PUBAIGNERS' COMMENTS


Maurice Rowdon
44 Brookwood Road London SW18 5BY U.K.
e-mail: rowdoxy@aol.com
Gillian Green
Piatkus Books
5 Windmill Street
London W1T 2JA
Dear Gillian Green
Ordinarily I would be approaching you through my
agents David Bolt Associates but unfortunately David
has had a stroke and I am obliged for the time being
to offer my own work.
I would like to interest you in my new literary
novel, finalised last week, DEAD SUNDAY. I enclose a
synopsis and the first three chaps.
Thank you for your attention.
With best wishes
Enclosure: franked return envelope


Maurice Rowdon
44 Brookwood Road London SW18 5BY U.K.
e-mail: rowdoxy@aol.com
Jeanie O'Hare
Hampstead Theatre
Swiss Cottage Centre
Avenue Road
London NW3 3EX
GENES
Dear Jeanie O'Hare:
I am a Micheline Steinberg Playwright and the above
play was considered with very great care by the
former Hampstead Theatre administration. There was a
good deal of enthusiasm for the play, a lot of
pondering, but the end decision was, among other
things, that the technical demands and the length
were too great.
Just over a month ago my agent said she thought it a
good idea for me to go down to Kew Gardens where
geneticists were holding conferences (propaganda
meetings) for the media, followed by a rather lavish
reception. I went and I was utterly appalled at the
bland audacity of these not very bright people who
feel that we should be given plants, animals and
humans that will be SO to speak guided and monitored
medically and artistically and intellectually and
behaviourally by these same deeply dull and, frankly,
rather forlorn-looking creatures. And all at vast
expense (to ourselves-for this was also a money
appeal): only a hundred million pounds for each
genetic 'remedy' for development, it being understood
that the remedy may prove a fiasco at any time, say
at the ninety-million-pound phase (you will readily
see why my play is set in a house on Hill Street
Mayfair).
One of their suggestions was that this present dull
and solemn world could be made fun, for instance with


flowers that are fun colours and shapes of our own
design.
As a matter of living fact, those flowers are already
on the market. They don't look like flowers. The
colours aren't flower colours. But people buy them,
and perhaps take them as flowers. So you see the
process has already begun, is under way (as our hosts
took care to inform us).
When I returned from that conference (we were only
allowed to put questions) I pulled out the play in a
frenzy of indignation and for a week I worked on, it
to tighten it and put it firmly on track and,
finally, give it the rightful ending (both my agent
and I had felt that the earlier ending was a cop-out
and I couldn't see why). I removed all the technical
stuff as frippery and cut the play to its proper
length.
My agent says my plays always 'tell a story'. I work
out my narratives carefully and painstakingly So that
the director comes to a full pack of cards so to
speak. Do you have time to take a look at GENES? I
have one other copy out, with Graham Whybrow at the
Court.
Thank you for your attention, with best wishes,


Maurice Rowdon
44 Brookwood Road London SW18 5BY
tel:0208.874.5361 e-mail:rowdoxy@aol.com
Sonia Land
Sheil Land Associates Ltd
43 Doughty Street
London WC1N 2LF
THE LIES WE DIE FOR [working title]
Notes on a lying time 1939-1945
Dear Sonia Land:
I wonder if I could interest you in the above title.
I have published about thirteen books, with Chatto
and Windus, Heinemann, Harper Collins, Macmillan,
Constable, Weidenfeld, Gollancz, and in the States
St. Martin's Press, Praeger, Putnam. Most of these
were commissioned.
I was short-listed for a fellowship at Christ
Church Oxford in philosophy, having already taken a
degree in history, but I decided against an academic
career and taught Eng. Lit. at Baghdad university.
For BBC television I wrote an Omnibus script
based on my book The Fall of Venice. I also 'fixed'
this production, i.e. hired the barges, generators,
interviewed the supers, rented the Fenice opera house
etc. I have also produced in the theatre, after
getting up the money in the City. I ran the English-
speaking side of the Studio theatre in Munich for a
time.
I spent the Eighties of the last century in
Northern California to which I brought a therapy I
had devised called Oxygenesis. When I returned to
Britain I became part of the medical director's team
at the Hale Clinic where I continued with my therapy,
which gave me a continually deeper insight into the
human nervous system which, in turn, gave a
particular focus to my present book.
I have another agent, Micheline Steinberg
Playwrights, but her remit stops at the dramatic.
I enclose some reviews and an SAE.
Thank you. for your attention.
Yours sincerely


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This is the story of an Englishman who leaves his London
work (Alternative Lifestyles Ltd) to join his girlfriend who is
taking a deep-tissue massage course in San Francisco. To
accomodate himself to her desire to complete her'unfinished
business' (Californian for getting rid of the last hang-ups)
before any further sex with him, he plunges into as many of the
available therapies as he canfind, from colonic irrigation to Est,
until he feels he's beenshotfrom a cannon. One of her other
desires is not to die any more, i.e. notgetreincarnated ever
again. Sex with him will only encourageher to go on dying. On
his side he finds that the therapies give him hang-ups, among
them the inability to approach her (or anyone else) sexually.
But one of his lesser objectives in coming to San Francisco was
to make new clients for Alternative Lifestyles, and these, at
least, he now doesfind. They have all lost their soulmatestoo
and attribute to him extraordinary powers of divination and
clairvoyance because he knows exactly what they've been through.
Except that he finds he really does have these pov wers, and people
flock to him as the one genuinelysexless guru in the State.
This book isn't a send-up of the therapies. Itaught one of them
in California for ten years (not colonic irrigation) and take
them verys seriously, which accountsfor the hilarity. I believe
this would be excellentfilm materialfor the Hugo Grant type.


PORTSLADE PRODUCTIONS LTD
Dear Sirs,
On my return to England for a brief stay I have
found your Notice of Assessment dated 10.1.1977, for
Periddi-33.
This is to say that I have filled in and signed
all VAT forms which have reached me in Italy where I
work and live.
These have always been forwarded on
to me from Londone You will understand that the
Italian post is extrememly erratic and that those
letters which arrive at all take anything. from 7 to
15 days to do. so. The situation has improved in
recént months but theee are still delays.
I have also received---returned to me from my
Italian address (presumably I was travelling when it
was received there) the enclosed VAT form, which I
have duly signed and which I suspect is the one that
had caused the trouble.
Recently, here in London, I received a phonecall
from the VAT office in Shaftesbury Avenue asking me if
I would care to de-register the company as we have not
traded for so many years and do not seem likely to do
so while I am abroad. I was requested to write a
letter to this effect, and I did so.
I called the Shaftesbury Avenue office on receiving
your Assessment, and they advised me to send you the
outstanding VAT form duly filled in.
Yours faithfully,
Maurice Rowdon


MICHAEL CODRON PLAYS LTD.
Director: Michael Codron CBE
Reg. Office: 124 Finchley Rd. NW3 5JS
Incorporated in the U.K. No. 3258762
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Telephone
Facsimile
28th February 1997
Maurice Rowdon Esq
40 Glenluce Road
Greenwich
London
SE3 7SB
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
HORMONE CITY
How disgraceful to hold on to your play, and worst still your stamps,
for well over a month. Unlike me. But I remember starting the
play, getting confused I- it is very complicated even for one who
practices theatre, I think
and then rather unforgiveably not
returning to finish reading it until now.
It is packed with intelligence and my feeling is that you should
put yourself in the hands of a good literary agent who might know
where best to place it (you will infer I am not offering myself as
producer). Do you know:
Alan Brodie at Alan Brodie Rep. - 0171 917 2871.
Tom Erhardt at Casarotto Company Itd - 0171 287 4450.
Sebastian Born at The Agency I- 0171 727 1346.
Rochelle Stevens at Rochelle Stevens & Co - 0171 359 3900.
And good luck with it. If you write something new and - here it
comes = not about the theatrical fraternity I should be pleased
to read it and read it more speedily.
A 1 good wishes,
Yours sinderely,
MICHAEL CODRON
enc


THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
22 Tower Street, London WC2H 9NS Tel: 0171-240 0880 Facsimile: 0171-379 5859
25 April 1996
Mr M Rowdon
2a Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington court
LONDON
W8 5BG
Dear Mr Rowdon
Re: SEIGE
Thank you for submitting your script to us for consideration. Many apologies for the
delay in returning it to you but our reader has been unavailable for some months.
Our reader believes your play to have great potential and thought the writing in terms
of dialogue and depth of characterisation were very fine indeed. He thought the
narrative line was original and the comedy was funny.
In the right hands this peice could work extremely well. Indeed, by this time your
play may well have found the right hands. Unfortunately, we are almost entirely taken
up with the production of musical works, and of these, predominantly the work ofSir
Andrew Lloyd Webber. For this reason we cannot, I am afraid, take the project
further. But I hope you feel encouraged by the comments of our reader.
Yours sincerely
Tania Slayter
THEATRE PRODUCTION
As subsidiary of The Really Useful Group Limited. Registered in England No. 1604830. Registered Office: 22 Tower Street, London WC2H 9NS.
Directors: Patrick McKenna, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, James Thane (Managing Director), William Taylor, Keith Turner, Alistair F. Smith.


MICACL CODRON PLAYS LTD.
Director: Michael Codron CBE
Reg. Office: 124 Finchley Rd. NW3 5JS
Incorporated in the U.K. No. 3258762
ALDWYCH THEATRE OFFICES
VAT Registration No. 681 4559 11
ALDWYCH LONDON WC2B 4DF
Telephone
Facsimile
13th December 1999.
Maurice Rowdon Esq.,
44 Brookwood Road,
Southfields,
London,
SW18 5BY.
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
DADDY WON'T BUY ME A BOW WOW
First apologies for this delay especially as you were thoughtful in sending stamps with
a beautifully prepared script to which I fear I may have done scant justice: your
dialogue is really excellent and the characters well thought out BUT my own situation
for the coming year is such that I am reluctant to consider anything other than the few
projects to which I'm already committed. Surely your best plan is to secure a literary
agent? There are quite a number of new producers out there eager for new material and
an agent could better place it for you.
All good wishes.
Yours sincerely,
MICHAEL CODRON


Maurice Rowdon
44 Brookwood Road
London
SW18 5BY
hampstead theatre 3
Wednesday 12th November 2003
Eton Avenue
Swiss Cottage
London NW3 3EU
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
Genes
info@hampsteadtheatre.com
Thank you for your recent letter regarding the resubmission of your play.
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
Sadly, due to the number of scripts we receive, we are unable to read re-
Box office
drafts of plays we have already read and commented on. We would be
happy to read new work.
Artistic Director
Anthony Clark
Good luck with finding a suitable venue for your play and with all your
Artistic Director Emeritus
writing projects.
Jenny Topper OBE
Executive Director
James Williams
Yours sincerely,
Associate Director
Jennie Darnell
Associates
Gemma Bodinetz
John Dove
PONB
Literary Manager
Ellis
Jeanie O'Hare
Pippa
New Writing Co-ordinator
Directors
Jenny Abramsky CBE
Jillian Barker
Simon Block
SirT Trevor Chinn cVO
Michael Codron CBE
Lindsay Duncan
Michael Frayn
Tanika Gupta
Amandal Jones
Sirl Eddie Kulukundis OBE
Herl Honour Judge Angelical Mitchell
DanielP Peltz
Peter Phillips
PaulR Rayden
Greg Ripley Duggan
Patricia Rothman
Vincent Wang (Chairman)
Company: Secretary
Christopher Beard
Hampstead Theatrel Ltd.
Registered in England
Eton Avenue
London NW33 3EU
Charity Registration No 218506
Company Registration No 707180'
VATN No2 2303 381891


