Manuscript letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting.

Bignell Wood, Minstead, Lyndhurst; "My dear Smith Some of your team are quite new to me"

Dateapproximately 1928

Names

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 (author)

Greenhough Smith, Herbert, 1855-1935 (contributor)

Strand Magazine (subject)

Format

Manuscript

Notes

Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. The 2nd edition of "The Coming of Fairies" (London; 1928) includes an Appendix describing the German photographs, which were taken in August, 1927. Letter dated April 18.

Subject

Country:England

Medium

Correspondence

Extent

1 sheet (2 pages)

Language

English

CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number37131055095426-54D

Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 1 no.54

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