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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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Letter written by Doyle to his Strand editor Greenhough Smith. 
Subject
    GeographyCountryEngland
    United Kingdom
    Medium
    Correspondence
    Language
      CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131055095426-57D
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