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• 1 • The Rhyme of the Three Slavers • (1983) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 1 • Untitled fragment ("The Dane came in with a rush...") • (1975) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• 2 • Serpent Vines • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 3 •  Letter to "The Eyrie" in Weird Tales Magazine ("Mr. Lovecraft's latest story, 'The Call of Cthulhu'...") • [Letters to Weird Tales] • (1928) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Letter (Weird Tales, May 1928))
• 3 • Zukala's Jest • [The Zukala Poems: A Narrative Cycle • 3] • (1974) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 3 •  Letter to Clark Ashton Smith, postmarked July 22, 1933 ("Dear Mr. Smith: / I can hardly find words to express the pleasure...") • [Letters to Clark Ashton Smith] • (1966) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 4 • Dance Macabre • (1977) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 4 • Bran Mak Morn (synopsis) • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1988) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• 4 • The Chant Demoniac • (1989) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 4 • Etched in Ebony • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 4 •  Letter to Ft. Worth Star Telegram Newspaper ("Tunney can't win. After the fight...") • (1928) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 5 • The Jade God • (1992) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• 6 • Miser's Gold • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 6 • These Things Are Gods • (1992) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 6 •  Letter to August Derleth, ca. January 1933 ("Dear Mr. Derleth: / I was much interested in your accounts...") • [Letters to August Derleth] • (1964) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 8 • War to the Blind • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 8 • The Return of the Sorcerer • (1976) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• 11 • Seven Kings • (1982) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 11 • Empire's Destiny • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 11 • The Devil in His Brain • (1986) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 13 •  Letter to Emil Petaja, September 6, 1935 ("Dear Mr. Petaja: / Yes, I did like "Witch's Berceuse' very much...") • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 13 • The Hand of Obeah • (1983) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 22 • L'envoi ("Live like a wolf then...") • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 23 •  Letter to R. H. Barlow, February 14, 1936 ("Dear Mr. Barlow: / This is to express, somewhat belatedly...") • [Letters to R. H. Barlow] • (1933) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 23 • Drowned • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 23 • Postcard to Novalyne Price, no date ("Dear Novalyne, / The weather is good but the beer is lousy...") • [Letters to Novalyne Price] • (1986) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of Postcard to Novalyne Price, postmarked June 19, 1935 ("Dear Novalyne; / Roswell / The weather is good...") 2008)
• 23 • Hashish Land • (1978) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Hashish Land)
• 24 • Girls • (1925) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 24 •  Letter to August Lenniger, February 20, 1933 ("Dear Mr. Lenniger: / Here are the copies of 'The Shadow Kingdom'...") • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 24 • Dagon Manor • (1986) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• 24 • The Galveston Affair • (1968) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 25 •  Letter to Robert W. Gordon, postmarked May 14, 1928 ("Dear Mr. Gordon: / Many thanks for the letter, also the paper...") • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 25 • Untitled poem ("Ho, merry bark, let's go...") • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 25 •  Letter to Harold Preece, postmarked January 4, 1930 ("Yes, we fade from youth swiftly... ") • [Letters to Harold Preece] • (1975) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of To Harold Preece, postmarked January 4, 1930 ("Yes, we fade from youth swiftly..."))
• 27 • Up, John Kane! • (1977) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 28 • Guns of the Mountains • non-genre • [Breckinridge Elkins] • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 31 • The Ghost of Camp Colorado (facsimile) • (1931) • essay by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Ghost of Camp Colorado)
• 31 •  Letters of Comment (The "New" Howard Reader #3) • essay by uncredited
• 31 •  Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #3) • essay by Paul Herman
• 31 •  Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #3) • essay by Thomas Kovacs
• 31 •  Letter (The "New" Howard Reader #3) • essay by Dennis McHaney
• 36 • Afterword (The "New" Howard Reader #1) • (1998) • essay by Joe Marek