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Manuscript letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Hill House Hotel, Happisburgh; "My dear Smith I think I take a fairly sane view of my own work"
Manuscript letter written in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

Hill House Hotel, Happisburgh; "My dear Smith I think I take a fairly sane view of my own work"

DateMay 14, 1903
Names
FormatManuscript
Notes
Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Refers to "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder" (in The Strand Magazine, November 1903); and "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" (in The Strand Magazine January 1904); the series, published as "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", contained 13 stories. 
Subject
    GeographyCountryEngland
    United Kingdom
    Medium
    Correspondence
    Language
      CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131055095426-22D
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