The Pit of the Serpent

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"The Pit of the Serpent"
by Robert E. Howard
Country United States
Language English
Series Sailor Steve Costigan
Genre(s)Boxing, Comedy
Published in Fight Stories
Publication type Pulp magazine
Publication dateJuly 1929

"The Pit of the Serpent" is a Sailor Steve Costigan short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the July 1929 issue of Fight Stories . [1]

The story is now in the public domain. [2]

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References

  1. Publication history at Howard Works, retrieved 20 December 2007
  2. The Robert-E-Howard: Electronic Amateur Press Association Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine , The Copyright and Ownership Status of the Works and Words of Robert E. Howard by Paul Herman, retrieved 20 December 2007