ITALIAN SKETCHES
Maurice. Rowdon, a Londoner, has livedfor
manyyears in Italy and his books on that country
It is a real pleasure. to come "across a quite original book
have won wide critical acclaim.
entitled. "Italian,Sketches': ; Mr. Rowdon-is astonishingly
acutein recognising inthe Italians'a quality. which impels them
THE FALL OF VENICE
to spare foreigners embarrassment or mortification. * It is
a' relieft to read' this factual-book about Italy.. I derived much
The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
pleasure from. this: book and' recommend it
though true to its title is written with such
Harold. Nicolson (The. Obserier)
warmly'- Sir
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
that to fall is happier than to rise.'
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
"Recalls Lawrence's Twilight in Italy' almost uncannily .
'Mr Rowdon is
because after
Thep perfect antidote,to-thereflusiver
fortunate,
reading
Theresults:are superficially
but outsider's.travel book
his enthralling essays one can still return to
tically
glum, in-retrospect ànd artis-
Venice and see SO much that has survived the
exhilarating, becausé SO often piercingly accurate and so
far under the skin of everyday appearances that it is really a
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
new reappraisal.almost.of: a; new country. Extremespiritual
Stylish
New Yorker
delicacy as wèll as physicalsensibility"." Isabel:
and haunting'
Quigly (Guardian).
A ROMAN STREET
"Only for. those, who love. Italy with such an indecent obsession
'I am quite delighted with it. It catches
that they positively welcome àn. author who is weak enough to-
voice and breath off Rome'
the very
ber similarly: infatuated but strong enough: to list a hundred
J.I. M. STEWART
reasons why he shouldn't be. Ifit-wete possiblé to éxplain
why.Mr. Rowdon's ideas areso acceptiblè, it would- be possible
'A first-class daily-life writer and all the
to explainyItaly -and ifthis were possible, nobody would write
Romanists will want to read him - Every word
books abgut Italy any more. All books: about,
frantic
ofit rings true - reminds us ofLawrence'
Italy are
BERNARD WALL The Observer
attempts to try ànd understand the: nature_of its, fascination,
and if Mf.) Rowdon's book is:one ofthe, best attempts-that has
THE COMPANION GUIDE TO
beén made for many years, this.is because he tries so deeply to
UMBRIA
understànd ând must excite the sympathy
who
Mr Rowdon has written an
well-
ofanyone-else
exceptionally
has tried to doi so" Nigel Dennis (Sunday, Telegraph)
informed and entertaining guide. This is an
outstanding travel book.'
"A new writer of importance. Within: a couple of
Eastern Daily Press
: has established a strong: literary personality.
pages
Ifsentimental-
ists may: wish he-found.theiltalians more delightfuland flower-
like, lovers ofItaly will be pleased to sée her people honoured
by'attention of such a quality"- -R.-G. G. Price. (Punch)
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
II St John's Hill, London SWII


THE REALLY USEFUL THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
22 Tower Street, London WC2H 9NS Tel: 0171-240 0880 Facsimile: 0171-379 5859
25 April 1996
Mr M Rowdon
2a Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington court
LONDON
W8 5BG
Mall
Anna
Dear Mr Rowdon
Re: SEIGE
Thank you for submitting your script to us for consideration. Many apologies for the
delay in returning it to you but our reader has been unavailable for some months.
Our reader believes your play to have great potential and thought the writing in terms
of dialogue and depth of characterisation were very fine indeed. He thought the
narrative line was original and the comedy was funny.
In the right hands this peice could work extremely well. Indeed, by this time your
play may well have found the right hands. Unfortunately, we are almost entirely taken
up with the production of musical works, and oft these, predominantly the work ofSir
Andrew Lloyd Webber. For this reason we cannot, I am afraid, take the project
further. But I hope you feel encouraged by the comments of our reader.
Yours sincerely
Tania Slayter
THEATRE PRODUCTION
As subsidiary of The Really Useful Group Limited. Registered in England No. 1604830. Registered Office: 22 Tower Street, London WC2H 9NS.
Directors: Patrick McKenna, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. James Thane (Managing Director), William Taylor, Keith Turner, Alistair F. Smith.


CANONGATE BOOKS LIMITED
14 High Street, Edinburgh EHI ITE
TEL: O131-557 SIII FAX: O131-557 S2II
Mr Maurice Rowdon
44 Brookwood Road
London
SW18 5BU
13 April 2004
Dear Mr Rowdon,
Many thanks for submitting your synopsis and sample chapters for our consideration.
Your work displays a literary style of great eloquence with astounding moments of
brilliance and terrifying insight. In light of the high quality of writing and the subject
matter exposed, I am convinced your work should be published, but do not feel we are
the best publishers to ensure it receives the full attention it SO deserves.
Naturally I wish you well in finding a suitable publisher and thank you for thinking of
Canongate. Irecommend the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook published by A & C
Black Ltd which lists agents and publishers and their submission procedures. In
particular I would recommend Bantam Press, Corgi, and Doubleday all ofwhich are
imprints ofTransworld Publishers. Their address is 61-63 Uxbridge Road, London
W5 5SA, telephone number 020 8579 2652, fax number 020 8579 5479, email
info@transworld.co.uk, website www.booksattransworld.co.uk.
With best wishes,
Katie Gould
Submissions Assistant
info@canongate.co.uk
www.canongate.net


Pen & Sword Books Limited
47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S701 2AS
Brigadier Henry Wilson - Publishing Manager
Home Telephone/Fax 01420-544634
e-mail address : hw@henrywilson.lawlite.net
RL/609
11th November 2004
Maurice Rowdon Esq
44 Brookwood Road
London SW18 5BY
Dear Mr Rowdon
Thank you very much for your letter dated 25th October together with the manuscript
of Forward To The Death. Ihave read your material with interest and congratulate
you on your experiences. I found your style very interesting and sympathetic.
Unfortunately for all its merits, I regret that we are not going to be able to publish
your work.
Memoirs such as yours are fascinating but we receive many more than it is possible to
take on. The market is sensitive and it is difficult to make more than a tiny minority a
sufficient commercial success SO we have to be highly selective. Even ifyou are
unable' to find a suitable publisher your account will no doubt be of great interest to
your family and friends. Do please think twice before committing yourselft to vanity
publishers.
I am sorry to have to write SO disappointingly and wish you every success.
With best wishes
Yours sincerely
dlant la
Énclosure
Email: enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk www.pen.and-sword.co.uk
Registered in England No. 2527258


Maurice Rowdon
'A new writer ofimportance' - Punch
'Endowed with a sharp reporter's eye'
- Sunday Times
'He can describe what he sees and hears
with an unpretentious immediacy that
brings a scene instantly and enduringly to
life' - Times Literary Supplement
All books about Italy are frantic attempts
to try and understand the nature ofits
fascination, and if Mr Rowdon's book
(Italian Sketches) is one of the best attempts
that has been made for many years, this is
because he tries SO deeply to understand and
must excite the sympathy ofanyone else
who has tried to do so' - Sunday Telegraph
'A loving, sunlit account .
something of
Lawrence's travel books, something of
Durrell's island books . like the chatter of
an opera recitative, like asti spumante
gurgling effervescent and intoxicating out
ofal bottle ' New Statesman


ITALIANSKETCHES
Maurice Rowdon, a Londoner, has lived for
manyyears in Italy andi his books on that country
have won wide critical acclaim.
It is a. real pleasuré to come across a quité coriginal book
Tentitled Italian Sketches'. SMr.Rowdon is. astonishingly
THE FALL OF VENICE
acutei in recognising in thé Italiansa quality'which impels them
to-spare foreigners- embarrassment or mortification.
It is
'The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
a félieft to read this factual-book about Italy. I derived much
though true to its title is written with such
pleasure: from this book and" recommend it warmly"- -Sir
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
Harold Nicolson: (The. Observer)"
that to fall is happier than to rise.'
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
"Recalls. Lawrence's Twilight: in Italy' almost uncannily .
'Mr Rowdon is fortunate, because after reading
-The perfect antidote -to:the effusive outsider'stravel book :
his enthralling essays one can still return to
The: results are superficially glum, but in: retrospect and artis-
Venice and see: so much that has survived the
tiçally exhilarating, because SO often piercingly accurate and SO.
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
far" under the skin of everyday" appearances that it is really a:
New Yorker
new reappraisal almost of a new, country: Extreme spiritual
Stylish andl haunting'
délicacy as, well asphysical sensibility"-Iabat?Quigb(Guarrdian)
A ROMAN STREET
"Only.for those who, love: Italy.with such an indècent obsession
'I am quite delighted with it. It catches the very
voice and breath ofRome'
that they positively wélcome an author who is weak enough. to:
J.I. M. STEWART
be similarly infatuated but strong enough to: list'a hundred
reasons why hé shouldn't'be. Ifit weres possible to explain
'A first-class daily-life writer and all the
why Mr. Rowdon's ideas are: SO acceptible, it would be possible
Romanists will want to read him Every word
to-explain;Italy- and ifthis were possible, nobody would write
ofit rings true. reminds us ofLawrence'
BERNARD WALL The Observer
booksabghr-Italyanyd more.-AlF books: about Italy. aré frantic
attempts. to try and understand; thernature of its fascination,
THE COMPANION GUIDE TO
and if.Mr.Rowdon's book is.one of the best
that
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attempts has
been made for many years,ithisis: because. he tries sodeeply to:
'Mr Rowdon has written an exceptionally well-
understand ànd must excite.the sy'npathy-ofanyone-elsc who
informed and entertaining guide. This is an
has tried to: do so" Nigel-Dennis (Siunday.-Telegraph)
outstanding travel book.'
Eastern Daily. Press
"A-new writer. of importance: . : Within-a couple ofj pages he
has: established a strongliterary- personality. Ifsentimental-
ists: may-wish he found-the Italians-more<delightful and'flower-
like, lovers of Italy will be pleàsed to see her people honoured
by attention of such a quality"- -REG. G. Price (Punch)
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
II St. John's Hill, London SWII
ITALIAN SKETCHES
'Iti is a real pleasure to come across a quite
original book on. Italy. I derived much
pleasure from it.'
SIR HAROLD NICOLSON The Observer
'So often piercingly accurate and so far under
the skin of everyday appearances that it is really
a new appraisal almost ofa new country'
ISABEL QUIGLEY The Guardian
'Within a couple of pages he has established a
strong literary personality'
Punch


ITALIAN SKETCHES
"It is areal pleasure to come. :across a quite original book :
entitled Italian Sketches'.
Mr. Rowdon is astonishingly
acute: in recognising in the Italians a quality which impels them
y to spare- foreigners' embarrassment or mortification.
It is
a' feliefto read this factual book about.Italy. I derived much
pleasure from this book and recommend it warmly"-Sir
Harold Nicolson (The Observer)
"Recalls Lawrence's Twilight in Italy' almost uncannily .
The perfect antidote to the effusive outsider's travel book .
The results are superficially glum, but in retrospect and artis-
tically exhilarating, because SO often piercingly. accurate and so.
far under the skin of everyday appearances that it is really a
new reappraisal almost ofa new country. Extreme spiritual
dèlicacy as well as physical Sensibility"-Isabel Quigly (Guardian)
"Only for those, who. love Italy with such an indecent obsession
that they positively welcome an author who is weak enough to
be similarly infatuated- but strong enough to list a hundred
reasons why he shouldn't be. Ifit were possible to explain
why. Mr. Rowdon's ideas are SO acceptible, it would be possible
to explaingltaly-and ift this were- possible, nobody would write
books about Italy any more. All books about Italy are frantic
attempts to try and understand the nature of its fascination,
and if Mr: Rowdon's book. is one of the best attempts that has I
beén made for many years; this is because he tries SO deeply to
understand and must excité thersympathy of anyone else who
has tried to do so"- -Nigel Dennis (Sunday Telegraph)
"A new writer ofi importance. Within. a couple of pages he:
has established a strong literary personality. Ifsentimental--
ists may wish he found the Italians more delightful and flower-
like, lovers' of Italy will be pleased to see her people honoured
by attention of such a: quality"-REG. G. Price (Punch)
Maurice. Rowdon, a Londoner, has livedfor
manyyears in Italy and his books on that country
have won wide critical acclaim.
THE FALL OF VENICE
The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
though true toi its title is written with such
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
that to falli isl happier than to rise.'
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
'Mr Rowdon is fortunate, because after reading
his enthralling essays one can still return to
Venice and see so much that has survived the
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
'Stylish and haunting' New Yorker


