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The Scarlet Citadel

Robert E. Howard

First published 1957
Type Poem

This is a verse heading in four pieces, originally appearing at the start of chapters of the story of the same name, first published in Weird Tales, January 1933.
The first and third pieces are attributed to "Old Ballad", the second to "The Road of Kings" and the fourth to "Song of the Bossonian Archers".
First published without the story in Always Comes Evening, Arkham House.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1957 Cover Always Comes Evening: The Collected Poems of Robert E. Howard Arkham House Collection 85
June 1977 Cover Always Comes Evening Underwood-Miller Collection 64
June 1977 Cover Always Comes Evening Underwood-Miller Collection 64
January 2009 Cover The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press Collection 69
April 2009 Cover The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press Collection 69
August 2009 Cover The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press Collection 69
November 2009 Cover Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems Frank Coffman Collection 440
November 2009 Cover Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems Frank Coffman Collection 440