AH/2/2/1 - Gently Does It (1955)
Reference code
AH/2/2/1
Level of description
File
Title
Gently Does It (1955)
Date/s
1953-1962
Subject
Rejected literary works
Scope and content
Correspondence is mainly with publishers Cassell and Company. Includes refusals from publishers for AH’s first novel, 'Gently Does It'.
From Collins:
“the victims of it are not interesting, sympathetic or exciting enough to hold ones interest until the final unveiling”.
From Curtis Brown:
“the story itself was much too contrived and lacking in suspense … the personality of Gently simply doesn’t come across and it isn’t nearly enough just to give him the trade mark of eating peppermint creams”, 8/12/53.
From Hodder and Stoughton:
“We do not feel that the plot and situations are really quite interesting enough for the book to make its way in what (as you will no doubt realise) is a highly competitive field.” 26/1/54.
Also included is Cassell’s acceptance letter, 16/6/54.
From Collins:
“the victims of it are not interesting, sympathetic or exciting enough to hold ones interest until the final unveiling”.
From Curtis Brown:
“the story itself was much too contrived and lacking in suspense … the personality of Gently simply doesn’t come across and it isn’t nearly enough just to give him the trade mark of eating peppermint creams”, 8/12/53.
From Hodder and Stoughton:
“We do not feel that the plot and situations are really quite interesting enough for the book to make its way in what (as you will no doubt realise) is a highly competitive field.” 26/1/54.
Also included is Cassell’s acceptance letter, 16/6/54.
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