Manuscripts
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Here is a list of known manuscripts written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The list is limited to his works (fictions, articles, essays, poems). For other handwritten items, see Dedicaces, Letters, drawings and paintings and other writings.
Alphabetical order.
Contents
- 1 A Day at Borstal (1921)
- 2 Admiral Denver
- 3 A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus (1899)
- 4 A Forgotten Tale
- 5 A Glimpse of the Army (1900)
- 6 An Alpine Pass on "Ski"
- 7 A Regimental Scandal
- 8 An essay On the Intemperance of our Country
- 9 Angels of Darkness (1889-1890)
- 10 An Iconoclast
- 11 An Impression of the Regency
- 12 A Scandal in Bohemia
- 13 A Shadow Before (1898)
- 14 A Study in Scarlet
- 15 A Synopsis of Geology
- 16 Bendy's Sermon
- 17 Brigadier Gerard at Waterloo
- 18 Crabbe's Practice (ca. 1884)
- 19 Danger! (1914)
- 20 Foreign Policy (1892)
- 21 Giant Maximin
- 22 His Last Bow (1917)
- 23 How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear
- 24 How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom
- 25 How the Brigadier Captured Saragossa
- 26 How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom (1895)
- 27 How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk
- 28 How the Brigadier Saved the Army
- 29 How the Brigadier Slew the Brothers of Ajaccio
- 30 How the Brigadier Took the Field Against the Marshal Millefleurs
- 31 How the King Held the Brigadier
- 32 How Watson Learned the Trick
- 33 In Memoriam (1883)
- 34 Life on a Greenland Whaler (1896)
- 35 Log of the S. S. Hope (1880)
- 36 Memories and Adventures (1923)
- 37 Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his Friends (1927)
- 38 Mrs. Thompson (1913)
- 39 Notes from a Strange Mailbag
- 40 Recent Psychic Evidence
- 41 Rodney Stone (ca. 1895)
- 42 Shakespeare's Expostulation (1908-1909)
- 43 Sir Nigel (1905)
- 44 Some Personalia About Mr. Sherlock Holmes (1917)
- 45 The Adventure of Black Peter (1903)
- 46 The Adventure of the Worst Man in London (ca. 1904)
- 47 The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
- 48 The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
- 49 The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
- 50 The Adventure of the Creeping Man (1923)
- 51 The Adventure of the Crooked Man
- 52 The Adventure of the Dancing Men (1903)
- 53 The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
- 54 The Adventure of the Dying Detective (1913)
- 55 The Adventure of the Empty House
- 56 The Adventure of the Final Problem
- 57 The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
- 58 The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
- 59 The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (1924)
- 60 The Adventure of the Lion's Mane
- 61 The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
- 62 The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
- 63 The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
- 64 The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
- 65 The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
- 66 The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
- 67 The Adventure of the Priory School
- 68 The Adventure of the Red Circle
- 69 The Adventure of the Reigate Squire
- 70 The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
- 71 The Adventure of the Second Stain
- 72 The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
- 73 The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
- 74 The Adventure of the Speckled Band
- 75 The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
- 76 The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire (1924)
- 77 The Adventure of the Three Gables
- 78 The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
- 79 The Adventure of the Three Students
- 80 The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
- 81 The American's Story
- 82 The Ballad of the Eurydice
- 83 The Black Hawk (undated)
- 84 The Bully of Brocas Court
- 85 The Coming of the Huns
- 86 The Criminal (undated)
- 87 The Crown Diamond (Undated)
- 88 The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
- 89 The Edge of the Unknown
- 90 The Fires of Fate (undated)
- 91 The Flights of Dr Curtius (undated)
