Appendix N to the First Edition DMG- Conan

Appendix N in the First Edition DMG has a list of suggested reading of the works that helped inspire Dungeons and Dragons.  From that list is the "Conan" series by Robert E. Howard.

From the Conan series, I recommend "The Tower of the Elephant" first published in Weird Tales in March of 1933.

This short story resembles the novelization of a first edition D&D module.

Highly recommended reading