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Title: Which Will Scarcely Be Understood Title Record # 108797
Author: Robert E. Howard
Date: 1937-10-00
Type: POEM
Language: English
Note: First published in Weird Tales, October 1937. Parts of this poem appear in The Dark Barbarian, ed. Don Herron (lines 7-9 on p. 43; lines 1,13 & 19-26 on p. 46; lines 10-11 on p. 65), in The Count of Thirty: A Tribute to Ramsey Campbell by S. T. Joshi, Necronomicon Press (lines 42-43 on p. 36), in Two-Gun Bob: A Centennial Study of Robert E. Howard by Benjamin Szumskyj, Hippocampus Press (line 19-22 on p. 61), and in Robert E. Howard: The Supreme Moment by Francis DiPietro (lines 23-33 on p. 153).
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1947 Which Will Scarcely Be Understood [as by Robert Ervin Howard]
1987 Which Will Be scarcely Understood [as by R. E. Howard]
Year Language Title
1987Translated by François Truchaud
French Ce qui ne sera guère compris
1987Translated by Gottfried Mayrock
German Fantasy

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, October 1937 1937-10-00 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
Rhymes of Death 1975-00-00 Robert E. Howard Dennis McHaney  
$3.00?$: US dollar
32
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
coll Tom Foster Checkmark
Rhymes of Death 1975-00-00 Robert E. Howard Dennis McHaney  
$2.00?$: US dollar
32
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
coll Tom Foster 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 1: Skull-Face and Others 1976-00-00 Robert E. Howard Panther 0-586-04220-2
£0.60?£: UK pound
250
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
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
Skull-Face Omnibus: Volume 2: The Valley of the Worm and Others 1976-07-00 Robert E. Howard Panther 0-586-04374-8
£0.60?£: UK pound
236
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 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
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
Ein Träumer aus Texas: Leben und Werk Robert E. Howards 1987-03-00 Helmut W. Pesch EDFC (Fantasia (EDFC) #30/31) 3-924443-30-0
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
440
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.
non-fic Thomas Kovacs 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
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
The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: Grim Lands 2007-12-00 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-49019-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
510+
[7]
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
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-07-29 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-49020-9
$0.00?$: US dollar
xviii+
518
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
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-10-00 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-49020-9
$18.00?$: US dollar
xxv+
523
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 Greg Staples Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-10-28 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-50974-1
$13.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Greg Staples  
Black Hounds of Death 2009-00-00 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-0-8095-7154-3
$35.00?$: US dollar
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Stephen Fabian 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
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
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
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2010-03-26 Robert E. Howard Tantor Media      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Greg Staples Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2010-09-30 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-332-7
$150.00?$: US dollar
xxv+
523
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Greg Staples Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2010-09-30 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-332-7
$400.00?$: US dollar
xxv+
523
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Greg Staples Checkmark
The Book of The Howard Review: The Howard Review Anthology 2010-12-00 Robert E. Howard Dennis McHaney  
$14.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
230
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 J. Allen St. John Checkmark
Black Hounds of Death 2011-07-27 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3786-0
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Weird Tales 2012-00-00 ed. uncredited Pulp Classics on DVD      
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
Black Hounds of Death 2015-07-27 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0662-3
$2.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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 1) 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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