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When I decided in early 1976 I wanted to start a Robert E. Howard fanzine, there was already a bunch of them being published, including Amra, Cross Plains, Fantasy Crossroads, The Howard Review and REH: Lone Star Fictioneer. Entering such a crowded field was not exactly a logical thing to do, but I was never much…

From time to time frequent TGR contributor Charles Saunders jumps in his wayback machine and brings back some gems from the heyday of the Howard Boom. One of these gems is his classic article “A Mouthful of Feathers” that appeared in The Chronicler of Cross Plains #1 in 1978. The article compares the similarities and differences…

Leona invites Don John as well. Everyone leaves except Benedict and Claudio. Claudio asks Benedict for his opinion about Hero, but Benedict just teases him, thinking that Claudio joking around. Claudio admits that even if he swears he’ll never marry, as long as Hero wont mind, he would break that promise. “l would scarce trust…

Discuss the importance of setting in the novel you have studied “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”, by Thomas Hardy, is set in the years of 1880 to 1890, in Wessex, which is in the southwest of England. Settings in the novel, such as Talbothays, Flintcombe-Ash, Sandbourne and Stonehenge are important because they help us to understand…

Hamlet makes a solemn vow to the ghost of his deceased father to avenge his murder by killing the perpetrator, Claudius, his uncle and the current ruler of Denmark. Since that day, Hamlet has been strategizing on how to carry out this act of revenge. Despite having multiple opportunities to kill Claudius, Hamlet hesitates each…

“The Custom House” Response In Nathaniel Hawthorn’s introduction to the Scarlet Letter, “The Custom House,” he mentions the corruption of the system of appointment of officers within the custom- house. In the sentence, “Uncle Cam’s gold-meaning no disrespect to the worthy old gentleman-has, in this respect, a quality of enchantment like that of the Devil’s…

The Kuykendalls of Ranger took care of a lonely Doc Howard in his declining years, treating him like a member of their family. He repaid them by leaving them the rights to Robert’s writings. On this, the fifty-second anniversary of the passing of Dr. Kuykendall, I thought it would be appropriate to remember all three of…

Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories are known for their suspense, mystery, and ability to evoke feelings of horror and shock in readers. Poe’s exploration of the human mind reveals the abnormalities of his narrators, and he disapproves of their desperate attempts to justify themselves. He delves into the realistic investigation of individuals who are too…

Throughout human history, the concept of civility has been highly influential and has caused division. In ancient societies, being seen as civilized was associated with belonging to the nobility or upper class. Those who were born into wealthy families were considered more civilized, whereas those without privilege were deemed savage or less civilized. However, as…

Finch as a teacher and father from chapters 9-1 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird. In Chapter 2, Miss Caroline Fisher tells Scout, “Your father does not know how to teach Through much of these three chapters, however, he shows himself to be an excellent father who takes his responsibility to raise his children very…