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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
4 Mostyn Terrace, Eastbourne; "My dear Smith I hope you are going to have a holiday [...] The day when Holmes will really die will be the day when I think that I am letting him down".
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

4 Mostyn Terrace, Eastbourne; "My dear Smith I hope you are going to have a holiday [...] The day when Holmes will really die will be the day when I think that I am letting him down".

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  • 4 Mostyn Terrace, Eastbourne; "My dear Smith I hope you are going to have a holiday [...] The day when Holmes will really die will be the day when I think that I am letting him down".
FormatManuscript
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Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. 
Medium
Correspondence
Language
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131055095426-57D
Dewey823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 1 no.57
GeographyCountryEnglandUnited Kingdom
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