Letter to Herbert Greenhough Smith about century dates
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
This letter was written by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1896 from Mena House Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, to Herbert Greenhough Smith, editor of The Strand Magazine.
See Arthur Conan Doyle's 6-month trip in Egypt in 1895-1896.
Letter
My dear Smith
I still adhere to my statement. The middle day of the Century is Jan 1st 1850. The Century ends with Dec 31, 1899.
There were a good many errors in that first instalment. Something about 'wild goats — be goats' which I could make nothing of. In that last proof it should be Virgil not Hôrace for 'Sub tegmine fagi'. [1]
- Yours very truly
- A. Conan Doyle
- ↑ Referring to his novel Rodney Stone.
