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Manuscript letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I nibble away but I can't quite get my teeth into the story."
Manuscript letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I nibble away but I can't quite get my teeth into the story."

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Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. 
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CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055095426-27D
Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 1 no.27
Country:England
Letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I can quite understand your doubts about the story"
December 31, 1899
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I am sending you "The Story of the Man with the Watches". I think it's a good one."
approximately 1898
Manuscript letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "my dear smith I could let an artist have a first installment right away";
approximately 1898
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
"Undershaw; Hindhead; Haslemere; "My dear Smith; I will call about quarter to 11 on Tuesday morning if that will not be too early. If you should be a little late I can no doubt get some news from Mr. Howard. The American edition is out ..."
1902
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith; I want the enclosed sheet to be pasted on the flyleaf of the first volume of a set of my works..."
March 10, 1905
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith; On further thought I really do think that the History should now be ... net... I suppose it would not be possible to sell it cheaper to those who had a previous edition..."
August 3, 1902
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith; I have sent some account of our proceedings to the Times. I thought it would stimulate the public to help us..."
February, 1902
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I don't think I ever felt more uncertain about anything"
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I don't think I ever felt more uncertain about anything"
approximately 1901
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith; I send you; 1 corrections; 2 appendix"
approximately 1902
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere.; "My dear Smith; I have gone over the Cyclist again"
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere.; "My dear Smith; I have gone over the Cyclist again"
approximately 1903
Manuscript letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I have finished "The Adventure of the Dancing Men";
approximately 1903
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I am naturally very sorry that the Strand should have lost over this"
September 14, 1904