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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Cairo; "My dear Smith I much fear there is no chance of my being able to do anything"
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

Cairo; "My dear Smith I much fear there is no chance of my being able to do anything"

Date2 March 1896
Names
FormatManuscript
Notes
Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Refers to Doyle's adaptation of "Halves", from a novel by James Payn.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipCairo
    GeographyCountryEgypt
    Medium
    Correspondence
    Language
      CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131055095426-4D
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