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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
"My dear Smith. So glad! London B and Charing X were cleaned out yesterday and clamouring for more... I have a friend to whom I should wish to commit the French translation..."
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

"My dear Smith. So glad! London B and Charing X were cleaned out yesterday and clamouring for more... I have a friend to whom I should wish to commit the French translation..."

Dateapproximately 1902
Names
FormatManuscript
Notes
Letter from Arthur Conan Doyle to his editor at The Strand Magazine, Herbert Greenhough Smith. Letter refers to "French Translation".
Medium
Correspondence
Language
ProvenancePurchased with the help of; Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection.
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object Number37131181237843D
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