ITALIAN SKETCHES
It is: a real pleasure to come across a. quite original book
entitled Italian Sketches'. - Mr. Rowdon is astonishingly
acute in recognising in the, Italians a quality which impels them
to. spare foreigners embarrassment or mortification.
It is
areliefto read this factual book about Italy.. I derived much
pleàsure from this book and recommend it warmly"-Sir
Harold Nicolson (The Observer)
"Recalls Lawrence's Twilight-in Italy' almost uncannily -
The perfect antidote to the effusive outsider's travel book
The results are superficially glum, but in retrospect and artis-
tically exhilarating, because SO often piercingly accurate. and SO
far under the skin of everyday appearances that it is really a
new reappraisal almost ofa new country.. Extreme spiritual
delicacy as well as physical sensibility"- - Isabel Quigly
(Guardian)
"Only for those who love. Italy with such an indecent obsession
that they positively welcome an author who is weak enough to
be similarly infatuated but strong enough to list a. hundred
reasons why he shouldn't be. Ifit were possible to explain
why Mr. Rowdon's ideas are-so acceptible, it would be. possible
to. explain Italy-and ift this were. possible, nobody would write
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understand and must excite the-sympathy of anyone elsé who
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like, lovers of Italy will be pleased to see her people honoured
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voice and breath ofl Rome'
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ofit rings true. reminds us ofLawrence'
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Dear Maurice Rowdon,
I am horrified that you found my letter offensive and patronising, and can only assure
you that it was not my intention to criticize the quality of your writing, nor cast doubt
on your excellent reputation.
I should simply have said that I am not looking to publish this kind ofbook. My own
father wrote a book about his POW experiences in Thailand. I had to decline
publishing that myselfhere at Transworld too.
I hope you can forgive me.
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Dear Maurice Rowdon
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Aftèr you rang me last week, I did find my reader's report of your manuscript -
forgive me. I have now had a read of it myself as well. You obviously had an
eventful war putting it mildly - and there is much that my reader and I found
fascinating and touching, - for example finding the two elderly Italian ladies after
shooting at the house through the night. There are many stories that are remarkable,
and I feel it is very important for people who lived through those extraordinary times
to record their stories. So thank you.
But what you are really asking is: is this book a commercial proposition? And I fear
that in my judgement, the answer is no. So many soldiers' stories have been
published that it is now very hard to find a market for this kind of memoir.
I am SO sorry not to give you a more positive answer. You could try a more specialist
military press perhaps. In any case, I wish you every success, and thank you for
showing it to me.
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Dear Maurice Rowdon
FORWARD TO THE DEATH
After you rang me last week, I did find my reader's report of your manuscript =
forgive me. Ihave now had a read ofit myself as well. You obviously had an
eventful war putting it mildly and there is much that my reader and I found
fascinating and touching, - for example finding the two elderly Italian ladies after
shooting at the house through the night. There are many stories that are remarkable,
and I feel it is very important for people who lived through those extraordinary times
to record their stories. So thank you.
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that in myj judgement, the answer is no. So many soldiers' stories have been
published that it is now very hard to find a market for this kind of memoir.
I am SO sorry not to give you a more positive answer. You could try a more specialist
military press perhaps. In any case, I wish you every success, and thank you for
showing it to me.
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Genes
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Artistic Director
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Dear Mr Rowdon,
WAR IN MY EYES
Many thanks for sending your submission. enjoyed reading it, but ultimately I am
unable to envisage it as something we could publish well, I am afraid. Sad to say, I
must decline the opportunity to take it on and wish you better fortune with it
elsewhere. Perhaps you might try a publishing house with a list specialising in
military titles?
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off
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successfully
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Frank Finlay' -
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hander. They're both strong roles (Marvin especially) but I still honestly don't
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think you've
cracked the
quite
basic problem ofthe two-hander
Dinsdale Landen
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strong points, I couldn't finally respond positively enough to take the
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WAR IN MY EYES
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that this book would be right for us but l'm perfectly happy to consider it if you think
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Thank you for sending us WAR IN MY EYES. It's very well written indeed and has
some beautiful insights. I'm afraid though we don't think we could sell this book very
easily on our list at the present time since we know what our representatives can
best do and though this book has considerable merit I don't think we could do well
with it which is no reflection on your writing. I think you need a publisher who already
has a list where this would fit in so I would suggest you try Greenhill Books or Pen &
Sword Books, either of whom could do well with the book.
Thanks for thinking of us.
Sincerely,
Kecbs
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The Evolution of Mad Apes
Thank you very much for your letter and book proposal of 22 April 1999.
Ih have now had the opportunity to consider your proposal and I regret to say that I cannot find a
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Dear Mr Rowdon
Re: SEIGE
Thank you for submitting your script to us for consideration. Many apologies for the
delay in returning it to you but our reader has been unavailable for some months.
Our reader believes your play to have great potential and thought the writing in terms
of dialogue and depth of characterisation were very fine indeed. He thought the
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30 October, 1998
Dear Maurice Bowdon,
Thank you for the first part ofyour typescript. I would be interested to see the
continuation, when it is complete, not section by section. May I emphasis that this is for
personal interest, and that as I understand it now I do not see any place where it would fit
in the publishing lists I work with.
Yours sincerely,
Pautuls
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Maurice Rowdon
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London W8 5BG
18 June 1996
Dear Maurice,
I am sorry I have not got back to you sooner.
I read your proposal for THE MAD APE with great interest and I think your theory on
human conditioning is original and challenging. There is no doubt that these are
complex propositions about our innate indoctrination and you have managed to put
them across in an entertaining and accessible way.
However, from the outline you sent me, I think that you would need to make one or
two changes to the structure to condense and tighten your argument. In some places,
your line of argument was a little hard to follow. Unfortunately, as far as we are
concerned, this is not the sort of book that we publish.
Ify you are sending the manuscript to agents and publishers there is, as you might know,
a comprehensive list of literary agents and book publishers in The Writer's and Artist's
Yearbook.
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Yours sincerely
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Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London
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Dear Mr Rowdon
I am sorry that you have had such a long wait for a response from us to your
novel.
I read Dead Sunday with interest. I thought the beginning was very good - I
like the idea of someone having to cope with extended solitude, and after the
Man surfaces for the first time I was suitably shocked and entertained by the
next sequence. I'm afraid that I thought the tension was broken a few times I
we hear that he spent 84 days there at a point when the reader has no idea if he
will ever escape; when he surfaces and wanders around the Dead world, there
is mention of him meeting other survivors before it happens which, again,
breaks the tension.
It is notoriously difficult to write well in the first person, and I think you handle
it well, but I do wonder whether it would be better in the third person. I also felt
that the narrative became rather dense about half way through.
I'm sorry to disappoint, but we won't be making an offer for your novel. I do
wish you luck with it and hope you will find a suitable publisher.
With best wishes
Yours sincerely
Caprd
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Dear Mr Rowdon,
Thanks for sending us a copy of HORMONE CITY. l'm afraid it's not the kind of play which
really interests us and SO I am returning it herewith. It was kind of you to consider us.
All good wishes.
Yoyrs sinçerely,
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Dear Maurice Rowdon
Thank you for your letter of 7th March about representation.
Anybody who is recommended to me by Michael Codron is obviously a serious writer.
But I am afraid that I am just too busy to feel that I could do justice to a new
playwright at this time.
I do hope that one ofthe other agents whom Michael has recommended will be
appropriate for you and will take you on.
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16 January 1997
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
Thank you for sending me a copy of HORMONE CITY. I look forward to reading
it and will be in touch as soon as I have had a chance to do so. However this may
take 2 - 3 months, due to the large number of scripts we receive.
Yours sincerely,
badyy
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20 January 1997
Dear Mr Rowdon
Thank you for your letter of 6 January and for the details on your proposed workshops
which I was interested to read. Unfortunately at the present time we are not able to
incorporate your ideas into our programme - we will however keep the details on file.
Yours sincerely
EuQapne
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Dear Mr Rowdon,
SIEGE
Thank you for sending me your play and considerately enclosing stamps
for its return which comes with this reply; and although it is a
relatively swift reply it is also, I'm afraid a negative one, but
largely for the reason that I have forsworn producing plays that
(a) have a backstage setting
since 'Noises Off' that is
and
(b) that are largely two-handers.
I hope you will find a producer who doesn't have these reservations.
Best wishes,
Kours sincerely,
MICHAEL CODRON
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OUTLINE: HOW TO STOP DYING IN CALIFORNIA
This is the story of an Englishman who leaves his London
work (Alternative Lifestyles) to join his girlfriend in San
Francisco, whereshe is taking a deep-tissue massage course. To
accomodate himself to her desire to complete her'unfinished
business' (Californian for getting rid of the last hang-ups)
before she can have any further sex with him he plunges into as
many of the available therapies as he can find, from colonic
irrigation to Est. Since she regards her love for him as one of the
expendable hang-ups, presumably because he isn't spiritually up to
scratch, he must prove himself to be an ardent partnerfor her
spirituale/terprises. But a partner is the last thing she wants, for
the simple reason thatshe wishes to stop dying, i.e. not get
reincarnated ever again, ands sex with him would only encourage
hertogo on dying, i.e. repeatedly come back in search of more. On
hisside he finds that the therapies actually give him hang-ups,
among them the inability to approach her (or anyone else) sexually.
Thankfully one of his lesser goals in coming to San Francisco was
to make new clients for Alternative Lifestyles, and these, at least,
he doesfind. They too have lost their soul mates and it isn'tlong
before they begin attributing to him extraordinary powers of
divination and clairvoyance because he knows exactly what they
feel. But he finds to his horror that he really does have these
powers, and people begin flocking to him as the one genuinely
sexless guru in the State.
This book isn't a send-up of the therapies. Having taught one of
them in California (not colonic irrigation) I take them very seriously, which
accounts for the hilarity. I believe this might be therapeutic film material
for Hugh Grant.


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Maurice Rowdon'
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Box Office 0181-9403633
33. Kensington Court
London W8 5BG.,
Patrons
Lord, and Lady Attenborough
Richunond upon Thames
Théatre' Director
Sam Walters
Dear Mr Rowdon
Administrativé Director,
Gillian Thorpe
Thank you for submitting Siege, earlier this year. and my Directors
apologies for taking so" long to reply. Your play- has now.
been read and reported on but - I am",afraid -that we can David Blonfield
take it no further.
David Bradby
Carran
The main criticism was - that :there are" sor many Jonathan Rodney Collard
revelations" about the two protaganists in the course of David Cornvell
their conversation that it slows down the. action. rather: Diana Guy,
than propelling it forward.' The; offstagen plot -
the Dilys Hamlert
siege-within-a-siege - - mày also need, looking at: - it Bernard: Mardér.
tends to stretch: credulity to believe that. the IRA would Robert Reilly,
hold hostages in a London theatre.
Adriair slade
Guy. Slater
I.. am' sorry to have to send you such. 1 a disappointing'. Paul Velluet
letter: after all this time, but hope that you will: à have. Mary Weber
bettèr - luck elsewhere. Thank, you for allowing' us to
evaluate your work.
Your script is'returned herewith.
Yours sincerely
Nina-Anne Kaye.
Literary Manager
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19th August 1996
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
Thank you for sending me a copy of SIEGE which I have now had a chance to read
and discuss with my colleagues. I'm afraid that while we enjoyed reading the play, I
don't think there's an opening for it here.
l'm sorry to be disappointing. Nevertheless, thank you for continuing to think of us,
and good luck with the play elsewhere.
Yours sincerely,
Jack Bradley
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ONEPAGE
Dear Susan:
Much thanks for your fax ages ago saying you liked HOW TO STOP DYING
IN CALIFORNIA. In the meantime we 've had a massive move, please note the
new address and phone number.
The new agency I mentioned to you as an across the board agency turns out
not to be across the board, SO do let us talk terms if you are still interested in
pressing forward. Since Ilike to do things personally perhaps we could meet at
some point, either if you come to town ever, or I could slip down to Bath.
An ke bert


