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Manuscript written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex; "My dear Smith I rejoiced greatly when I got your message"
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Manuscript written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex; "My dear Smith I rejoiced greatly when I got your message"

Dateapproximately 1917
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Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Refers to Doyle's account of the Battle of Loos, in "The British Campaign in France and Flanders" (in The Strand Magazine, April, May 1917); Doyle presented the manuscript of "The Adventure of the Golden Prince-Nez" to Greenhough Smith on February 8, 1916.
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CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055095426-44D
Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 1 no.43
Country:England
City, town or township:Sussex (England)
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