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Typed letter, signed by Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex; "My dear Sir, I presume that you are the son of my old friend Hamilton of Hindhead..."

DateMarch 26, 1930

Names

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 (author)

Format

Manuscript

Notes

Typed letter to the son of the author's friend, Hamilton of Hindhead, about a detective story the son has just published; Doyle praises it, with one reservation, but admits that "like the old confectioner who seldom eats tarts, I do not read many stories of this kind."

Subject

Authors, English

Detective and mystery stories, English

Medium

Correspondence

Language

CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number37131055095418D

Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 2 NO. 18

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