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Mr. Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG
United Kingdom
Dear Mr. Rowdon:
Although we like your manuscript very much, we've come to the conclusion that it is not
right for our list at this time. Thank you for thinking ofHenry Holt, and best wishes for
finding the best publisher for your book.
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DONMAR
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Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
AT THOMAS NEAL'S
33 Kensington Court
London
W8 5BG
FOR THE DOI ON IM MAR W RE EH HOUSE THEA ATRE:
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
25 September 1996
SAM MENDES
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
CARO NEWLING
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
Re: Siege
Thank you for sending me your play which I have now read. I
apologise for not responding sooner.
As I explained in my previous letter, the chances of an
unsolicited new play being produced here are extremely slim. It
was helpful to read your play, which I found enjoyable, but in
the end I'm afraid I don't think the Donmar is the right home for
your work.
Thank you for thinking of us and I wish you every success finding
a home for your play elsewhere.
Yours sincerely,
Inag Danes
Lucy Davies
Literary Manager
DONMAR
WAREHOUSE
AT THOMAS NEAL'S
41 EARLHAM STREET
LONDON WC2H 9LD
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Maurice Rowdon
Dear Mr Rowdon
Thank you for sending us your play SIEGE. I'm afraid we
are not able to consider programming your play in the
foreseeable future.
Thank you for thinking of us however
and good luck with securing a production of the play elsewhere.
With best wishes,
Yours sincerely
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Maurice Rowdon
2a Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
LONDON
W8 5BG
Dear Maurice
There is no reason why your letter should not constitute an Act
of Impatience.
I'm afraid the dreaded pile here is still
hiding your script. We will get around to reading it just
as soon as we can, but I can make no promises.. -
Thanks for the Really Useful Company's comments. I did
indeed read them with interest.
Yours sinçerely
MATTHEW FRANCIS
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Maurice Rowdon
PATRON H. M. THE QUEEN
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25th June 1996
Dear Maurice Rowdon.
Thank you for sending me a copy of SIEGE which has just arrived. I look forward to
reading it and will be in touch again as soon as I have done so, although this may
take 2-3 months because of the large number of scripts we receive.
Yours sincerely,
Raid
Jack Bradley
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Mcintosh and Otis, Inc.
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Dear Dachiell Rowdon:
I'm sorry to say that my client list is at present so full that, in order to
give a full measure of service to those writers whose work I have represented
for many years, I'm not at this time taking on new projects.
Needless to say, we wish you all good fortune in placing TEXAS TWO STEP and
regret our inability to help'with its marketing.
Yours sincerely,
Flas
solie
Julie Fallowfield
Dachiell Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
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London W8 5BG
ENGLAND
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Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
AT THOMAS NEAL'S
33 Kensington Court
London
W8 5BG
FOR THE DONMAR WAR REHO OU SE THEATRE:
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
SAM MENDES
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
CARO NEWLING
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
Re: Siege
Thank you for your letter.
Currently we are programmed into late Spring next year, and
unfortunately our openings for new work, particularly
unsolicited, are extremely minimal. However, I am more than happy
to offer feedback or advice, and I endeavour to be a welcoming
port of call, particularly to writers of clear talent and note.
On this basis, I would like to read your play, which sounds very
interesting. However, if you think this fruitless with such slim
chances of production, then I wish you every success in pursuing
a home for it elsewhere.
Yours sincerely,
Omir
Lucy Davies
Literary Manager
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AT THOMAS NEAL'S
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Maurice Rowden
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London
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Dear Maurice Rowden,
Thank you for your letter dated 8th May regarding your script Siege.
My production slate is full for the next three years and I don't feel this is one for
me. I am sorry to send you a disappointing reply but thank you for thinking of
I wish you well with the project and return your script herewith.
Yours sincerely,
C Mexonder
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FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX. INC. Book Publishers
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Executive Vice-President
Editor in Chief
April 19, 1996
Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG UK
Dear Mr. Rowdon,
Thank you for sending me The Mad Ape for the second time. Although I do think the
book is more appealing in this form, I'm afraid it is really too special for us to publish
on our list. I wish you the best of luck in placing it with another publisher.
Sincerely,
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THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND
Dear Maurice
Writers' Awards, 1995/96
The final judges' meeting for this year's Writers' Awards Scheme has just taken
place and I regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful on this
occasion. This year we received almost two hundred applications to the scheme and
the judges, Berlie Doherty, Maureen Duffy and Simon Rae had the difficult task of
selecting the bursary winners.
I would like to thank you for applying for an award and hope you will consider
applying again. As new judges are involved on each occasion an unsuccessful
application this year will in no way affect a judgement in future years.
I am returning your books and your work-in-progress and wish you well with your
writing.
Yours sincerely
Modleoue
fery
Gary McKeone
Acting Literature Director
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PLAYHOUSE
14th March 1996
The West Yorkshire Playhouse
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Maurice Rowdon,
Administration 0113 244 2141
2a Cornwall Mansions,
33 Kensington Court,
Artistic Director Jude Kelly
Finance Director Donald Williams
LONDON.
Director of Corporate Affairs John Ward
W8 5PG.
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
SIEGE
Thank you for letting us have a look at the above play which you sent us earlier this
year.
l'm afraid that after due consideration it is not a project that we feel is a suitable one
for the Playhouse to develop.
Thank you for thinking of the Playhouse and good luck with finding a more suitable
producer for the piece.
Yours sincerely
Molchun
Clare
Claire Malcolm
Literary Co-ordinator
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Dear Maurice Rowdon,
Thank you for your letter regarding your proposal for a novel,
and apologies for not getting back to you sooner.
Unfortunately, we do have a very full schedule at the moment and
are not able to look at unsolicited material. I am sorry.
Yours sincerely
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Mr Maurice Rowdon
2a Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG
Dear Mr Rowdon
Thank you for your letter of 4 March and for sending me the manuscript of
THE MAD APE. Although I found a good deal ofit very interesting, I
am afraid that I am not the right agent for this book. Ido not believe that I
could persuade publishers that this is something they must buy.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read the material and I hope you
do find someone to take it on soon.
Your manuscript is returned herewith.
With best wishes
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yet.
Ib believe I presented this book badly in the Proposal I sent you, and I've
prepared a new preseptation. The book is now sub-titled The Animal that Said
it Wasn't, and thereis a Foreword which puts the argument of the book very
succinctly, and lipits the value of any.scientific or academic truth papurely
pragmaticor.navigationalfunetien You will readily understand that this isn'tin
the nature of an attack, SO much as attanalysis-er definition. Nevertheless, it
does to my mind put the book. qurte outside academic publishing lists. And I
wanted you to know what I feel before you or one of your editors embarks on the
reading. The book very emphatically, to my mind, belongs, now that I've got the
presentation right, to the commercial market.
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Mr. Maurice Rowdon
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Thank you for your letter of October 16 to Larry Cohen. We are interested
in receiving your manuscript entitled The Mad Ape for consideration.
Please send it to my attention.
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Auy
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FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX, INC. Book Publishers
HILL & WANG
JONATHAN GALASSI
Editor In Chief
April 3, 1995
Mr. Maurice Rowden
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG
Dear Mr. Rowden,
Thank you for sending your proposal for THE MAD APE. Although the
book seems like an interesting and intelligent one, FSG does not
publish self-help books, which I think is the category the book
would fall into at this point.
I wish you the best of luck finding another publishing house that
will be more enthusiastic about the project.
Sincerely,
19 Union Square West, New York, New York 10003 Telephone (212) 206-5353


Maurice Rowdon
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Tel: (0171) 937.1597 Voice Message/Fax 0171.937.4220
T WO PAGES
Dear Shelley Power:
We had a pleasant chat on the phone a few days ago and I said I would send
you a brief literary track record. You will find this herewith on Page 2.
Iwould propose sendingyou samples of my work but apart from the fact
that there isn't the time you need to consider the material don'tyou think a
personal discussion would establish whether we can work together?
Ifyou would kindly contact me whenyou're in town we can meet at your
convenience.
All the best from
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Maurice Rowdon
Educated at Emanuel School, London, and Keble College, Oxford, where he took
degrees in Modern History and in Modern Greats, specializing in Philosophy.
After leaving Oxford became a lecturer in English Literature at Baghdad
University, Iraq, where he completed his first book. Resident from 1980 in
Northern California, where he taught his own system (Oxygenesis) for the
rehabilitation of the nervous system, largely for performing artists and therapists.
PUBLICATIONS
Novels:
HELLEBORE THE CLOWN (Chatto and Windus, London)
OF SINS AND WINTER (Chatto and Windus, London)
PERIMETER WEST (Heinemann, London)
AFTERWARDS (Barrie Books, London)
General:
ITALIAN SKETCHES (Gollancz, London)
A ROMAN STREET (Gollancz, London)
A COMPANION GUIDE TO UMBRIA (Collins, London)
LEONARDO DA VINCI (Weidenfeld, London)
THE FALL OF VENICE (Weidenfeld, London; Praeger, New York)
LORENZO DEI MEDICI (Weidenfeld, London; Regnery, Chicago)
THE SPANISH TERROR (Constable, London; St Martin's Press, New
York)
ELKE AND BELAM (Macmillan, London; Putnam, New York)
PLAYS:
THE ESKIMO TRANCE (Victoria Theatre, Stoke on Trent; second
production Mercury Theatre, London, directed by the author)
MAHLER (Arts Theatre, London; second production Studio Theatre,
Munich, directed by the author)
TELEVISION:
BBC: THE FALL OF VENICE (55 mins Omnibus series)


BLOOMSBURY
Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG
2 November 1995
Dear Maurice Rowdon
Many thanks for sending your outline for The Mad Ape. Fascinating
though it is I'm not going to make an offer. I don't think there
are enough people out there who would buy it.
Yours sincerely
David Reynolds
Deputy Managing Director
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2Soho Square
London WIV 6HB
Telephone 0171-494 2111
Telex 21323 Blooms
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Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions, 33 Kensington Court, London W8 5BG, UK.
Message/fax 0171.937.4220
THREE PAGES
Dear Susan Mears:
We talked the other day over your portable phone which was acting up
again. My position is less losing publishers than gaining too many. That was my
former agent's idea before I left for California in 1980, probably because it was
the most profitable thing to do then.
Ienclose (PAGE TWO) a track record and I only need add to it that while
my style hasn't changed since then my subject matter has very drastically. I need
an agent who is more aware of that subject matter. What I would suggest is our
discussing your representing me for my new novel HOW TO STOP DYING IN
CALIFORNIA, and, in the event, that we confer after the first submission.
HOW TO STOP DYING IN CALIFORNIA is a comedy and about 90.000
words in length. The final printout of this will be ready in two or three weeks.
PAGE THREE following is a mini-synopsis of the book.
Yours sincerely


Maurice Rowdon
Educated at Emanuel School, London, and Keble College, Oxford, where he took
degrees in Modern History and in Modern Greats, specializing in Philosophy.
After leaving Oxford became a lecturer in English Literature at Baghdad
University, Iraq, where he completed his first book. Resident from 1980 in
Northern California, where he taught his own system (Oxygenesis) for the
rehabilitation of the nervous system, largely for performing artists and therapists.
PUBLICATIONS
Novels:
HELLEBORE THE CLOWN (Chatto and Windus, London)
OF SINS AND WINTER (Chatto and Windus, London)
PERIMETER WEST (Heinemann, London)
AFTERWARDS (Barrie Books, London)
General:
ITALIAN SKETCHES (Gollancz, London)
A ROMAN STREET (Gollancz, London)
A COMPANION GUIDE TO UMBRIA (Collins, London)
LEONARDO DA VINCI (Weidenfeld, London)
THE FALL OF VENICE (Weidenfeld, London; Praeger, New York)
LORENZO DEI MEDICI (Weidenfeld, London; Regnery, Chicago)
THE SPANISH TERROR (Constable, London; St Martin's Press, New
York)
ELKE AND BELAM (Macmillan, London; Putnam, New York)
PLAYS:
THE ESKIMO TRANCE (Victoria Theatre, Stoke on Trent; second
production Mercury Theatre, London, directed by the author)
MAHLER (Arts Theatre, London; second production Studio Theatre,
Munich, directed by the author)
TELEVISION:
BBC: THE FALL OF VENICE (55 mins Omnibus series)


