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Typed letter, signed by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex; "My dear Sir, I presume that you are the son of my old friend Hamilton of Hindhead..."
Typed letter, signed by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex; "My dear Sir, I presume that you are the son of my old friend Hamilton of Hindhead..."

DateMarch 26, 1930
Names
FormatManuscript
Notes
Typed letter to the son of the author's friend, Hamilton of Hindhead, about a detective story the son has just published; Doyle praises it, with one reservation, but admits that "like the old confectioner who seldom eats tarts, I do not read many stories of this kind."
Subject
    Medium
    Correspondence
    Language
      CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131055095418D
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