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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith 'Detective Stories' would not fairly characterize them"
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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith 'Detective Stories' would not fairly characterize them"

Dateapproximately 1898
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Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Refers to  "The Story of the Beetle Hunter" (in The Strand Magazine, June 1898) and "The Story of the Man with Watches" (in The Strand Magazine, July 1898).
Country:England
Medium
Extent
  • 1 sheet (2 pages)
Language
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055095426-8D
Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 1 NO. 8
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