11 New Fetter Lane
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5J January 1996
Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions,
33 Kensington Court
London
W8 5BG
Dear Mr Rowdon,
The Mad Ape
I sincerely apologise for the delay in replying to your letter of 15 August 1995.
With reference to the above title, I am sorry to inform you that after careful
consideration we have decided to pursue this matter no further.
Thank you for thinking of Routledge, and I wish you every luck with this
project.
Once again, sorry for the delay in replying.
Yours sincerely,
Mark Perry
Assistant to Publishing Director
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PLAYHOUSE
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Box Office 0113 244 2111
2a Cornwall Mansions,
Administration 0113 244 2141
33 Kensington Court,
LONDON.
Ar istic Director Jude Kelly
Finance Director Donald Williams
W85FG.
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Dear Maurice Rowdon,
Thank you for your letter and for sending me your play SIEGE I look forward to
reading it and will be in touch again when I have.
Best wishes
Crane MalcAm
Claire Malcolm
Literary Co-ordinator
Patrons
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Paul Scofield CBE Donald Sinden CBE
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11 December, 1995
Maurice Rowdon
2a Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London
W8 5BG
Dear Maurice Rowdon
Thank you for your recent letter. We do indeed publish
TV tie-ins but we buy book rights from production
companies or TV stations once an idea has been
commissioned and preferably has a transmission date. If
your idea is taken up by a production company, we would
be interested in hearing more.
The Joseph Campbell series did indeed travel, but the
sales and market were extremely small.
Yours sincerely
Moule
Vickr
Michael Alcock
Publishing Director
Boxtree Limited
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21 Broadwall London SE1 9PL
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PLAYHOUSE
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27th November 1995
Playhouse Square Quarry Hill
Leeds LS2 7UP
Box Office 0113 244. 2111
Administration 0113 244 2141
2a Cornwall Mansions,
33 Kensington Court,
Arti stic Director Jude Kelly
Finance Director Donald Williams
London.
Director of Corporate Affairs John Ward
W8 5BG.
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
Thank you for your letter to Jude Kelly of the 18th. I enclose some information
about new writing at the Playhouse. I look forward to receiving your play.
Yours sincerely
Crane Malclm
Claire Malcolm
Literary Co-ordinator
Patrons
Alan Ayckbourn CBE A Alan Bennett
Dame Judi Dench Susan Hampshire
Lord Harewood John Harrison,
Artistic Director Emeritus
Barry Humphries Trevor Nunn CBE
Dame Diana Rigg Prunella Scales CBE
Pauls Scofield CBE Donald Sinden CBE
Timothy' West CBE
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MACMILLAN
gm-020.nov.
Macmillan General Books
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Maurice Rowden
London
2A Cornwall Mansions
SWIW 9NF
33 Kensington Court
London
W8 5BG
14 November 1995
Dear Mr Rowden,
Thank you for sending me the very brief outline for THE MAD APE. I'm afraid I don't think this
is something for us. I'm sorry.
Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
I 0
Georgina Morley
Editorial Director
A Division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd
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Brunel Road
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27 November 1995
Maurice Rowdon
2a Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
LONDON
W8 5BG
Dear Maurice
Many thanks for your script. I'm afraid there is a huge
backlog here at Greenwich just at the moment - so it may
take us some time to get back to you. Please be patient
with us!
With best wishes,
Yours sincerely
MATTHEW FRANCIS
Artistic Director
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Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG
17 November 1995
Dear Maurice Rowdon
Thank you for your letter, which Grant McIntyre has passed to me. The Mad
Ape seems based on a fascinating premiss, but I'm afraid it lies rather outside
our area. I am sorry to disappoint. I do wish you luck with other houses.
Yours sincerely
del
Edward Aves
General Editorial Department
Chairman: John R. Murray. Managing Director: Nicholas Perren.
Directors: Grant McIntyre, Judith Reinhold. Company Secretary: John Roberts.
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9N November 1995
Maurice Rowden
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG
England
Dear Mr. Rowden:
Thank you for thinking of Yale University Press regarding your manuscript, The Mad Ape. It certainly
seems an interesting study, but I have reviewed it and regret to say it does not look quite right for our list as
it is shaping up over the next few seasons. This is not an adverse decision on the merits of the manuscript,
but is based on our resources and commitments for future seasons.
I wish you all the very best in placing it promptly with a suitable press. The manuscript has been sent by
separate post.
Sincerely yours,
faiplonls
Gladys Topkis
Senior Editor


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Maurice Rowdon
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London
W8 5BG
1 November, 1995
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
I'm sorry but The Mad Ape does not sound like it would fit into Quartet's
publishing programme I its not really our area.
Best of luck placing it elsewhere,
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PIATKUS BOOKS
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30 October 1995
Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG
Dear Mr Rowdon
Re: DEAD SUNDAY
Thank you for sending in your manuscript to Piatkus. Unfortunately, I felt that it was not
right for our list at the moment.
Authors often ask for advice about their work, but the sheer volume of these requests means
that we cannot give advice to individuals. I have enclosed information about Piatkus titles
which contain details about how to get your work published. These should be available from
your local library. I hope that this is of some use to you.
Thank you once again for giving us the opportunity to consider your work.
Yours sincerely
A blach
Kate Callaghan
Fiction Editor
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Thank you for sending us your manuscript/outline. We regret that the
number of submissions received each week necessitates this sort of printed
reply slip, but we assure you that your material has been considered
carefully. Unfortunately we did not feel that it was suitable for our list at
present, and we wish you luck in your search for the. right publisher.
Yours sincerely
Editorial Department


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23 October 1995
Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London
W8 5BG
Dear Maurice Rowdon
Thank you for sending me the material on Dead Sunday. The synopsis sounds good, but
I'm afraid we are pretty much full up on the Abacus list at present.
Best of luck in placing your work with a suitable publisher.
With best wishes
Yours
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Editorial Director
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Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG
19 October 1995
Dear Mr Rowdon,
Many thanks for your letter to Max Eilenberg of 11 October and for giving us the opportunity to
consider Dead Sunday.
I'm afraid that it isn't one for Secker, but thank you for thinking of us.
Best wishes,
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17 October1995
Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London
W8 5BG
Dear Maurice Rowdon
Thank you for sending us SIEGE. We will read it as quickly as we
can and be back in touch with you shortly.
Best wishes
Yours sincerely
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Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG
5 September 1995
Dear Mr. Rowdon,
Many thanks for sending us your proposal for THE MAD APE How
to Locate Him and Extricate Him. While interesting, I am afraid
that this topic is not suitable for Viking's list at present.
Additionally, I would like to apologise for the extreme delay in
responding to you regarding this book.
With best wishes,
21elt ls Clae
Cooley.
Auranda Jul alue
Editorial Department
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Maurice Rowdon
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Dear Maurice Rowdon
SIEGE
Thank you for your letter of the 9th September. We will be happy
to read the script if you would like to send it to the above address.
Best wishes
Yours sincerely
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THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND
Dear Maurice
Writers' Awards 1995/96
Thank you for your recent submission to our Writers' Awards scheme, which has
arrived safely. Could I ask that you complete and sign the enclosed application
form and return it to me as soon as possible.
Your application will be sent to the judges in due course and we will announce the
names of the fifteen successful applicants at the end of March 1996.
Yours sincerely
Valerie Olteono
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JUDY PIATKUS
FROM:
MAURICE ROWDON
DATE:
ONEPAGEONLY
You expressed an interest in seeing my novel DEAD SUNDAY on 17 March this
year. Isent it to you 17 April. I made a phone enquiry some months later and you
told me that my address had been mislaid and that the novel would now be read. I
have no record of this conversation but I imagine it must have been in June as I
wouldn't make an enquiry in under two months. My first approach to you as a
publisher was about a non-fiction title THE MAD APE, on January 17 of this year.
My agentis Tanja Howarth. Iam handling both of these books myself as Ithink they
do not fit conventional lists.
If you think this is a long time to take to consider a book relax---Penguin take ten
months to answer a letter.


JUDY PIATKUS
FROM:
MAURICE ROWDON 171.937.4220
DATE:
ONEPAGEONLY
In my early-morning review of my faults today I realised that in my fax to you the
day before yesterday Ifailed miserably to include my fax number, which omission
I now repair.
Att


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Maurice Rowdon
2a Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London
W8 5BG
9 October, 1995
Dear Mr Rowdon
THE MAD APE
Thank you very much for sending the above material to me.
I am extremely sorry for the delay in getting back to you, but it was read by both the
Christian editor and myself. After careful consideration I found it to be a fascinating
subject, but is not quite right for our list at this time.
Due to the large number of manuscripts received in this office, we regret that we
cannot comment further or enter into any correspondence concerning this work.
May I take this opportunity to suggest that for a list of other suitable publishers, you
consult the Writer's S and Artists' Yearbook, published annually by A & C Black and
available from most libraries.
Wishing you every success in placing your work elsewhere.
Yours sincerely
With best wishes
Mieuelle
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JANYCE BECK (Editorial Acquisitions)
FROM:
MAURICE ROWDON UK (44) 171.937.4220
DATE:
ONEPAGE ONLY
You may remember you wrote to me August 1 of this year about Ms Gladys
Topkis's interest in my manuscript THE MAD APE. On August 15Isent her the
first eight chapters, namely Part 1 of the book, and I wonder if I should continue
sending her material until the whole book is with you?
Please let me know. Thank you for your attention.
urt


Yale
University
Press
1 August 1995
Maurice Rowden
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG
United Kingdom
Dear Mr. Rowden:
Ms. Gladys Topkis has reviewed the materials you sent regarding your manuscript, The Mad Ape, and has
asked me to convey her interest. She would like to see any completed chapters, if you could send them
along.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely yours,
Jawye Bech
Janyce Beck
Editorial Acquisitions
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Hampstead Theatre
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London NW3 3EX
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Production office:
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Maurice Rowdon
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General Manager
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Associate Directors
London
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ROBIN LEFEVRE
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MATTHEW LLOYD
Literary Manager
BEN JANCOVICH
Registered Charity
Dear Maurice Rowdon
VAT Registration
Thank you for your letter.
Directors of
Hampstead" Theatre Ltd.
Valerie Amos
Hampstead Theatre receives approximately 1,800 plays a year
Sir Trevor Chinn CVO
and the receipt of all of them is acknowledged by my Literary
Michael Michael Codron Frayn CBE
Manager.
David Jones
Helena Kennedy
Sir Eddie Kulukundis OBE
I programme some six to nine months in advance.
Trevor Peter Phillips Phillips (Chair)
Hugh Quarshie
James Roose-Evans
Ben Jancovich is enormously respected in the business and has
Patricia Rothman
the keenest sense of the plays that would best suit our policy and our
interests. I have the greatest faith in him.
Our eight script associates report directly to Ben and myself on
the plays they read. Ben and my Associate Directors report directly to
me on the plays they read. I personally read some three to four plays a
week and would find it physically impossible to read more. In short, I
cannot promise to be the first person to read your play.
Hampstead Theatre's system of reading plays is conscientious
and thorough and has been widely copied in the business.
I am returning your play since I believe this reply can only disappoint
you.
Yours sincerely
pry Oeppet
Jenny Topper.
Artistic Director
HAMPSTEAD THEATRE


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Maurice Rowdon
2a Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London W8 5BG
Dear Mr Rowdon
We have now had the opportunity to consider DEAD SUNDAY which is certainly impressive
and unusual. In the end, however, we felt it was rather too dense and that the narrator tends
to catalogue and explain rather than allow the reader to inhabit his mind. I'm therefore
returning the typescript herewith but I very much hope you place the book elsewhere.
Yours sincerely,
Liz Knights
Publishing Director
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MATTHEW LLOYD
Literary Manager
LONDON
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Dear Maurice Rowdon,
Directors of
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Valerie Amos
Sir Trevor Chinn CVO
SEIGE
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Michael Frayn
David Jones
Helena Kennedy
Thank you for sending us this play, which has arrived safely.
Sir Eddie Kulukundis OBE
Peter Phillips
All scripts sent to Hampstead Theatre are read and then
Trevor Phillips (Chair)
discussed, a process that can take three months. However, we
James Hugh Roose-Evans Quarshie
do read each play as quickly as we can, and will be in touch
Patricia Rothman
with a response as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Ben Jancovich
Literary Manager
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Dear Mr. Rowdon,
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Dear Maurice Rowdon
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Dear Mr Rowden
Thanks for your letter of 31 December. In general, we are only
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Dear Maurice Rowdon
Thank you for writing to us about your idea for a book entitled THE MAD APE.
This is very interesting but, I am afraid, too personal to be a self-help book. I am sorry we
cannot take your project further. However, we would be very happy to look at your novel,
DEAD SUNDAY.
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Tel: UK 44) 71.937.1597 Fax/messages: UK (44) 71.937.4220
21June 1995
Dear Mark:
Just got back to the UK and found your letter on THE MAD APE. I'm in
touch with Victoria Barnsley at Fourth Estate and thank you for the suggestion.
Imentioned my novel DEAD SUNDAY to you in one of my first letters---it
isn't my instinct to follow up a rejection with another book but this is a business
where instincts can be wrong. Anyway I leave it to you---don't hesitate to say I
think not.
Yours
UAt
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To: Maurice
Not much luck with the chapter and outline of
APE, though there are several responses on query
I'm still wai iting to hear on.
I never said we should wait on fiction, or other
non-fiction until MAD APE sold; last call you
told me you weren't satisfied yet with the Calif-
ornia novel rewrite. I warned that its theme was
dating. In any case, as before, please don't
send any completed or partial ms.---new or revised
--but let me have an outline or description
first.) All best to you and your lady.
Arthur
A0:cC
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Dear Mr Rowdon,
Thank you for your letter and for your proposal. Iregret to say the project you suggest is well
outside our area ofinterest and competence.
Yours sincerely,
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June 5, 1995
Dear Mr. Rowdon,
Thank you for sending in your proposal. I'm afraid the book you
propose is not one which would be suitable for the Chatto list.
Thank you for thinking of us anyway, and good luck elsewhere.
Yours Sincerely,
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Maurice Rowdon
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London W8 5BG
Dear Maurice Rowdon
THE MAD APE
Thank you for your letter of June 1st. Although your idea sounds very interesting I am
afraid that it would not sit comfortably on the Hodder & Stoughton list and I am
passing.
I hope you have better luck elsewhere.
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Yours sincerely,
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Dear Maurice
I'm afraid we've been defeated by the typescript of THE MAD APE. It's bristling with
interesting ideas but I think it's very difficult to grasp as a whole.
As a purely commercial publisher I don't think we would have a clue how to find its
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Possible publishers for it might be Fourth Estate or Element.
I'm really sorry we can't help.
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LONDON
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Dear Maurice,
Thank you for your letter of 24 February. I still have you in my address book; you were
living in Siena then, and I was probably at Heinemann. Years ago.
Of course we'll look at the whole book and I hope we'll feel it's something we can sell.
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Mr Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
LONDON
W8 5BG
Dear Mr Rowdon
Thank you for sending Mark Barty-King the material for THE MAD APE.
Mr Barty-King will get back to you on this in due course.
Yours sincerely,
Amedit Hac.
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Comments:
Dear Mr. Rowdon,
it seems clear thet you did not receive my letter of January 23rd. in bref, 11 states that Anita
does not feel that she could successfully market this manuscript and wouid like to retum It to you
If you would forward the postage. Ify you would like DEAD SUNDAY returned to you please send
$10 in U.S. funds payable to "The Writers Workshop". It would be a good idea to fax me back
letting me know that you do indeed want the ms. returned so that I can be sure that it is held until
the funds arrive.
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FROM;
MAURICE ROWDON FAX: UK (44) 71.937.4220
ANITA DIAMANT
DATE:
MARCH 25 1995
Iwonder did my novel DEAD SUNDAY reach you?
I sent it January 16.
Just to make sure.
With best wishes
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December 14, 1994
Mr. Maurice Rowdon
2A Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London, W855BG, UK
Dear Mr. Rowdon:
I read your manuscript pages with interest, for the material
is most unusually presented. However, I must agree that this
would only sell to an academic market in this country.
Only pop psychology sells to the general market, as you
can observe if you read our best seller lists. Readers
look for self-help in a rather simplistic fashion, and
your presentation would be beyond the intellectual scope.
of our average readers. I do think this would have a far
better market in your country and on the continent.
I'd be glad to be of help with your fiction or anything of
a wider scope.
With ail best wishes,
Sluta
Anita Diamant
Wwr
Literary Agent
AD:ac
P.S. We are returning your manuscript under separate
cover.


