Letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting.

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Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith I can quite understand your doubts about the story"

DateDecember 31, 1899

Names

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 (author)

Greenhough Smith, Herbert, 1855-1935 (contributor)

Strand Magazine (subject)

FormatManuscript

Notes

Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Arthur Conan Doyle volunteered at a field hospital in South Africa in 1900 during the Boer War.

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GeographyCountryEngland

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CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection

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Object Number37131055095426-15D

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