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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting.
48 Grand Parade; "My dear Smith I can't attune my mind to fiction"
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting.

48 Grand Parade; "My dear Smith I can't attune my mind to fiction"

Dateapproximately 1916
Names
FormatManuscript
Notes
Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. Possibly refers to "The British Campaign in France and Flanders" (in The Strand Magazine, beginning April 1916).
Subject
    GeographyCountryEngland
    United Kingdom
    Medium
    Correspondence
    Language
      CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131055095426-42D
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