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A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard Volume 2: 1933-1936

Robert E. Howard & H. P. Lovecraft

First published 2009
Series Robert E. Howard LettersA Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard #2
Publisher Hippocampus Press
Format Hardcover
Type Nonfiction
Cover art David C. Verba
Pages 1004
Price $100.00
ISBN 9780981488806

Only available as a 2 volume set, limited to 345 copies. The ISBN, number of pages and price are for the set. The second volume has pages 512-1004. Edited by S. T. Joshi, David E. Schultz and Rusty Burke.
"First Edition" on copyright page. The text shows where missing/nonextant letters fall by both authors. Letters are not titled. Howard seldom dated his letters. [Dates] were sometimes noted by HPL from postmarks, sometimes estimated (by HPL or the editors) from content. End notes generally follow the letters.

Year Reviewer Publication
2010 Martin Andersson Lovecraft Annual No. 4

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Page Title Author(s) Type
515 Letter to Robert E. Howard, January 21, 1933 ("I duly received your ample and interesting...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
535 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [March 6, 1933] ("I have just read your recent letter with the usual...") Robert E. Howard Essay
552 Letter to Robert E. Howard, March 25, 1933 ("I digested your extremely interesting letter of...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
586 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [April 23, 1933] ("I'm enclosing some of the latest views...") Robert E. Howard Essay
588 Untitled Poem ("Under the grim San Saba hills...") Robert E. Howard Poem
590 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [June 15, 1933] ("Glad we got the physical-mental question...") Robert E. Howard Essay
614 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [C. July 1933] ("I am sending on to you the enclosed manuscript...") Robert E. Howard Essay
615 Letter to Robert E. Howard, July 24, 1933 ("I was delighted to receive your interesting letter...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
631 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [Ca. September 1933] ("I was very sorry to hear of your aunt's accident...") Robert E. Howard Essay
654 Letter to Robert E. Howard, November 2, 1933 ("...The summer here was cooler than I like...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
654 Postcart to Robert E. Howard, postmarked October 25, 1933 ("Abundant & prodigious thanks for the marvellous...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
687 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [November 3, 1933] ("Glad you liked the rattles...") Robert E. Howard Essay
688 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [Mid-November 1933] ("I am so submerged in work that I must postpone...") Robert E. Howard Essay
689 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [December 3, 1933] ("Glad you found the cat article of some amusement...") Robert E. Howard Essay
693 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [Circa January 1934] ("I enjoyed very much your account of your travels along the East Coast...") Robert E. Howard Essay
722 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [C. January 1934] ("I deeply appreciate your sympathetic expressions...") Robert E. Howard Essay
723 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [March 24, 1934] ("Here's a little item which might interest you...") Robert E. Howard Essay
725 Letter to Robert E. Howard, April 3, 1934 ("As I said on the postcard, I was....") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
763 Postcard to Robert E. Howard, April 25, 1934 ("Greetings from my favorite town!...) H. P. Lovecraft Essay
764 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [May 1934] ("Glad you're having such a good time in Florida...") Robert E. Howard Essay
764 Postcard to Robert E. Howard, [No postmark; enclosed with letter?], c. May 1934 ("Hail, Conan! 'Queen of the Black Coast'...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
766 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [C. Late May or Early June 1934] ("Glad you're finding your stay in Florida so enjoyable...") Robert E. Howard Essay
768 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [C. July 1934] ("I started writing this months ago [inserted]...") Robert E. Howard Essay
789 Letter to Robert E. Howard, July 27, 1934 ("As you know from my card...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
803 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [C. September-October 1934] ("Thanks very much for the post-cards...") Robert E. Howard Essay
807 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [C. December 1934] ("I read your account of your trip down the Atlantic sea-board...") Robert E. Howard Essay
827 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [C. January-February 1935] ("I have finally found time to answer...") Robert E. Howard Essay
838 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [C. May 1935] ("The reason I haven't answered your letter...") Robert E. Howard Essay
853 Letter to Robert E. Howard, July 11, 1935 ("...As for international questions —...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
861 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [C. July 1935] ("Thanks very much for the fine postcard...") Robert E. Howard Essay
883 Letter to Robert E. Howard, August 7, 1935 ("...Now as to our controversies—for once, I am glad...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
892 Postcard to Robert E. Howard, postmarked August 12, 1935 ("______ of the Panhandle! Hope you're...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
893 Postcard to Robert E. Howard, postmarked August 19, 1935 ("Thanks abundantly for the fress batch of...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
893 Postcard to Robert E. Howard, postmarked August 20, 1935 ("On the road at last! The Barlows...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
894 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, October 3, 1935 ("Here are some clippings which might interest...") Robert E. Howard Essay
894 Postcard to Robert E. Howard, postmarked August 27, 1935 ("Greetings from ancient Charleston!...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
895 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [December 5, 1935] ("A rather belated reply to your interesting letter...") Robert E. Howard Essay
915 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, [February 11, 1936] ("Glad you enjoyed the dream write-up...") Robert E. Howard Essay
923 Letter to Robert E. Howard, May 7, 1936 ("...As for the good old controversy...") H. P. Lovecraft Essay
937 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, May 13, 1936 ("I am indeed sorry to hear that you and your aunt...") Robert E. Howard Essay
955 The Beast from the Abyss Robert E. Howard Essay
955 With a Set of Rattlesnake Rattles Robert E. Howard Essay
962 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, June 29, 1936 ("It is barely possible through some other...") Dr. I. M. Howard Essay
964 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, August 14, 1936 ("In as much as you will be one of the parties...") Dr. I. M. Howard Essay
965 Letter to H. P. Lovecraft, October 30, 1936 ("I am sending you today, by mail, under...") Dr. I. M. Howard Essay
966 Postcard to H. P. Lovecraft, postmarked November 22, 1936 ("I am sending you today under separate...") Dr. I. M. Howard Essay
967 Glossary of Frequently Mentioned Names (A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard) uncredited Essay
973 Bibliography (A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard) uncredited Essay
985 Index (A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard) uncredited Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard Volume 2: 1933-1936 Cover 2011 Hippocampus Press Trade Paperback Nonfiction David C. Verba 1004
A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard Volume 2: 1933-1936 Cover 2017 Hippocampus Press Trade Paperback Nonfiction David C. Verba 1004