The Greatest Westerns of Robert E. Howard (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Breckinridge Elkins Stories, The Pike Bearfield Tales & Other Stories of the Wild WestBy Robert E. Howard
Length27h 38m
About this audiobook
The Greatest Westerns of Robert E. Howard gathers the author's vigorous frontier fiction, revealing a writer who brought to the Western the same kinetic force, muscular diction, and brooding fatalism that animate his heroic fantasy. These tales move between gunfighter melodrama, rough comic tall tale, and dark borderland violence, often inflected by pulp-era speed and sensational intensity. Howard's West is not merely a landscape of cattle trails and saloons, but a mythic arena where law, appetite, honor, and savagery collide. Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), best known as the creator of Conan the Cimmerian, was also deeply shaped by Texas history, oral storytelling, boomtown turbulence, and the lingering memory of the American frontier. Living in Cross Plains, Texas, he absorbed regional speech, legends of outlaws and fighters, and a stark view of civilization's fragility. His Westerns reflect both personal environment and a lifelong fascination with violent transition. This volume is recommended for readers seeking a broader understanding of Howard beyond sword-and-sorcery. It will especially reward students of pulp literature, Western mythology, and American popular fiction, offering energetic storytelling alongside revealing insight into one of the twentieth century's most distinctive imaginative voices.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, General Fiction
Length27 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
35Golden Hope Christmas
2Introduction
36Drums of the Sunset
3Author Biography
371. THE WANDERER
4Historical Context
382. MYSTERY
5Synopsis (Selection)
393. THE GIRL'S STORY
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6The 'Breckinridge Elkins' Saga
404. A TRAIL OF BLOOD
7Mountain Man
415. THUNDERING CLIFFS
8Guns Of The Mountains
42Boot-Hill Payoff
9The Scalp Hunter
431. THE LARAMIES RIDE
10A Gent From Bear Creek
442. OWL-HOOT GHOSTS
11The Road To Bear Creek
453. TRIGGER DEBT
12The Haunted Mountain
464. SIDEWINDER RAMROD
13War On Bear Creek
475. FIRST BLOOD
14The Feud Buster
486. "STRING HIM UP!"
15Cupid From Bear Creek
497. BOTTLED UP
16The Riot At Cougar Paw
508. BOOT-HILL TALK
17The Apache Mountain War
519. KILLER UNMASKED
18Pilgrims To The Pecos
52Vulture's Sanctuary
19Pistol Politics
53The Vultures of Wahpeton
20Evil Deeds At Red Cougar
541. GUNS IN THE DARK
21High Horse Rampage
552. GOLDEN MADNESS
22No Cowherders Wanted
563. GUNMAN'S TRAP
23The Conquerin' Hero Of The Humbolts
574. THE MADNESS THAT BLINDS MEN
24Sharp's Gun Serenade
585. THE WHEEL BEGINS TO TURN
25Texas John Alden
596. VULTURES' COURT
26The 'Pike Bearfield' Saga
607. A VULTURE'S WINGS ARE CLIPPED
27While Smoke Rolled
618. THE COMING OF THE VIGILANTES
28A Gent From The Pecos
629. THE VULTURES SWOOP
29Gents On The Lynch
6310. THE BLOOD ON THE GOLD
30The Riot Of Bucksnort
64FIRST ENDING
31The 'Buckner Jeopardy Grimes' Saga
65SECOND ENDING
32A Man-Eating Jeopard
66Analysis
33Knife-River Prodigal
67Reflection
34A Ring-Tailed Tornado
68Memorable Quotes
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