6/6/2023 0 Comments Rogue male book![]() ![]() Benedict cumberbatch is to star in a new film adaptation of Rogue Male which he will also co-produce. Originally filmed in 1941 and then again in 1977 starring Peter O'Toole. This was Geoffrey Household's masterpiece and redefined the genre of the hunted man. The 1939 novel is a clear precursor of the Fleming and Forsyth novels. ![]() THE BOOK THAT REDEFINED A GENRE SIGNED BY BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH Rogue Male is a classic thriller published in 1939 by Chatto and Windus. Pages are slightly tone agedas usual, due to the type of paper used. The dustwrapper is very smart, with only minor shelfwear and chipping to head of spine. Inscribed by a previous owner to the front pastedown, dated 1943. Externally lovely with only minor bumping to head and tail of spine. In the original publisher's cloth binding, with titles stamped to spine over yellow. A fantastic nd suspenseful read by Geoffrey Household.?With the unclipped dustwrapper. Soon the hunter becomes the pray in a game where the only foreseeable outcome is death. A copy of the classic thriller originally published by Chatto and Windus under the title Rogue Male, which inspired the film?Man Hunt in 1941.?The story of a wealthy Englishman, one of the best hunters of big game in the world, who decides to try and stalk a Dictator. The first edition of this work published under the title?Man Hunt. ![]() A lovely copy of the first edition published under the title Man Hunt of this classic novel by Geoffrey Household. ![]()
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