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ALL/11/281
Title
Draft letter from Herbert Allingham to William Harvey
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- [Jan 1934] (Creation)
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6 pieces, Manuscript
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(1867-1936)
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‘I will of course do what you like with this story but I cannot help thinking that you are taking a lot of the interest out of it.
Surely one murderer in a story of this kind is enough. I cannot see that CC has had a changeover in character – I have known many writers only out for a good time (one or two in my own family) but not one of them would have committed murder or have failed to be shocked by it.
This is how I meant to go on. [details plot] And so on.
But as I say I will think out an entirely new continuation if you want it. I can't get down to this till Friday. Perhaps you will let me have a line by then.'
Attached: Insert at foot of page 8 [2 pages].
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Status: Open