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Letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
The Esplanade Hotel, Seaford, Sussex; "My dear Smith Here is a mighty grim story for your Xmas number"
Letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

The Esplanade Hotel, Seaford, Sussex; "My dear Smith Here is a mighty grim story for your Xmas number"

Dateapproximately 1902
Names
FormatManuscript
Notes
Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Refers to "The Leather Funnel" (in McClure's Magazine, November 1902, and The Strand Magazine, June 1903). Doyle sailed for Naples on April 10, 1902).
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipSussex (England)
    GeographyCountryEngland
    United Kingdom
    Medium
    Correspondence
    Language
      CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131055095426-19D
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