Hate
A Song Out of Midian
Shadows on the Road
Black Chant Imperial
The Song of a Mad Minstrel
The Last Day
Arkham
An Open Window
Autumn
The Soul-Eater
The Dream and the Shadow
Which Will Scarcely Be Understood
Futility
Fragment
Haunting Columns
The Poets
The Singer in the Mist
The Last Hour
Ships
Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die
Recompense
The Ghost Kings
The King and the Oak
Desert Dawn