Letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting.

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Morley's Hotel, London; "My dear Smith It bothers me rather that in writing any installment I have not got a copy of the previous one"

Dateapproximately 1901

Names

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 (author)

Greenhough Smith, Herbert, 1855-1935 (contributor)

Strand Magazine (subject)

Holmes, Sherlock (subject)

Format

Manuscript

Notes

Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Refers to "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (3rd installment in "The Strand Magazine", October 1901).

Subject

Writing

Manuscripts

Letters

Detective and mystery stories, English

Authors, English

Correspondence

Medium

Correspondence

Language

English

CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number37131055095426-17D

Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 1 no.17

Country:United Kingdom

City, town or township:London (England)

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