SINCLAIR-STEVENSON
15th February 1995
Mr Maurice Rowdon
2a Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
London
W8 5BG
Dear Mr Rowdon
Thank you for sending me the material for The Mad Ape. I see your predicament
and I agree with your assessment of the market, it's not a self-help book, neither
is it an academic book. Your London agent is a bit nearer the mark. Why don't
you try it out on Mark Barton-King at Bantam.
Yours sincerely
hand
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Mr Maurice Rowdon
2a Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
LONDON W8 5BG
Dear Maurice Rowdon
Thanks very much for giving me the opportunity to see some
material from THE MAD APE. I think it's a provocative
treatment of a very interesting subject, but am afraid I'm not
going to offer to publish the book. I don't know whether I
mentioned this when we spoke on the phone, but we're extremely
restricted in the number of titles we can take on this year,
and I don't feel sure enough of our publishing success. with
your book to decide to make it one of that tiny number.
I return your material herewith, and wish you luck with
finding the right publisher.
Yours sincerely
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Maurice Rowdon
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33 Kensington Court
London
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Dear Maurice Rowdon
Re: THE MAD APE
Thank you for your letter of December 22nd regarding the above
title.
After careful consideration and discussion with my colleagues, I
am afraid that we find the material unsuitable for inclusion in our
forthcoming publication schedule.
Thank you for letting us see your first two chapters, which I return
herewith and I wish you every success in placing your book for
publication elsewhere.
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Yours sincerely
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Dear Maurice Rowdon,
Thank you for sending me a copy of HORMONE CITY and I am sorry to have taken
So long to get back to you about it. I was interested to read it, but I'm afraid it is not
something we can take further here. I am sorry to disappoint and wish you luck with
the play elsewhere.
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'Endowed with a sharp reporter's S eye'
- Sunday Times
He can describe what he sees and hears
with an unpretentious immediacy that
brings a scene instantly and enduringly to
life' - Times Literary Supplement
'All books about Italy are frantic attempts
to try and understand the nature ofits
fascination, and if Mr Rowdon's book
(Italian Sketches) is one ofthe best attempts
that has been made for many years, this is
because he tries so deeply to understand and
must excite the sympathy ofanyone else
who has tried to do so' - Sunday Telegraph
'A loving, sunlit account something of
Lawrence's travel books, something of
Durrell's island books - like the chatter of
an opera recitative, like asti. spumante
gurgling effervescent: and intoxicating out
ofa bottle '- New Statesman


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Martin Schute
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MEMBERS:
Dear
John Alderton -
Maurice Rowdon,
Richard Briers
George Cole
Thank for
Pauline Collins
you sending the script ofSIEGE.
Tom Conti*
Ray Cooney
I have
Wendy Cralg
enjoyed reading it - it has an enjoyably and
theatrical
ripely
Bernard Cribbins
panache plus
one or two genuinely
moments
Sara Crowe
spooky
later on. However, ofall theatrical
Jim Dale
genres, the two-hander is I think by far the most difficult to
Dame Judi Dench
bring off successfully
and this, even
Paul Eddington
although you do have Cowell to join (but near the close). and
Frank Finlay
although you can vary the texture with
the
Liza Goddard
voice-overs, essentially is a two-
hander.
Sheila Hancock
They're both strong roles (Marvin especially) but I still honestly don't
Nigell Hawthorne
think you've quite cracked the basic
Dinsdale Landen
problem the two-hander (which is
Maureen Lipman
probably why there areso few truly successful examples) which is
Geraldine McEwan
sustain dramatic interest in
two
genuinely
Julia McKenzie
only people for an evening.
John Mortimer
David Nobbs
For all its
Derek Nimmo -
strong points, I couldn't finally respond positively enough to take the
Geoffrey Palmer
play on for production, but many thanks for
Leslie Phillips -
letting us consider it.
Jack Rosenthal
Leonard Rossiter
Yours sincerely,
Prunella Scales
Donald Sinden
John Standing* *
Shella Stealel*
Stru an
Sandi Toksvig
Alan
Timothy West
Michael Willams
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Maurice Rowdon
2a Cornwall Mansions
33 Kensington Court
FOUNDER:
London W8 5BG
Ray Cooney
TRUSTEES:
Clive Berger
Jeremy Isaacs
2 October 1995
Viscount Montgomery
ofAlamein
Martin Schute
Rosemary Anne Sisson
MEMBERS:
Dear Maurice
John Alderton
Rowdon,
Richard Briers
George Cole
Thank for
Pauline Collins
you sending the script of SIEGE.
Tom Conti -
Ray Cooney :
I have
Wendy Craig
enjoyed reading it - it has an enjoyably and
theatrical
ripely
Bernard
panache plus
Cribbins
one or two genuinely spooky moments later
Sara Crowe
on. However, ofall theatrical
Jim Dale
genres, the two-hander is I think by far the most difficult to
Dame Judi Dench
bring off successfully
and this, even
Paul Eddington
although you have Cowell to join (but near the close) and
Frank Finlay*
although you can vary the texture with the
Liza Goddard :
voice-overs, essentially is a two-
Sheila Hancock -
hander. They're both strong roles (Marvin especially) but I still
honestly don't
Nigelt Hawthorne
think you've quite cracked the basic problem
Dinsdale Landen
ofthe two-hander (which is
Maureen Lipman -
probably why there are SO few truly successful
which
examples)
Geraldine
McEwan
genuinely
sustain dramatic interest in
Julla McKenzie'
only two people for an evening.
John Mortimer
David Nobbe
For all
Derek Nimmo .
its strong points, I couldn't finally respond positively enough to take the
Geoffrey Palmer
play on for production, but many thanks for
Leslie Phillps -
letting us consider it.
Jack Rosenthal
Leonard Rossiter
Yours sincerely,
Prunella Scales
Donald Sinden .
John Standing*
Sheila Steafel"
Sandi
Stra
Toksvig
Alan
Timothy West
Michael Willams :
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Martin Schute
Rosemary Anne Sisson
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John Alderton :
RichardBriers :
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
George Cole
Pauline Collins
Tom Conti
Ray Cooney
Thank you for sending me HORMONE CITY.
Wendy Craig :
Bernard Cribbins
Sara Crowe
Jim Dale' :
I enjoyed reading it - it's enjoyably and sharply perceptive about
Dame Judi Dench -
Paul
actors and the paraphernalia of fame. But I'm afraid cannot
Eddington
be of
Frank Finlay
any use to you - I'm
about to leave here after
John
just
six
Godber
years
Liza Goddard*
freelance again, and the Company is programmed for a considerable
Sheila Hancock
Nigel Hawthorne
time ahead.
Dinsdale Landen -
Maureen Lipman :
Geraldine McEwan
Julia McKenzle*
Sorry, and thanks for thinking of us again.
John! Mortimer
David Nobbe
Derek Nimmo :
Yours
Geoffrey Palmer -
sincerely,
Leslie Phillipe -
Jack Rosenthal*
Leonard Rossiter :
Prunella Scales
Donald Sinden .
John Standing'
Sheila Steatel* .
Sandi Toksvig
Timothy West
Michael Williams :
ALAN STRACHAN
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:
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Comedy
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Administration: 0171-379 3345 Fax: 0171-836 8181
New York Office: 31 West 56th Street, New York NY10019 Telephone: (212) 245 4680
Maurice Rowdon
40 Glenluce Road
Greenwich
London
FOUNDER:
SE3 7SB
Ray Cooney
TRUSTEES:
Clive Berger
Sir. Jeremy Isaacs
Viscount Montgomery
of Alamein
Martin Schute
Rosemary Anne Sisson
MEMBERS:
John Alderton
Richard Briers -
Dear Maurice Rowdon,
George Cole -
Pauline Colline
Tom Conti à
Ray
Cooney
Thank you for sending me HORMONE CITY.
Wendy Craig"
Bernard Cribbins
Sara Crowe
reading it - it's enjoyably and sharply
about
Jim Dale
enjoyed
perceptive
Dame Judi Dench -
actors and the paraphernalia of fame. But I'm afraid I cannot be of
Paul Eddinglon
Frank Finlay
any use to you - I'm just about to leave here after six years to
John Godber
Liza Goddard*
freelance again, and the Company is programmed for a considerable
Sheila Hancock -
Nigel Hawthorne
time ahead.
Dinsdale Landen
Maureen Lipman
Geraldine McEwan
and thanks for
of us
McKenzie
again.
Julia
Sorry,
thinking
John Mortimer
David Nobbe
Derek Nimmo -
Yours sincerely,
Geoffrey Palmer
Leslie Phillipe :
Jack Rosenthal
Leonard Rossiter
Prunella Scales
Donald Sinden -
John Standing*
Sheila Slealel
Sandi Toksvig
Timothy West
Michael Williams -
ALAN STRACHAN
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Alan Strachan
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Andrew Welch
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MAURICE ROWDON
ITALIAN SKETCHES
THE FALL OF VENICE
'Itis a real pleasure to come across a quite
original book on Italy. I derived much
The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
pleasure from it.'
though true toi its title is written with such
SIR HAROLD NICOLSON The Observer
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
'So often
accurate and so far
that to falli is happier than to rise.'
piercingly
under
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
the skin ofeveryday appearances that it is really
a new appraisal almost ofa new country'
'Mr Rowdon is fortunate, because after reading
ISABEL QUIGLEY The Guardian
his enthralling essays one can scill return to
Within a
has established
Venice and see SO much that has survived the
couple of pages he
strong literary personality'
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
Punch
Stylish and1 haunting' New Yorker
'A new writer ofimportance' - Punch
Endowed with a sharp reporter'seye'
A ROMAN STREET
- Surday Times
'I am quite delighted with it. It catches the very
He can describe what he sees and hears
voice and breath of Rome'
with
J.I. M. STEWART
an unpretentious immediacy that
brings a scene instantly and enduringly to
'A first-class daily-life writer and all the
life' - Times
Romanists will want to read him. Every word
Literary Supplement
ofit rings true reminds us ofLawrence'
All books about Italy are frantic attempts
BERNARD WALL The Observer
to try and understand the nature ofits
fascination, and ifMr Rowdon's book
ELKEG BELAM
(Italiar Sketches)is one of the best attempts
Highly entertaining and provocative,
that! has been made for many years, this is
this is thei incredible, true-life account
because he tries SO deeply to understand and
of two astonishing dogs who com-
must excite the sympathy ofanyone else
municate with humans, solve arith-
who has tried to do so' - Sunday Telegraph
metic problems faster than you can,
'A loving, sunlit account. something of
and discuss topics ranging from the
Lawrence's travel books, something of
weather to religion.
Durrell's island books : like the chatter of
Many other: attempts of varyings success have
an opera recitative, like astispumante
been. and will be made to communicate with
gurgling effervescent and intoxicating out
animals-dogs, horses, chimpanzees, dolphins.
In' The Talking Dogs, MauriceRowdon has
ofat bottle '-New Statesman
documented- painstakingly. impressively and
convincingly-one such experiment, taking place
THE COMPANION GUIDE TO -
rightnow thathas emphatically worked.
UMBRIA
'Mr Rowdon has written an exceptionally well-
perimeter west
informed and entertaining guide. This is an
outstanding travel book.'
For all who care for literature that
Eastern Daily. Press
concerns itself with the things that really
happen and really matter, Perimeter West
is a novel to notice. It is original; its
Clowns, some say, are a dying racc.
vision is simple and mature; and it speaks
But if ever a sad day comes when The
for a generation unacclimatised to peace
Great Clowns are no more, and people
and quiet.
who have never seen them wonder what
they were like, we could confidently
"Profoundly serious" -
"As an
recommend them to read this remark-
indictment of modern warfare Of Sins
able book.
The description
and Winter is extremely powerful -
of this performance, with all its tension,
Here, it seems to me, is described the
Hellebore near-tragedy, humour and triumphant
dilemma not only of war and peace, but
own YUTl C r virtuosity, is a tour-de-force which
that of this century", wrote the reviewer
marks out Mr. Rowdon as a writer of
of Maurice Rowdon's last book in En-
the highest promise.
counter.


