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Postcard in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Bignell Wood; "You'll be glad to hear I have finished"
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Postcard in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

Bignell Wood; "You'll be glad to hear I have finished"

Date1920s
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Postcard from Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Refers to "When the World Screamed" (in The Strand Magazine, April, May 1928).
Country:England
Medium
Extent
  • 1 postcard
Language
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055095426-53D
Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 1 no.53
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Unknown