What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the so… - Robert E. Howard
" "What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie?
I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky.
The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing;
Rush in and die, dogs — I was a man before I was a king.
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About Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard (22 January 1906 – 11 June 1936) was an American writer of fantasy and historical adventure pulp stories, published primarily in Weird Tales magazine in the 1930s.
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Also Known As
Pen Names:
Patrick Ervin
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Sam Walser
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Patrick Mac Conaire
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Steve Costigan
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Patrick Howard
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John Taverel
Birth Name:
Robert Ervin Howard
Alternative Names:
REH
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R. E. Howard
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Robert Howard
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Two-Gun Bob
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Bob Howard
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