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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith 'Detective Stories' would not fairly characterize them"
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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith 'Detective Stories' would not fairly characterize them"

Dateapproximately 1898
Names
FormatManuscript
Notes
Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Refers to  "The Story of the Beetle Hunter" (in The Strand Magazine, June 1898) and "The Story of the Man with Watches" (in The Strand Magazine, July 1898).
GeographyCountryEngland
Medium
Correspondence
Language
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object Number37131055095426-8D
Dewey823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 1 NO. 8
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