You may have heard of REH in regards to Conan the Barbarian, who he is the author of, along with a bunch of somewhat lesser-known low fantasy heroes like Solomon Kane, Kull of Atlantis, and Bran Mak Morn. He bascially invented sword-and-sorcery. He also wrote historical fiction set in many lands, boxing stories (some serious, and some like the saga of the well-meaning but generally dimwitted Steve Costigan, which are played for laughs) He was a friend and frequent correspondent with H.P. Lovecraft, and wrote a lot of horror fiction, some directly related to the Cthulhu universe (which Lovecraft invented but shared with his friends) and some in its own little worlds. He wrote poetry. He also gets a lot of shit in the modern era (along with Lovecraft) for being racist, as people do enjoy judging others by 21st century standards and not, say, looking at the era the person lived in and considering the prevailing attitudes and education. :/
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You may have heard of REH in regards to Conan the Barbarian, who he is the author of, along with a bunch of somewhat lesser-known low fantasy heroes like Solomon Kane, Kull of Atlantis, and Bran Mak Morn. He bascially invented sword-and-sorcery. He also wrote historical fiction set in many lands, boxing stories (some serious, and some like the saga of the well-meaning but generally dimwitted Steve Costigan, which are played for laughs) He was a friend and frequent correspondent with H.P. Lovecraft, and wrote a lot of horror fiction, some directly related to the Cthulhu universe (which Lovecraft invented but shared with his friends) and some in its own little worlds. He wrote poetry. He also gets a lot of shit in the modern era (along with Lovecraft) for being racist, as people do enjoy judging others by 21st century standards and not, say, looking at the era the person lived in and considering the prevailing attitudes and education. :/