A Gent from Bear Creek and Other Tales [Hardcover]

Robert E. Howard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 19, 2005

This collection showcases Robert E. Howard's comic westerns. Howard's novel "A Gent from Bear Creek" is included (with its text restored), as well as two additional western stories featuring Breck Elkins. Introduction by Paul Herman.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 222 pages
• Publisher: Wildside Press (May 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809511770
• ISBN-13: 978-0809511778
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,600,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars FROM out OF THE past -- TALL tales, July 26, 2010

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Stephen A. Kallis, Jr. (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Gent from Bear Creek and Other Tales (Hardcover)

Robert E. Howard is best known for his Conan tales. The saga of Breckenridge Elkins is a far cry from the epic fantasies of the Cimmerian, but they fit in with the 19th Century American West very nicely. The stories are tall tales, narrated by the hero in a very light style. The stories about how he acquired his horse, and eventuaslly his lady love are the stuff of lighthearted legend, and show a significant departure from the usual grim Howard character. The tales would be welcome by fans of Westerns, and are certainly entertaining.
Robert E. Howard could certainly ebtertain. This would be an excellent gift to a fan of the Old West and its tall tales.

4.0 out of 5 stars a gent from bear creek, May 18, 2007

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Robert M. Link - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Gent from Bear Creek and Other Tales (Hardcover)

this show the lighter side of Robert E. Howard. the man was never a novelist of the hemingway tradition, but he could spin a yarn that you could almost taste the sweat on your lips or hear the pounding of horse hooves, or maybe your own heart. this book is one of his different submissions a rare look into the humor side of a troubled life.