Considering I had very low expectation for this entire collection, this story is surprisingly good. Robert E. Howard’s Complete Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-33) • (2002) • interior artwork by Mark Schultz A Letter from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (may 1923, Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research) letter But, one might even argue how Conan was more influential for the genre of Epic Fantasy (given how Robert E. Howard is considered as a father of Sword and Sorcery genre) than all of Tolkien's Rings, especially when we take in consideration the flourishing of the Grim Dark in last 30-40 years or so. The Eddy Brothers, the Holmeses, and the American Katie King (21 march - 18 april 1925, Light) article

Get Exclusive DH Comics with the Dynamics ePlate™ Credit Card". Dark Horse Comics . Retrieved 12 October 2013.Apr/19: 5. The Tower of the Elephant: 5 Cosmic Horror Tragic stars. This is a ripper of a story. OMG! Spiders ... I hate spiders - especially giant ones... . Simple thievery becomes a rescue mission and the original thrust of the story is turned on its head in a third act climax worthy of the name. Brilliant in both brevity and completeness of technique. This story is a showcase of story telling ability that could be used as a text-book example of 'how to do it.' A31 • Notes on the Original Howard Texts (Robert E. Howard’s Complete Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-33)) • essay by uncredited

D. D. Home — His Life and Mission, by Mme. Dunglas Home (june 1921, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.) introduction Xuthal of the Dusk • [Conan] • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Slithering Shadow) Although I have seen most of the films about the adventures of Conan the Barbarian so far I had not read the first stories by Robert E. Howard as I believed were some stories of not very high literary value so I did not think reading them was something urgent. Reading the first of the stories in this collection, I was thinking that the impressions I had before were fully in line with reality, giving me the impression that they were too short, written in haste, exaggerated, repetitive, and generally characterised by immaturity and thus I could not call them anything more than teenage fantasies. But as I moved from one to the other, progressing in time, I found that there was a continuous improvement, with stories becoming more and more ambitious, more and more complex, more mature, ending on some that I really could call them objectively very good and so my final impression from this collection is positive. Of course there are also weaknesses in them, but that does not change the fact that anyone who likes such readings will have a very good time by reading these fascinating adventures that always end up in heroic, bloody, breathtaking fights.

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Sir A. Conan Doyle and Quex. The Mediumship of Mrs. Johnson (23 january 1922, The Evening News) letter A25 • Notes on the Conan Typescripts and the Chronology (Robert E. Howard’s Complete Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-33)) • essay by Patrice Louinet

Can we Speak with the Dead? Exclusive Interviews with Two Famous Psychic Mediums, by Shaw Desmond (october 1928, The London Magazine) introduction A heist story, where Conan is nothing short of a valid candidate to join Ocean's 13 gang of misfits.

The Conan Series in Order (82 Books)

The Evolution of the Olympic Games 1829 B.C-1914 A.D., by F.A.M. Webster (may 1914, Heath, Cranton & Ouseley Ltd.) preface

Psychic Phenomena Are Real. A Reply to Mr. Nevil Maskelyne, by Fred Barlow (june 1923, The London Magazine) introductionThe Man-Eaters of Zamboula • [Conan] • (2005) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of Shadows in Zamboula 1935) Spirit Test Duel. Sir A. Conan Doyle & Profits of Lecture Tours (16 february 1925, Daily Sketch) letter Archaeological and Antiquarian Notes of Hampshire (15 january 1884, PLSS Meeting) attended and spoke A Petition to the Prime Minister on behalf of Sir Roger Casement (june 1916, privately printed) article Are We All Liars? Sir A. Conan Doyle Replies to Our Verdict (29 january 1922, Sunday Express) article