The Bull Dog Breed

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories
Cover of the book The Bull Dog Breed by Robert E. Howard, Read Books Ltd.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert E. Howard ISBN: 9781473397880
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: February 12, 2015
Imprint: White Press Language: English
Author: Robert E. Howard
ISBN: 9781473397880
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: February 12, 2015
Imprint: White Press
Language: English

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Bull Dog Breed' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard - a bookish and somewhat introverted child - was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South. At fifteen Howard began to read the pulp magazines of the day, and to write more seriously. The December 1922 issue of his high school newspaper featured two of his stories, 'Golden Hope Christmas' and 'West is West'. In 1924 he sold his first piece - a short caveman tale titled 'Spear and Fang' - for $16 to the not-yet-famous Weird Tales magazine. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, was a barbarian-turned-King during the Hyborian Age, a mythical period of some 12,000 years ago. Conan featured in seventeen Weird Tales stories between 1933 and 1936 which is why Howard is now regarded as having spawned the 'sword and sorcery' genre. The Conan stories have since been adapted many times, most famously in the series of films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in 1930 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Bull Dog Breed' is a story in the Sailor Steve Costigan series about a travelling boxer. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard - a bookish and somewhat introverted child - was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South. At fifteen Howard began to read the pulp magazines of the day, and to write more seriously. The December 1922 issue of his high school newspaper featured two of his stories, 'Golden Hope Christmas' and 'West is West'. In 1924 he sold his first piece - a short caveman tale titled 'Spear and Fang' - for $16 to the not-yet-famous Weird Tales magazine. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, was a barbarian-turned-King during the Hyborian Age, a mythical period of some 12,000 years ago. Conan featured in seventeen Weird Tales stories between 1933 and 1936 which is why Howard is now regarded as having spawned the 'sword and sorcery' genre. The Conan stories have since been adapted many times, most famously in the series of films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

More books from Read Books Ltd.

Cover of the book Blue Print Reading; Interpreting Working Drawings by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Brassbounder by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Lampshades Made Using Parchment - An Illustrated Guide for the Home Craft Enthusiast by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Poems of Arthur O'shaughnessy by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Pedal and Path Across the Continent A Wheel and A Foot by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Biochemistry Applied to Beer Brewing - General Chemistry of the Raw Materials of Malting and Brewing by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Children's Little Cookbook; Recipes for Children, By Children by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book A Little Plain Law For Game Preservers, Wildfowlers, Keepers And Poachers by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Salmon Fishing by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Peter Abelard by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Mary Erskine - A Franconia Story by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book Cinderella - And Other Girls Who Lost Their Slippers (Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World) by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Witches of Scotland (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Mystery of the Poisoned Dish of Mushrooms (A Classic Short Story of Detective Max Carrados) by Robert E. Howard
Cover of the book The Development of English Fox-Hunting - Poems and Ditties from the 13th Century to the Modern Day Focusing on the Sport of Fox-Hunting by Robert E. Howard
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy