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1938. paperback. Two pages, on the author's Kennebunk Beach letterhead dated June 19th, [1938] to Paul Dwight Moody, President of Middlebury College. Near fine with some light browning and faint creases from having been folded. In which Roberts thanks "President Moody" for "a most enjoyable visit and a highly appreciated honor." He also mentions that "the Dunsany book ought to be along in a day or two." Roberts received an honoray degree from Middlebury in 1938

1935. paperback. Two pages, on one folded sheet of plain stationery dated September 26th, 1935 to Paul Dwight Moody, President of Middlebury College. Near fine with some light browning and a faint crease caused by an additional fold. In which Roberts declaims having been accused, "even by my own countrymen, of harboring a bitter hatred of Oxford..." and informs Moody that his support "is far more soothing than any mixture in Mrs. Winslow's syrup-kettle." He continues that he has been "poring over maps of your section of the country, to say nothing of wearing out the roads, in an attempt to make sure of some of the activities of the late Major Robert Rogers." This was two years before the publication of NORTHWEST PASSAGE. Roberts received an honoray degree from Middlebury in 1938

Kenneth Roberts, 1941. First Edition. Unknown. Fine. 2-page typed letter signed by Kenneth Roberts on his letterhead to 'Mr. Sisson', dated February 5, 1941, discussing an evident error Sisson has called to his attention in a manner that evidently nettled Roberts, relating to his portrayal of the weather during the Siege of Boston in his novel OLIVER WISWELL, which Roberts acscribed to Frothingham's SIEGE OF BOSTON. Roberts adds a 3-line holograph postscript noting that 'Frothingham's source for the cold of April 18th was Gordon's AMERICAN WAR.' Also has content relating to annotations in historical fiction, changes to the text, and typographic errors in OLIVER WISWELL. A fine example (with mailing creases).

Kennebunkport, Maine, 1955. Typed Letter Signed. An excellent, one-page (8.5- by 11-inches) letter on personalized stationery, dated May 18, 1955, about Roberts' displeasure with the movie version of LYDIA BAILEY. To publisher Oswald Train, North Hills Pennsylvania. "You couldn't be righter on your comments of the motion picture version of LYDIA BAILEY. 20th Century Fox buggered it from beginning to end. Just as in the case of NORTHWESR PASAGE, all motivation was eradicated, all character work was destroyed, the casting was execrable, and all the money invested in it was completely thrown away." Roberts writes that the film company promised his that John Ford would make the picture. "Instead of that, 20th lived up to a least one part of its name by employing a twentieth grade director as well as a group of twentieth grade actors." He goes on to explain the confines of a story like LYDIA BALEY and that it took him seven years to figure out the best was to tell the story. "But those incredible motion… Read More

1927. ("Ken") in black ink on his Kenneth L. Roberts, Kennebunk Beach, Maine letterhead, August 24, 1927. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", 1 page (recto only). Together with the original holograph mailing envelope, postmarked August 25, 1927, Kennebunk Beach, Maine. Fine. To author Frank Condon Wiscasset, Maine In part: ". . .I thought you had died up in the dear old town of Wastebasket. . .If you come back, I will play golf with you, but by God I cannot get under 89: Life is full of bum putts & poop shots. I played against Jeff Guilford last Sun. . .". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Fine.

Collection of typed letters signed by American author Kenneth Roberts. The collection includes two typed letters signed by Roberts and addressed to Malcolm Decker dated May 21, 1937 and May 16, 1946. Additionally included are two signed postcards signed by Roberts. In near fine condition. Born in Kennebunk, Maine, American writer Kenneth Roberts specialized in regional historical fiction, often writing about his native state and its terrain and also about other upper New England states and scenes. Ranked as one of the best historical romances of all time, his best known work, Arundel, is a masterful retelling of Benedict Arnold's secret expedition to attack Quebec city during the American Revolutionary War.