The editor of both Magic Carpet and Weird Tales, Farnsworth Wright, was already publishing one story by Robert E. Howard, and requested the author use a pseudonym for the boxing story. Howard chose ``Patrick Ervin'' for himself, and then not wanting readers to question why someone named Ervin would write about Robert E. Howard's Steve Costigan character from Fight Stories, decided to change his main character's name as well.
The editor of both Magic Carpet and Weird Tales, Farnsworth Wright, was already publishing one story by Robert E. Howard, and requested the author use a pseudonym for the boxing story.
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
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editor
editor
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case
of
of
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IN
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both
both
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compound
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Magic
Magic
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nmod
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Carpet
Carpet
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and
and
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weird
Weird
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Tales
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Farnsworth
Farnsworth
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Wright
Wright
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be
was
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already
already
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root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
publish
publishing
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one
one
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obj
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story
story
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case
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by
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Howard
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and
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request
requested
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the
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obj
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author
author
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use
use
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Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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obj
Number=Sing
pseudonym
pseudonym
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case
for
for
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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compound
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boxing
boxing
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nmod
Number=Sing
story
story
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Howard chose ``Patrick Ervin'' for himself, and then not wanting readers to question why someone named Ervin would write about Robert E. Howard's Steve Costigan character from Fight Stories, decided to change his main character's name as well.
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Howard
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choose
chose
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Patrick
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Ervin
Ervin
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case
for
for
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obl
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himself
himself
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punct
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,
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cc
and
and
CCONJ
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advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
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advmod
not
not
PART
RB
conj
VerbForm=Ger
want
wanting
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VBG
obj
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reader
readers
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mark
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question
question
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obj
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why
why
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someone
someone
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acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
name
named
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Ervin
Ervin
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would
would
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write
write
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case
about
about
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nmod:poss
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Robert
Robert
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E.
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flat
Number=Sing
Howard
Howard
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's
's
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POS
compound
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Steve
Steve
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Costigan
Costigan
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obl
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
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compound
Number=Sing
fight
Fight
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nmod
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story
Stories
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NNPS
punct
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,
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advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
decide
decided
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mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
change
change
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nmod:poss
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his
his
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amod
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main
main
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JJ
nmod:poss
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character
character
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NN
case
's
's
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POS
obj
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name
name
NOUN
NN
advmod
as
as
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RB
fixed
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well
well
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RB
punct
.
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