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Title: Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die Title Record # 108861
Author: Robert E. Howard
Date: 1938-08-00
Type: POEM
Language: English
Note: First published in Weird Tales, August 1938. Lines 5-10 appear on p. 5 and lines 7-10 appear on p. 244 of Dark Valley Destiny by L. Sprague de Camp, Bluejay. Line 21 appears on p. 4 and line 5 & 23-24 appear on p. 48 of The Dark Barbarian, ed. Don Herron.
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Year Title
1938 Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die [as by Robert Ervin Howard]
Year Language Title
1987Translated by François Truchaud
French Lignes écrites dans la perspective de mort inéluctable
2007Translated by Bernd Karwath
German Ich weiß, auch ich muss sterben

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, August 1938 1938-08-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
132
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag M. Brundage Checkmark
Skull-Face and Others 1946-00-00 Robert E. Howard Arkham House  
$5.00?$: US dollar
xxvi+
475
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hannes Bok Checkmark
Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre 1947-00-00 ed. August Derleth Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
418
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Frank Utpatel Checkmark
Always Comes Evening: The Collected Poems of Robert E. Howard 1957-00-00 Robert E. Howard Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
x+
86
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Utpatel Checkmark
Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre 1969-00-00 ed. August Derleth Books for Libraries Press 0-8369-6056-4   xvi+
418
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Skull-Face and Others 1974-00-00 Robert E. Howard Neville Spearman 0-85978-007-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
xxvi+
475
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Reg Boorer Checkmark
Skull-Face and Others 1975-05-00 Robert E. Howard Neville Spearman 0-85978-007-4
£2.50?£: UK pound
xxvi+
475
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Reg Boorer Checkmark
Skull-Face Omnibus: Volume 3: The Shadow Kingdom and Others 1976-00-00 Robert E. Howard Panther 0-586-04372-1
£0.60?£: UK pound
248
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Chris Achilleos Checkmark
The Second Book of Robert E. Howard 1976-05-00 Robert E. Howard Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. 0-89083-183-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Jeff Jones Checkmark
The Second Book of Robert E. Howard 1977-02-00 Robert E. Howard Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. 0-89083-183-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
368
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Jeff Jones Checkmark
Always Comes Evening 1977-06-00 Robert E. Howard Underwood-Miller 0-934438-01-3
$10.00?$: US dollar
110
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Keiko Nelson Checkmark
Always Comes Evening 1977-06-00 Robert E. Howard Underwood-Miller 0-934438-01-3
$31.00?$: US dollar
110
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Keiko Nelson Checkmark
The Second Book of Robert E. Howard 1980-03-00 Robert E. Howard Berkley Books 0-425-04455-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
x+
242
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Ken Kelly Checkmark
The Raven, December 1981 1981-12-00 ed. Thomas Kovacs Thomas & Denes Kovacs  
CHF 4?CHF: Swiss franc
62
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
fanzine Thomas Geissmann Checkmark
Chants de guerre et de mort 1987-03-00 Robert E. Howard Néo 2-7304-0433-3   155
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Jean-Michel Nicollet Checkmark
Chants de guerre et de mort 1988-04-00 Robert E. Howard Néo 2-7304-0488-0   145
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Jean-Michel Nicollet Checkmark
Odes at the Black Dog 2006-01-21 Robert E. Howard Paul Herman  
$10.00?$: US dollar
32
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
coll Tom Foster Checkmark
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: August 1934-September 1954 2006-03-00 Robert E. Howard Girasol Collectables  
$100.00?$: US dollar
vi+
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Neal Adams Checkmark
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: August 1934-September 1954 2006-03-00 Robert E. Howard Girasol Collectables  
$112.50?$: US dollar
vi+
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Neal Adams Checkmark
Winds of Time 2007-00-00 Robert E. Howard Thomas Kovacs 978-3-033-00676-8
$95.00?$: US dollar
221
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hubert Schweizer Checkmark
The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 1: Crimson Shadows 2007-08-00 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-49018-5
$16.95?$: US dollar
xxii+
503
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan Checkmark
"... and Their Memory Was a Bitter Tree ...": Queen of the Black Coast and Others 2008-08-00 Robert E. Howard BlackBart Books 978-1-59929-022-5
$25.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
413
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Brom Checkmark
"... and Their Memory Was a Bitter Tree ...": Queen of the Black Coast and Others 2008-08-00 Robert E. Howard BlackBart Books 978-1-59929-023-2
$100.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
413
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Brom Checkmark
"... and Their Memory Was a Bitter Tree ...": Queen of the Black Coast and Others 2008-08-00 Robert E. Howard BlackBart Books  
$150.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
413+
[11]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Brom Checkmark
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard 2009-01-00 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$59.00?$: US dollar
lxxix+
728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard 2009-04-00 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$59.00?$: US dollar
lxxix+
728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard 2009-08-00 Robert E. Howard The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press  
$59.00?$: US dollar
lxxix+
728
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Crimson Shadows: The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume One 2009-08-31 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-263-4
$150.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
503
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ruth Keegan , Jim Keegan Checkmark
Crimson Shadows: The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume One 2009-08-31 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-263-4
$400.00?$: US dollar
xxii+
503
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ruth Keegan , Jim Keegan Checkmark
Halloween at the Dog and Duck 2009-10-30 Robert E. Howard Dennis McHaney  
$10.00?$: US dollar
40
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
coll Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems 2009-11-00 Robert E. Howard Frank Coffman  
$37.00?$: US dollar
xxix+
527
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Robert E. Howard: Selected Poems 2009-11-00 Robert E. Howard Frank Coffman  
$23.50?$: US dollar
xxix+
527
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Checkmark
A Thunder of Trumpets 2010-00-00 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-0-8095-7170-3
$35.00?$: US dollar
206
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Stephen Fabian Checkmark
The Singer in the Mist & Others 2010-03-00 Robert E. Howard Stanza Press (The Complete Poems from Weird Tales #2) 978-1-84863-079-6
£11.99?£: UK pound
xii+
33
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Gary Gianni Checkmark
A Thunder of Trumpets 2011-07-27 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3785-3
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Stephen Fabian  
A Thunder of Trumpets 2015-07-27 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0663-0    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Stephen Fabian  
A Thunder of Trumpets 2015-08-03 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0666-1
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Stephen Fabian  
The Gods of Easter Island and Other Poems 2018-00-00 Robert E. Howard Fedogan & Bremer  
$12.95?$: US dollar
[4]
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll Ruth Keegan , Jim Keegan Checkmark
Weird Tales (disc 4, part 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
anth  
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