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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"
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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
FormatManuscript
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.
GeographyCountryEnglandUnited Kingdom
Medium
Language
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object Number37131055095426-54D
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