The marriage of Brigadier Gerard : original manuscript
Date1910
Names
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
(author)
Format
Foolscap, full vellum by Speals; holograph title page, titled and signed; about 3600 words with corrections and amendments, all by Doyle; signed again at the end ("Arthur Donan Doyle, Windlesham, Crowborough"), and a third time in the upper left corner of front cover with the title. An old auction description laid in notes, that this item was first sold at the Baker-Kennedy Sale, A.A.A., 1/30-31/23, thru Gabriel Wells, 2/2/23.
The story originally appeared in the Strand Magazine (Sept. 1910), and was collected in "The Last Galley : impressions and tales" (London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1911) as "The marriage of the Brigadier."
Holograph, black ink on lined paper.
Region or district:Europe
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 33 cm x 20.5 cm (13 in. x 8 1/16 in.)
Extent
- [1], 10 leaves
Language
ProvenanceGift of: Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Call Number / Accession Number37131055026686D
Dewey Number823.91 D598.304 1910
