A Gent from Bear Creek
Encyclopedia
A Gent from Bear Creek is a collection of Western
short stories
by Robert E. Howard
. It was first published in the UK
in 1937
by Herbert Jenkins. The first US
edition was published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in 1966.
Western fiction
Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 1900s and Louis L'Amour from the mid 20th century...
short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
by Robert E. Howard
Robert E. Howard
Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. Best known for his character Conan the Barbarian, he is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre....
. It was first published in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1937
1937 in literature
The year 1937 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*January 9 - The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States.*Thomas Quinn Curtiss meets Klaus Mann.-New books:*Eric Ambler - Uncommon Danger...
by Herbert Jenkins. The first US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
edition was published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in 1966.
Contents
- "Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts"
- "Mountain Man"
- "Meet Cap'n Kidd"
- "Guns of the Mountains"
- "A Gent From Bear Creek"
- "The Feud Buster"
- "The Road to Bear Creek"
- "The Scalp Hunter"
- "Cupid From Bear Creek"
- "The Haunted Mountain"
- "Educate or Bust"
- "War on Bear Creek"
- "When Bear Creek Came to Chawed Ear"