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Essay on the intemperance of our country, the cause of its prevalence, and the means of suppressing it
Essay on the intemperance of our country, the cause of its prevalence, and the means of suppressing it
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Essay on the intemperance of our country, the cause of its prevalence, and the means of suppressing it

Date1878
Notes
Title from first paragraph in A. C. Doyle's handwriting.; Heavy foxing on 3 initial and 3 last leaves. Holograph (black ink). Written on the rectos only. The 42 sheets sewn by hand with brown thread.; Note at head of first paragraph is written in another person's handwriting: "The First essay that Arthur ever wrote for print". Accompanied by an envelope addressed to E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. Publishers... with notes by Adrian Conan Doyle (A. C. Doyle's son), ca. 1952?
DimensionsCover size: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
Language
ProvenanceGift of Anna Conan Doyle. Previously owned by the author's son, Adrian Conan Doyle and bequeathed to the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection in the Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library by Anna Conan Doyle, Adrian Conan Doyle's widow.
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055014799D
Dewey Number178.10942 D598