Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting.

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Mena House Hotel, Cairo; "My dear Smith I still adhere to my statement"

Dateapproximately 1895

Names

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 (author)

Greenhough Smith, Herbert, 1855-1935 (contributor)

Strand Magazine (subject)

FormatManuscript

Notes

Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Refers to opening sentence in "Rodney Stone" (in Strand, January 1896); Doyle arrived at Mena House Hotel in November 1895.

Subject

GeographyCity, town, townshipCairo

GeographyCountryEgypt

Medium

Correspondence

Language

English

CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Object Number37131055095426-3D

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