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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
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Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Tag Archives: Conan Meets the Academy
Two-Gun Bob: The Latest Raconteur
By the time I wake up today copies of Two-Gun Raconteur 17 ought to be moving briskly out of the Gift Shop in the Robert E. Howard House in Cross Plains, Texas — a little something extra to help kick … Continue reading
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Tagged Battling Siki, Brian Leno, Conan Meets the Academy, Damon Sasser, Ernest Hemingway, Howard Days
Two-Gun Bob: Stylometry and Other Statistical Stuff
On June 11, 1936 — 78 years ago today — the thirty-year-old Texas author Robert E. Howard shot himself in the head, ending a volcanic career at the keys of a typewriter which included the creation of such cultural icons as Conan … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: Contemplating the Ivory Tower
As I was suggesting a few weeks ago, I was pretty sure Brian Leno wouldn’t be able to resist buying Conan Meets the Academy, the new collection of essays, all by academics, on Robert E. Howard’s most popular creation. If … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: Lightin’ Al
I’m getting the distinct impression that good old Al Harron, over in the World of Robert E. Howard Studies, isn’t the fastest blade out of the scabbard. Back on February 11 I addressed some concerns he had raised about where I … Continue reading
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Tagged "Conan vs. Conantics", Al Harron, Conan Meets the Academy, L. Sprague de Camp, Professor Frank Coffman