Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting.

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48 Grand Parade; "My dear Smith I can't attune my mind to fiction"

Dateapproximately 1916

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. Possibly refers to "The British Campaign in France and Flanders" (in The Strand Magazine, beginning April 1916).

Subject

GeographyCountryUnited Kingdom

England

Medium

Correspondence

Language

English

CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Object Number37131055095426-42D

Dewey823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 1 no.42

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