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El Borak (Robert E. Howard)
El Borak, otherwise known as Francis Xavier Gordon, is a fictional character created by Robert E. Howard. Gordon was a Texan gunfighter from El Paso who had travelled the world and settled in Afghanistan. He is known in Asia for his exploits in that continent. The character was originally created when Howard was only ten years old, but he did not see print until "The Daughter of Erlik Khan" in the December 1934 issue of '' Top-Notch''. He is likely to have been inspired by real people such as Richard Francis Burton, John Nicholson, "Chinese" Gordon and Lawrence of Arabia as well as the fiction of Talbot Mundy. One of the earliest surviving stories where he made an appearance was a story written by Howard when he was sixteen years old. These stories, however, were not complete and the character itself faded from the author's consciousness for several years. He was revived in 1933 together with another oriental adventurer, Kirby O'Donnell in stories published by ''Top-Notch'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daughter Of Erlik Khan
"The Daughter of Erlik Khan" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the December 1934 issue of the pulp magazine '' Top-Notch''. References External links List of stories and publication details at Howard Works Short stories by Robert E. Howard Pulp stories 1934 short stories Works originally published in Top-Notch Magazine {{1930s-story-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic Language
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is the language of literature, official documents, and formal wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Of Khyber
"North of Khyber" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. It was not published within Howard's lifetime - it was first printed in the chapbook ''North of Khyber'' (December 1987). All stories in the chapbook also feature another of Howard's characters, The Sonora Kid. Contents * "Introduction" — Essay by Robert M. Price * "North of Khyber" * "The Land of Mystery" * "El Borak" ("Were you ever stranded...") * "The Shunned Castle" * "A Power Among the Islands" "El Borak" is the title of two different short stories, neither of which were finished or published within Howard's lifetime. The first story was printed in the chapbook '' The Coming of El Borak'', in September 1987 ("I emptied my revolver..."), while the second story was printed shortly afterwards, in the chapbook ''North of Khyber'', in December 1987 ("Were you ever stranded..."). This second story also features another of Howard's characters, The Sonora Kid. Both chapbooks were published by Cryptic Publica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sonora Kid
The Sonora Kid, also known as Steve Allison, is a fictional cowboy created by Robert E. Howard. The stories were not printed until more than fifty years after the author's death. The Sonora Kid occasionally crossed over with El Borak, another of Howard's characters. Stories * '' Brotherly Advice'' (First published in ''The Sonora Kid'', 1988) * '' Desert Rendezvous'' (First published in ''The Sonora Kid'', 1988) * '' The Devil's Joker'' (First published in ''Cross Plains #6'', 1975. Alternate titles: ''The Devil's Jest'', ''Outlaw Trails'') * '' Knife, Bullet and Noose'' (First published in ''The Howard Collector #6'', Spring 1965. Alternate title: ''Knife, Gun and Noose'') * '' Red Curls and Bobbed Hair'' (First published in ''The Sonora Kid'', 1988) * '' The Sonora Kid-Cowhand'' (First published in ''The Sonora Kid'', 1988) * '' The Sonora Kid's Winning Hand'' (First published in ''The Sonora Kid'', 1988) * '' The West Tower'' (Fragment. First published in ''The Sonora Kid' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coming Of El Borak
"The Coming of El Borak" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. First printed in the chapbook ''The Coming of El Borak'' (September 1987), it was not published in Howard's lifetime. The chapbook features art by Stephen Fabian, and was edited by Robert M. Price. Contents * "Introduction" — Essay by Robert M. Price * "The Coming of El Borak" * "Khoda Khan's Tale" * "The Iron Terror" * "Fragment" ("Gordon, the American...") * "El Borak" ("I emptied my revolver...") "El Borak" is the title of two different short stories, neither of which were finished or published within Howard's lifetime. The first story was printed in the chapbook ''The Coming of El Borak'', in September 1987 ("I emptied my revolver..."), while the second story was printed shortly afterwards, in the chapbook ''North of Khyber "North of Khyber" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. It was not published within Howard's lifetime - it was first printed in the chapbook ''North of Khyber'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapbook
