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This book focuses on the literary contribution made by the pugilistic writing of Pierce Egan (c. 1772-1849), identifying the elements that rendered Egan's style distinctive and examining the ways his writing invigorated the sporting narrative. In particular, the author analyses …
In 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born. His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he vows to survive and conceives heroic dreams (to become the w…
Boxing stories
by Gruber, Chris, Howard, Robert Ervin
fromThe works of Robert E. Howard
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Type: Book
Boxing stories
by Gruber, Chris, Howard, Robert E., (Robert Ervin)
fromThe works of Robert E. Howard
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Type: Book
Boxing stories
by Howard, Robert E., (Robert Ervin), Gruber, Chris
fromThe works of Robert E. Howard
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Type: Book
"Although he is best known as the creator of Conan the Barbarian and as a writer of historical fiction and fantasy, Robert E. Howard was both a successful author of popular boxing stories and an avid amateur boxer himself. T he sixteen stories and three poems collected in this v…