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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Mena House Hotel, Cairo; "My dear Smith I still adhere to my statement"
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

Mena House Hotel, Cairo; "My dear Smith I still adhere to my statement"

Dateapproximately 1895
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Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Refers to opening sentence in "Rodney Stone" (in Strand, January 1896); Doyle arrived at Mena House Hotel in November 1895.

Country:Egypt
City, town or township:Cairo
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  • 1 sheet (1 page)
Language
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055095426-3D
Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 1 no.3
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