The Sailor Steve Costigan Series and Other Boxing Tales (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Humorous pulp boxing brawls on the Asiatic seas with a Sea Girl champ and his bulldog MikeBy Robert E. Howard
Length18h 21m
About this audiobook
The Sailor Steve Costigan Series and Other Boxing Tales gathers Robert E. Howard's exuberant prizefighting fiction, centered on the good-hearted, thick-fisted merchant seaman Steve Costigan of the Sea Girl and his bulldog companion, Mike. Written in a racy first-person vernacular, these stories combine slapstick comedy, waterfront adventure, and kinetic ring action. Within the pulp milieu of Fight Stories and similar magazines, Howard transforms boxing into a theatre of masculine ritual, absurd misrecognition, and hard-earned honor. Robert E. Howard, best known as the creator of Conan, was also a passionate observer of boxing, physical culture, and the rough codes of working-class life. Raised in Texas oil-boom towns, he absorbed tales of brawlers, drifters, sailors, and local toughs, later converting them into fiction with remarkable velocity. His own fascination with strength, courage, and fatalism informs these tales, though here his characteristic intensity is often softened by comic resilience. This volume is recommended to readers who know Howard only through sword-and-sorcery, as well as to students of pulp fiction, sports writing, and American popular narrative. The stories are fast, funny, and deceptively artful, revealing a major pulp writer at play in one of his most energetic modes.
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
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length18 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 1, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
21Dark Shanghai
2Introduction
22Vikings Of The Gloves
3Author Biography
23Night Of Battle
4Historical Context
24The Slugger's Game
5Synopsis (Selection)
25General Ironfist
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6The 'Sailor Steve Costigan' Saga:
26Sluggers Of The Beach
7The Pit Of The Serpent
27The Apparition in the Prize Ring
8The Bull-Dog Breed
28Alleys of Darkness
9Sailor's Grudge
29Cupid vs Pollux
10Fist And Fang
30The Iron Man
11Winner Take All
311
12Waterfront Fists
322. — SCENTING THE KILL
13Champ Of The Forecastle
333. — WHITE-HOT FIGHTING FURY
14Alleys Of Peril
344. — IRON MIKE'S DREAD
15The TNT Punch
355. — THE ROLL OF THE IRON MEN
16Texas Fists
366. — A CINCH TO WIN!
17The Sign Of The Snake
377. — FRAMED
18Blow The Chinks Down!
38Analysis
19Breed Of Battle
39Reflection
20Circus Fists
40Memorable Quotes
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