Mountain Man

By Robert E. Howard

Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 - June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. This is one of his western stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
• Release date: Apr 28, 2014
• ISBN: 9781609779252

Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) was an American author of pulp fiction, who made a name for himself by publishing numerous short stories in pulp magazines. Known as the “Father of Sword and Sorcery,” Howard helped create this subgenre of fiction. He is best known for his character Conan the Barbarian, who has inspired numerous film and television adaptations. Howard committed suicide at the age of thirty.  

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Mountain Man

by Robert E. Howard

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I was robbing a bee tree, when I heard my old man calling: Breckinridge! Oh, Breckinridge! Where air you? I see you now. You don't need to climb that tree. I ain't goin' to larrup you.

He come up, and said: Breckinridge, ain't that a bee settin' on yore ear?

I reached up, and sure enough, it was. Come to think about it, I had felt kind of like something was stinging me somewhere.

I swar, Breckinridge, said pap, I never seen a hide like your'n. Listen to me: old Buffalo Rogers is back from Tomahawk, and the postmaster there said they was a letter for me, from Mississippi. He wouldn't give it to nobody but me or some of my folks. I dunno who'd be writin' me from Mississippi; last time I was there, was when I was fightin' the Yankees. But anyway, that letter is got to be got. Me and yore maw has decided you're to go git it. Yuh hear me, Breckinridge?

Clean to Tomahawk? I said. Gee whiz, pap!

Well, he said, combing his beard with his fingers, "yo're growed in size, if not in years. It's time you seen somethin' of the world.

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[philsyphe · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is one of the best Robert E. Howard stories that I've read to date. It's the first in his western series starring Breckenridge Elkins.Breckenridge has to leave his mountain homeland for town to fetch a letter for his pa. Sounds easy enough, but turns out to be anything but easy.Mr Howard manages to pack a lot of action and events into such a short story without causing the reader any confusion. The comedy aspects to the tale are brilliant. A fantastic little read.