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Maurice Rowdon, a. Londoner, has lived for
many years in Italy and his books on that country
have won wide critical acclaim.
Maurice Rowdon
THE FALL OF VENICE
A new writer ofimportance' - Punch
The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
Endowed with a sharp reporter's eye'
though true to its title is written with such
- Sunday Times
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
that to fall is happier than to rise.'
'He can describe what he sees and hears
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
with an unpretentious immediacy that
brings a scenei instantly and enduringly to
'Mr Rowdon is fortunate, because after reading
his enthralling essays one can still return to
life' - Times Literary Supplement
Venice and see sO much that has survived the
All books about Italy are frantic attempts
to try and understand the nature ofits
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
fascination, andi ifMr Rowdon's book
Stylish andl haunting' New Yorker
(Italian Sketches) is one ofthe best attempts
that has been made for many years, this is
ITALIAN SKETCHES
because he tries so deeply to understand and
'Itis a real pleasure to come across a quite
must excite the: sympathy ofa anyone else
original book on Italy. I derived much
who has tried to do so'. - Sunday Telegraph
pleasure from it.'
SIR HAROLD NICOLSON The Observer
'A loving, sunlit account - something
Lawrence's travel books, something of
'So often piercingly accurate and SO far under
Durrell's island books like the chatter of
the skin ofeveryday appearances that iti is really
ar new appraisal almost ofa new country'
an opera recitative, like asti spumante
ISABEL QUIGLEY The Guardian
gurgling effervescent and intoxicating out
Within a couple of pages he has established a
ofal bottle' '- New Statesman
strong literary personality'
Punch
A ROMAN STREET
'Iam quite delighted with it. It catches the very
voice and breath ofRome'
J.I. M. STEWART
'A first-class daily-life writer and all the
Romanists will want to read him. Every word
ofit rings true reminds us ofLawrence'
BERNARD WALL The Observer
THE COMPANION GUIDE TO
UMBRIA
'Mr Rowdon has written an exceptionally well-
informed and entertaining guide. This is an
outstanding travel book.'
Eastern. Daily. Press
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
II St John's Hill, London SWII
ISBN N0297765760


Maurice Rowdon, a Londoner, has livedfor
manyy years in Italy andi his books on that country
have won wide critical acclaim.
Maurice Rowdon
THE FALL OF VENICE
'A new writer ofimportance' - Punch
The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
Endowed with a sharp reporter's eye'
though true to its title is written with such
Sunday Times
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
He can describe what he sees and hears
that to fall is happier than to rise.'
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
with an unpretentious immediacy that
'Mr Rowdon is fortunate, because after reading
brings a scenei instantly and enduringly to
his enthralling essays one can still return to
life' - Times Literary Supplement
Venice and see: sO much that has survived the
All books about Italy are frantic attempts
to try and understand the nature ofits
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
fascination, andi if Mr Rowdon's book
Stylish and haunting' New Yorker
(Italian Sketches)is one oft the best attempts
that has been made for many years, this is
ITALIAN SKETCHES
because he tries so deeply to understand and
'Itis a real pleasure to come across a quite
must excite the sympathy of anyone else
original book on Italy. I derived much
who has tried to do so'. - Sunday Telegraph
pleasure from it.'
SIR HAROLD NICOLSON The Observer
'A loving, sunlit account . something of
Lawrence's travel books, something of
'So often piercingly accurate and so far under
Durrell's island books like the chatter of
the skin ofeveryday appearances thati iti is really
a new appraisal almost ofa new country'
an opera recitative, like astis spumante
ISABEL QUIGLEY The Guardian
gurgling effervescent and intoxicating out
Within a couple of pages he has established a
ofal bottle '- New Statesman
strong literary personality'
Punch
A ROMAN STREET
'I am quite delighted with it. It catches the very
voice and breath ofl Rome'
J. I. M. STEWART
'A first-class daily-life writer and all the
Romanists will want to read him - Every word
ofit rings true reminds us ofLawrence'
BERNARD WALL The Observer
THE COMPANION GUIDE TO
UMBRIA
'Mr Rowdon has written an exceptionally well-
informed and entertaining guide. This is an
outstanding travel book.'
Eastern Daily. Press
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
II St John's Hill, London SWII


MAURICE ROWDON
ITALIAN SKETCHES
THE FALL OF VENICE
'Itis a real pleasure to come across a quite
original book on Italy I derived much
'The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
pleasure from it.'
though true to its title is written with such
SIR HAROLD NICOLSON The Observer
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
'So often
that to fall is happier than to rise.'
piercingly accurate and so far under
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
the skin of everyday appearances that it is really
a new appraisal almost ofa new country'
'Mr Rowdon is fortunate, because after reading
ISABEL QUIGLEY The Guardian
his enthralling essays one can still return to
Venice and see SO much that has survived the
Within a couple of pages he has established a
strong literary personality'
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
Punch
'Stylish and haunting' New Yorker
'A new writer ofimportance' - Punch
Endowed with a sharp reporter'seye'
A ROMAN STREET
- Surday Times
'Iam quite delighted with it. It catches the very
He can describe what he sees and hears
voice and breath ofRome'
J.I. M. STEWART
with an unpretentious immediacy that
brings a scene instantly and enduringly to
'A first-class daily-life writer and all the
life' - Times Literary
Romanists will want to read him. Every word
Supplement
ofit rings true reminds us ofLawrence'
'All books about Italy are frantic attempts
BERNARD WALL The Observer
to try and understand the nature ofits
fascination, and ifMr Rowdon's book
ELKEG BELAM
(Italian Sketches) is one of the best attempts
Highly entertaining and provocative,
that has been made for many years, this is
this is the incredible, true-life: account
because he tries so deeply to understand and
of two astonishing dogs who com-
must excite the sympathy of anyone else
municate with humans, solve arith-
who has tried to do so'. - Sunday Telegraph
metic problems faster than you can,
'A loving, sunlit account . something of
and discuss topics ranging from the
Lawrence's travel books, something of
weather to religion.
Durrell's island books : like the chatter of
Many other attempts of varying success have
an opera recitative, like astispumante
been. and will be made: to communicate with
effervescent and
out
animals-dogs. horses, chimpanzees, dolphins.
gurgling
intoxicating
In' The Talking Dogs, Mauricel Rowdon has
ofat bottle' '-New Statesman
documented- painstakingy.impressively and
convincingly- -one such experiment, takingplace
THE COMPANION GUIDE TO
right now, that has emphatically worked.
UMBRIA
'Mr Rowdon has written an exceptionally well-
perimeter west
informed and entertaining guide. This is 'an
outstanding travel book.'
For all who care for literature that
Eastern Daily Press
concerns itself with the things that really
happen and really matter, Perimeter West
is a novel to notice. It is original; its
vision is simple and mature; and it speaks
Clowns, some say, are a dying when racc. The
But if ever a sad day comes
for a generation unacclimatised to peace
Great Clowns are no more, and people
and quiet.
who have never seen them wonderwhat
they were like, we could confidently
"Profoundly serious" . . "As an
recommend them to read this remark-
indictment of modern warfare Of Sins
able book.
The
description
and Winter is extremely powerful -
of this performance, with all its tension,
Here, it seems to me, is described the
Hellebore near-tragedy, humour and triumphant
dilemma not only of war and peace, but
a a
I tuty virtuosity, is a tour-de-force which
that of this century", wrote the reviewer
marks out Mr. Rowdon as a writer of
of Maurice Rowdon's last book in En-
the highest promise.
counter.


Maurice Rowdon, a Londoner, has livedj for
many years in Italy and his books on that country
have won wide critical acclaim.
Maurice Rowdon
THE FALL OF VENICE
'A new writer ofimportance' - Punch
The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
'Endowed with a sharp reporter's eye'
though true to its title is written with such
Sunday Times
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
that to falli is happier than to rise.'
'He can describe what he sees and hears
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
with an unpretentious immediacy that
Mr Rowdon is fortunate, because after reading
brings a scenei instantly and enduringly to
his enthralling essays one can still return to
life' - Times Literary Supplement
Venice and see so much that has survived the
All books about Italy are frantic attempts
to try and understand the nature ofits
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
fascination, andi if Mr Rowdon's book
Stylish andl haunting' New Yorker
(Italian Sketches)is one oft the best attempts
that has been made for many years, this is
ITALIAN SKETCHES
because he tries SO deeply to understand and
'Itis a real pleasure to come across a quite
must excite the sympathy ofanyone else
original book on Italy I derived much
who has tried to dos so' - Sunday Telegraph
pleasure from it.'
SIR HAROLD NICOLSON The Observer
'A loving, sunlit account . something of
Lawrence's travel books, something of
'So often piercingly accurate and so far under
Durrell's island books like the chatter of
the skin of everyday appearances that it is really
a new appraisal almost ofa new country'
an opera recitative, like asti spumante
ISABEL QUIGLEY The Guardian
gurgling effervescent and intoxicating out
Within
ofal bottle ' New Statesman
a couple of pages he has established a
strong literary personality'
Punch
A ROMAN STREET
'I am quite delighted with it. It catches the very
voice: and breath ofRome'
J.1 I. M. STEWART
'A first-class daily-life writer and all the
Romanists will want to readl him - Every word
ofit rings true reminds us ofLawrence'
BERNARD WALL The Observer
THE COMPANION GUIDE TO
UMBRIA
Mr Rowdon has written an exceptionally well-
informed and entertaining guide. This is an
outstanding travel book.'
Eastern Daily Press
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
II St John's Hill, London SWII


