HOUSEHOLD, GEOFFREY. Ten autograph letters signed and seven typed letters signed to his American publishers Little, Brown and Co. in Boston (virtually all to Alfred R. McIntyre), mainly London and Dorchester, 1937-1962 (but all but one 1937-1948). Together 27 pages, 8vo-folio, mostly signed in full, in binder with: (1) Typescript by Household of his biography for publicity purposes, 2 pages, 4to, carbon copy; (2) Mimeographed Little, Brown publicity form, 1 page, 4to, filled out by Household with typewriter. A fine correspondence, mainly about Household's writings and the publication of his books, ranging from his first novel The Third House (1937, with a two-page TLS all about it), through Arabesque (1948, with a three-page, folio, TLS discussing revisions in detail), and including his classic thriller Rogue Male (1939, with a one-page, folio, TLS and a two-page ALS about it). 20 April 1939: "...I'm fairly contented with it [Rogue Male]. I have broken most of the conventions of the adventure story, but with discretion...In the final revision I cut out a lot of dead wood, and brought the length down to 65,000-70,000 words...The story is as tight and fast as it could be, and padding would only spoil it. The title, Rogue Male, is perhaps a little obscure, though powerful...I have hopes that my agents will be able to sell the book as a serial...I'm not sure whether you in America have our passion for the 'Blackwoods' type of thriller..." (19)

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HOUSEHOLD, GEOFFREY. Ten autograph letters signed and seven typed letters signed to his American publishers Little, Brown and Co. in Boston (virtually all to Alfred R. McIntyre), mainly London and Dorchester, 1937-1962 (but all but one 1937-1948). Together 27 pages, 8vo-folio, mostly signed in full, in binder with: (1) Typescript by Household of his biography for publicity purposes, 2 pages, 4to, carbon copy; (2) Mimeographed Little, Brown publicity form, 1 page, 4to, filled out by Household with typewriter. A fine correspondence, mainly about Household's writings and the publication of his books, ranging from his first novel The Third House (1937, with a two-page TLS all about it), through Arabesque (1948, with a three-page, folio, TLS discussing revisions in detail), and including his classic thriller Rogue Male (1939, with a one-page, folio, TLS and a two-page ALS about it). 20 April 1939: "...I'm fairly contented with it [Rogue Male]. I have broken most of the conventions of the adventure story, but with discretion...In the final revision I cut out a lot of dead wood, and brought the length down to 65,000-70,000 words...The story is as tight and fast as it could be, and padding would only spoil it. The title, Rogue Male, is perhaps a little obscure, though powerful...I have hopes that my agents will be able to sell the book as a serial...I'm not sure whether you in America have our passion for the 'Blackwoods' type of thriller..." (19)