I remember reading Bullfinch's mythology...............in the fall.......just after my grandparents closed their bookstore..........he was selling a copy of it.........




Although it is not represented in Howard's library, nor alluded to in his papers and correspondence, Patrice Louinet has suggested that Howard's conception of the Hyborian Age may have been heavily influenced by Bulfinch's Mythology, which acted as a catalyst that enabled Howard to "coalesce into a coherent whole his literary aspirations and the strong physical, autobiographical elements underlying the creation of Conan."^[7