Maurice Rowdon, a Londoner, has livedfor
many. years in. Italy and his books on that country
have won wide critical acclaim.
Maurice Rowdon
THE FALL OF VENICE
'A new writer ofimportance' - Punch
'The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
'Endowed with a sharp reporter's eye'
though true to its title is written with such
Sunday Times
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
that to fall is happier than to rise.'
'He can describe what he sees and hears
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
with an unpretentious immediacy that
'Mr Rowdon is fortunate, because after reading
brings a scene instantly and enduringly to
his enthralling essays one can still return to
life' - Times Literary Supplement
Venice and see sO much that has survived the
'All books about Italy are frantic attempts
to and understand the nature ofits
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
try
fascination, and ifMr Rowdon's book
Stylish and haunting' New Yorker
(Italian Sketches)i is one of the best attempts
that has been made for many years, this is
ITALIAN SKETCHES
because he tries SO deeply to understand and
'Itis a real pleasure to come across a quite
must excite the sympathy ofanyone else
original book on Italy Id derived much
who has tried to do so' - Sunday Telegraph
pleasure from it.'
SIR HAROLD NICOLSON The Observer
'A loving, sunlit account something of
Lawrence's travel books, something of
So often piercingly accurate and so far under
the skin ofe everyday appearances that it is really
Durrell's island books like the chatter of
a new appraisal almost ofa new country'
an opera recitative, like asti. spumante
ISABEL QUIGLEY The Guardian
gurgling effervescent and intoxicating out
Within a couple ofpages he has established a
ofa bottle ' New Statesman
strong literary personality'
Punch
A ROMAN STREET
'I am quite delighted with it. It catches the very
voice and breath of Rome'
J.I. M. STEWART
'A first-class daily-life writer and all the
Romanists will want to read him. Every word
ofit rings true reminds us ofLawrence'
BERNARD WALL The Observer
THE COMPANION GUIDE TO
UMBRIA
'Mr Rowdon has written an exceptionally well-
informed and entertaining guide. This is an
outstanding travel book.'
Eastern Daily Press
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
II St John's Hill, London SWII


Maurice Rowdon, a Londoner, has livedfor
manyyears in Italy and his books on that country
have won wide critical acclaim.
Maurice Rowdon
THE FALL OF VENICE
'A new writer ofimportance' - Punch
The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
'Endowed with a sharp reporter's eye'
though true to its title is written with such
Sunday Times
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
describe
that to falli is happier than to rise.'
'He can
what he sees and hears
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
with an unpretentious immediacy that
'Mr Rowdon is fortunate, because after reading
brings a scene instantly and enduringly to
his enthralling essays one can still return to
life' - Times Literary Supplement
Venice and see so much that has survived the
'All books about Italy are frantic attempts
to try and understand the nature ofits
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
fascination, and ifl Mr Rowdon's book
Stylish and haunting' New Yorker
(Italian Sketches) is one ofthe best attempts
that has been made for many years, this is
ITALIAN SKETCHES
because he tries SO deeply to understand and
'Itis a real pleasure to come across a quite
must excite the sympathy ofanyone else
original book on Italy. Id derived much
who has tried to do so' - Sunday Telegraph
pleasure from it.'
SIR HAROLD NICOLSON The Observer
'A loving, sunlit account . something of
Lawrence's travel books, something of
'So often piercingly accurate and SO far under
Durrell's
books
chatter of
island
- like the
the: skin ofe everyday appearances thati iti is really
a new appraisal almost ofa new country'
an opera recitative, like asti. spumante
ISABEL QUIGLEY The Guardian
gurgling effervescent and intoxicating out
Within a couple of pages he has established a
ofal bottle ' New Statesman
strong literary personality'
Punch
A ROMAN STREET
'I am quite delighted with it. It catches the very
voice and breath ofRome'
J.I. M. STEWART
'A first-class daily-life writer and all the
Romanists will want to read him Every word
ofit rings true reminds us ofLawrence'
BERNARD WALL The Observer
THE COMPANION GUIDE TO
UMBRIA
'Mr Rowdon has written an exceptionally well-
informed and entertaining guide. This is an
outstanding travel book.'
Eastern Daily. Press
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
II St John's Hill, London SWII
ISBNO 297 765760


MAURICE ROWDON
ITALIAN SKETCHES
THE FALLOF VENICE
'Itis a real pleasure to come across a quite
original book on Italy I derived much
The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
pleasure from it.'
though true to its title is written with such
SIR HAROLD NICOLSON The Observer
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
So often
accurate
under
that to fall is happier than to rise.'
piercingly
and so far
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
the skin ofeveryday appearances that it is really,
a new appraisal almost ofa new country'
'Mr Rowdon is fortunate, because after reading
ISABEL QUIGLEY The Guardian
his enthralling essays one can still return to
Within
Venice and see so much that has survived the
a couple of pages he has established a
strong literary personality'
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
Punch
'Stylish and haunting' New Yorker
'A new writer ofi importance' - Punch
Endowed with a sharp reporter's eye'
A ROMAN STREET
Sunday Times
'Iam quite delighted with it. It catches the very
'He can describe what he sees and hears
voice and breath ofRome'
with an
that
J. I. M. STEWART
unpretentious immediacy
brings a scene instantly and enduringly to
'A first-class daily-life writer and all the
life'. - Times Literary Supplement
Romanists will want to read him. . Every word I
ofit rings true reminds us ofLawrence'
*All books about Italy are frantic attempts
BERNARD WALL The Observer
to try and understand the nature of fits
fascination, and ifMr Rowdon's book
ELKE& BELAM
(Italian Sketches)is one of the best attempts
Highly entertaining and provocative,
that has been made for many years, this is
this is thei incredible, true-life account
because he tries SO deeply to understand and
of two astonishing dogs who com-
must excite the sympathy of anyone else
municate with humans, solve arith-
who has tried to do so' - Sunday Telegraph
metic problems faster than you can,
'A loving, sunlit account something of
and discuss topics ranging from the
Lawrence's travel books, something of
weather to religion.
Durrell's island books like the chatter of
Many other attempts of varying success have
an opera recitative, like astispumante
been and will be made to communicater with
gurgling effervescent and intoxicating out
animals-dogs, horses, chimpanzees, dolphins.
bottle ' Stâtesman
In' The Talking Dogs. MauriceRowdon has
ofal
New
documentod-painsakney impressively and
convincingly-one: such experiment, taking place
THE COMPANION GUIDE TO
rightr now that has emphatically worked.
UMBRIA
'Mr Rowdon has written an exceptionally well-
perimeter west
informed and entertaining guide. This is an
outstanding travel book.'
- For all who care for literature thât
Eastern Daily. Press
concerns itself with the things that really
i1 happen and really matter, Perimeter West
is a novel to notice. It is original; its
Clowns, some say, are a dying race.
vision is simple and mature; and it speaks
But if ever a sad day comes when The
for a generation' unacclimatised to peace
Great Clowns are no more, and people
ànd quiet.
who have never seen them wonderwhat
they were like, we could confidently
"Profoundly serious"
"As, an
recommend them to read this remark-
indictment of modern warfare Of Sins
able book." >
The description
and Winter is extremely powerful - -
of this performance, with all its tension, res
Here, it seems to me, is described the
Hellebore near-tragedy, humour and triumphant
dilemma not only of war and peace, but
own xut virtuosity, is a tour-de-force which
that of this century", wrote the reviewer
marks out Mr. Rowdon as a writer of
of Maurice Rowdon's last book in En-
the highest promise.
iH. counter.


(Continued from front Aop)
and Roquande, the architect from Tunis,
perimeter west
comes 1o the city asastranger, withal life
of unworried hedonism behind him.
Maurice Rowdon
The way these five fcel and act is in-
separably linked with the fate of the city
"Profoundly serious" "As an
asthe menace outside drows nearer. Love
indictment of modern warfare of Sins
protects them, and though the price they
and Winter is extremely powerful
pay! for itis heavy, in the endi it remains
Here, it scems to me. is described the
their ones source of strength. Their hopes
dilemma not only of warandp peace, but
andf fears, andthe city'stoo,are described
that of this century". wrole the reviewer
withe elegiac simplicity.
of Maurice Rowdon's last book in En
For all who care for literature that
counter. His new novel, Perimeter H'est,
concernsi itself with the things that really
with which he joins the Heinemann list,
happen and really matier, Perimeter West
is seti ina nameless city recently occupied
is a novel to notic. lt is original; its
by: a foreign amy after devastating bom-
visioni iss simple and mature; andi it speaks
bardments. Now nominally independent,
for a generation unacclimatised to peace
itisin facto controlled from the outside by
and quiet.
ther Perimeter Forces, whose frontier posts
are among the surrounding ruins, and
"Perimeter Control" is feit as an absent
menace by everyone. Within this city
living on its memories and its nerves,
wberee each newn rumourisrefoctedo ont the
faces in the cafés and where love has to
outwit curfews and arrests, a group of
people become closely concerned witho one
another: Tom and Greta Perrial are rich
andi infuential, withslakeside house and
a private track for Tom's racing cars:
Jan Theiker is directing a flm under the
xgis of General Dessman. the mayor,
about the city's terrible past experiences:
Jcanic. who is in love with Theiler, has
returned to the city afiery ycarsofa absence:
(Continued pn hark. flap)
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Maurice Rowdon
Educated at Emanuel School, London, and Keble College, Oxford, where he took
degrees in Modern History and in Modern Greats, specializing in Philosophy.
After leaving Oxford became a lecturer in English Literature at Baghdad
University, Iraq, where he completed his first book. He taught his own discipline
(Oxygenesis) for the rehabilitation of the nervous system, designed for
performing artists and therapists, in Northern California (1980-1990), later
travelling between his San Francisco office and Europe, where he continues to
practice.
PUBLICATIONS
Novels:
HELLEBORE THE CLOWN (Chatto and Windus, London)
OF SINS AND WINTER (Chatto and Windus, London)
PERIMETER WEST (Heinemann, London)
AFTERWARDS (Barrie Books, London)
General:
ITALIAN SKETCHES (Gollancz, London)
A ROMAN STREET (Gollancz, London)
A COMPANION GUIDE TO UMBRIA (Collins, London)
LEONARDO DA VINCI (Weidenfeld, London)
THE FALL OF VENICE (Weidenfeld, London; Praeger, New York)
LORENZO DEI MEDICI (Weidenfeld, London; Regnery, Chicago)
THE SPANISH TERROR (Constable, London; St Martin's Press, New
York)
THE TALKING DOGS (Macmillan, London; Putnam, New York)
PLAYS:
THE ESKIMO TRANCE (Victoria Theatre, Stoke on Trent; second
production Mercury Theatre, London, directed by the author)
MAHLER (Arts Theatre, London; second production Studio Theatre,
Munich, directed by the author)
TELEVISION:
BBC: THE FALL OF VENICE (55 mins Omnibus series)


Maurice Rowdon, a Londoner, has livedfor
many. years in Italy and his books on that country
have won wide critical acclaim.
Maurice Rowdon
THE FALL OF VENICE
'A new writer ofimportance' - Punch
'The new book is a bold and vigorous one, and
'Endowed with a sharp reporter's eye'
though true to its title is written with such
Sunday Times
enthusiasm that one cannot help concluding
that to fall is happier than to rise.'
'He can describe what he sees and hears
NIGEL DENNIS Sunday Telegraph
with an unpretentious immediacy that
'Mr Rowdon is fortunate, because after reading
brings a scene instantly and enduringly to
his enthralling essays one can still return to
life' - Times Literary Supplement
Venice and see SO much that has survived the
'All books about Italy are frantic attempts
to try and understand the nature ofits
CYRIL CONNOLLY Sunday Times
fascination, and ifMr Rowdon's book
Stylish and haunting' New Yorker
(Italian Sketches)is one of the best attempts
that has been made for many years, this is
ITALIAN SKETCHES
because he tries so deeply to understand and
'Itis a real pleasure to come across a quite
must excite the sympathy of anyone else
original book on Italy Iderived much
who has tried to do so' - Sunday Telegraph
pleasure from it.'
SIR HAROLD NICOLSON The Observer
'A loving, sunlit account à something of
Lawrence's travel books, something of
'So often piercingly accurate and so far under
Durrell's island books like the chatter of
the skin ofeveryday appearances that it is really
a new appraisal almost ofa new country'
an opera recitative, like asti spumante
ISABEL QUIGLEY The Guardian
gurgling effervescent and intoxicating out
Within a couple of pages he has established a
ofa bottle ' New Statesman
strong literary personality'
Punch
A ROMAN STREET
I am quite delighted with it. It catches the very
voice and breath ofRome'
J.I. M. STEWART
'A first-class daily-life writer and all the
Romanists will want to read him Every word
ofit rings true reminds us ofLawrence'
BERNARD WALL The Observer
THE COMPANION GUIDE TO
UMBRIA
'Mr Rowdon has written an exceptionally well-
informed and entertaining guide. This is an
outstanding travel book.'
Eastern Daily Press
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MONKTON DEVERILL
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London
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Dear Maurice
Re: HOW TO STOP DYING IN CALIFORNIA
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As I cannot hold on to material indefinitely, if I do not hear from you within the next eight weeks, I
will assume that you do not wish it returned and will accordingly dispose of it.
With very best wishes
Yours sincerely
Vill
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Dear Mauric-
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