The men on the Dauntless have disliked the Sea Girl's crew … - Robert E. Howard

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The men on the Dauntless have disliked the Sea Girl's crew ever since our skipper took their captain to a cleaning on the wharfs of Zanzibar—them being narrow-minded that way. They claimed that the old man had a knuckle-duster on his right, which is ridiculous and a dirty lie. He had it on his left.

Robert E. Howard

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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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Pen Names: Patrick Ervin • Sam Walser • Patrick Mac Conaire • Steve Costigan • Patrick Howard • John Taverel

Birth Name: Robert Ervin Howard

Alternative Names: REH • R. E. Howard • Robert Howard • Two-Gun Bob • Bob Howard

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