A chapbook is a small publication of up to about 40 pages, sometimes bound with a saddle stitch. In early modern Europe a chapbook was a type of printed street literature. Produced cheaply, chapbooks were commonly small, paper-covered booklets, usually printed on a single sheet folded into books of 8, 12, 16 and 24 pages. They were often illustrated with crude woodcuts, which sometimes bore no relation to the text (much like today's stock photos), and were often read aloud to an audience. When illustrations were included in chapbooks, they were considered popular prints. The tradition of chapbooks arose in the 16th century, as soon as printed books became affordable, and rose to its height during the 17th and 18th centuries. Many different kinds of ephemera and popular or folk literature were published as chapbooks, such as almanacs, children's literature, folk tales, ballads, nursery rhymes, pamphlets, poetry, and political and religious tracts. The term "chapbook" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Valley Of Iskander
"The Lost Valley of Iskander" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. It was not published within Howard's lifetime, the first publication was in the FAX Collector's Editions hardback ''The Lost Valley of Iskander'' in 1974. Its original title was "Swords of the Hills". In this story, El Borak discovers a legendary valley in which live Greek descendants of Alexander the Great invading army. Meanwhile, the vital package he carries must be carried to British India before the Hungarian, Hunyadi, can stop him or thousands will die. Plot El Borak must carry vital papers across Afghanistan into India, while being chased by the Hungarian Gustav Hunyadi. In doing so, El Borak discovers a village populated by the descendants of Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of The White Wolf
"Son of the White Wolf" is an El Borak short story by American writer Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the December 1936 issue of the pulp magazine '' Thrilling Adventures''. References External links List of stories and publication details at Howard Works Short stories by Robert E. Howard Pulp stories 1936 short stories Works originally published in Thrilling Adventures Short stories published posthumously {{1930s-story-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complete Stories (magazine)
''(The) Complete (Short) Stories'' may refer to: * ''The Complete Stories'' (Asimov), by Isaac Asimov * '' The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard'' (in two volumes) * ''The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway'' * ''The Complete Stories of Franz Kafka ''The Complete Stories of Franz Kafka'' is a compilation of all of Kafka's short stories. With the exception of three novels (''The Trial'', '' The Castle'' and '' Amerika''), this collection includes all of his narrative work. The book was origi ...'' * ''The Complete Stories'' (O'Connor), by Flannery O'Connor * '' Dorothy Parker - Complete Stories'' * ''Complete Stories'' (Vonnegut), by Kurt Vonnegut * ''Complete Stories'' (magazine), a 1930s pulp magazine which published authors such as Robert E. Howard {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Country Of The Knife
"Country of the Knife" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the August 1936 issue of the pulp magazine '' Complete Stories''. The story is also known as "Sons of the Hawk". References External links List of stories and publication details at Howard Works Short stories by Robert E. Howard Pulp stories 1936 short stories Works originally published in American magazines Works originally published in pulp magazines Short stories published posthumously {{1930s-story-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Of The Gods
"Blood of the Gods" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the July 1935 issue of the pulp magazine '' Top-Notch''. Plot A group of soldiers of fortune seek a set of matched rubies called the Blood of the Gods, owned by al Wazir. To find it, they capture an Arab who they believe knows the location of al Wazir, who has become a desert hermit. After the Arab agrees to help them, despite his fear of el Borak, a friend of al Wazir who leads the caravan to al Wazir's hermitage and reveals al Wazir's location at the Caves of El Khour, the Arab is shot by one of el Borak's other allies, Salim. Salim, wounded during the confrontation with the soldiers of fortune, alerts el Borak—Francis Xavier Gordon, an American adventurer—to the threat to al Wazir. El Borak immediately departs for the Caves to protect al Wazir, and is ambushed on his way there by one of his old tribal foes, the Ruweila. His camel killed in the ambush, he continues his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawk Of The Hills (short Story)
"Hawk of the Hills" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the June 1935 issue of the pulp magazine '' Top-Notch'', one of only five of the El Borak stories published within Howard's lifetime. The story was featured as the cover of that issue. The story is regarded as one of the best of Howard's works and is currently in print in the Del Rey collection ''The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1: Crimson Shadows''. Plot introduction El Borak leads the Afridi tribe in a war against the Orakzai and their chief Afdal Khan in early twentieth century Afghanistan. The war brings in British agents from across the border and has Russian influence in the region behind it. Plot summary The story begins with El Borak climbing a cliff-face to escape pursuit. Afdal Khan, the chief of the Orakzai, had invited the Afridis and their ally El Borak to a feast before swiftly attacking and slaughtering the chiefs of the other tribe. El Borak was the only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