- 92 The Genius of George Meredith (1888)
- 93 The Great Shadow
- 94 The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe (ca. 1877)
- 95 The Home-Coming
- 96 The Horror of the Heights
- 97 The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901)
- 98 The King of the Foxes
- 99 The Land of Mist
- 100 The Last Galley (1910)
- 101 The Last of the Legions
- 102 The Last Resource
- 103 The Leather Funnel
- 104 The Lost World
- 105 The Man with the Twisted Lip
- 106 The Maracot Deep (1927)
- 107 The Marriage of the Brigadier
- 108 The Medal of Brigadier Gerard
- 109 The Narrative of John Smith (ca. 1880)
- 110 The New Nuctemeron (1930)
- 111 The Nightmare Room
- 112 The Old Testament (1928)
- 113 The Parish Magazine
- 114 The Passage of the Red Sea (1873)
- 115 The Prisoner's Defence (ca. 1915)
- 116 The Problem of Thor Bridge (ca. 1921)
- 117 The Rattle of the Bicycles (undated)
- 118 The Red Star
- 119 The Refugees (1891)
- 120 The Romance of Medicine
- 121 The Sign of Four
- 122 The Spiritualism Movement (1926)
- 123 The Stark Munro Letters
- 124 The Story of a Bengal Tiger (ca. 1885)
- 125 The Story of [S]Pedegue's Dropper
- 126 The Terror of Blue John Gap
- 127 The Undiscovered Country (1918)
- 128 The Valley of Fear
- 129 The Vital Message
- 130 The Voyage of Copley Banks
- 131 The Voyage of the Flowery Land (1899)
- 132 The Waterloo Play (undated)
- 133 The White Company (1891)
- 134 Through the Veil
- 135 Uncle Bernac
- 136 Ypres (1915)
- 137 Published facsimile
A Day at Borstal (1921)
| A Day at Borstal | Article | Written on 19 december 1921 | 13 pages |
Manuscript
p. 1
p. 3
p. 13
Admiral Denver
| Admiral Denver | Play | Undated | 7 pages |
A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus (1899)
| A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus | Novel | Written in 1899 | ~220 pages | Private collection |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.11.2003 | Christie's (London) | 6853 | 49 | £30,000 - £40,000 | £30,000 | £35,850 |
Manuscript
Page from chapter 7
A Forgotten Tale
| A Forgotten Tale | Poem | 3 pages | Held by The Newberry Library |
A Glimpse of the Army (1900)
| A Glimpse of the Army | Article | Written in 1900 | 13 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.11.2003 | Christie's (London) | 6853 | 50 | £3,000 - £5,000 | £3,500 | £4,182.50 |
An Alpine Pass on "Ski"
| An Alpine Pass on "Ski" | Article | Undated | 12 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 76 | £2,000 - £3,000 | £5,500 | £6,572 |
Manuscript
p. 1
A Regimental Scandal
| A Regimental Scandal | Short story | 1891~1892 | 18 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-27.03.1934 | Sotheby's | 48 | £20 | |||
| 22.03.1966 | Parke-Bernet (NY) | 184 | $600 | Bought by Adrian Conan Doyle | ||
| 29.05.1986 | Christies (London) | 192 |
Manuscript
p. 1
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p. 3
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An essay On the Intemperance of our Country
| An essay On the Intemperance of our Country... | Essay | Undated | 42 pages | Held by Toronto Public Library (2010~) |
Angels of Darkness (1889-1890)
| Angels of Darkness | Play | Written 1889-1890 | 5 booklets | Held by Toronto Public Library (1992~) |
An Iconoclast
| An Iconoclast | Short story | Undated | 9 pages | Held by Haverford College (PA, USA) |
An Impression of the Regency
| An Impression of the Regency | Short story | Written ca. 1896 | 8 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 18 | £1,500 - £2,000 | £1,500 | £1,792 [1] |
A Scandal in Bohemia
| A Scandal in Bohemia | Short story |
Manuscript
p. 1
A Shadow Before (1898)
| A Shadow Before | Short story | Written in 1898 | 14 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.01.1923 | American Art Assoc. (New York) | 240 | ||||
| 22.03.1966 | Parke-Bernet (New York) | 180 | ||||
| 10.12.1993 | Sotheby's (New York) | 315 | $3,250 | $3,738 | ||
| 12.06.2019 | Christie's (New York) | 17037 | 171 | $8,000 - $10,000 | $11,000 | $13,750 |
Manuscript
p. 1
p. 13
A Study in Scarlet
| A Study in Scarlet | Novel | Written 1885~1886 |
Manuscript
p. 1
A Synopsis of Geology
| A Synopsis of Geology | Lecture | Undated | 23 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 87 | £1,000 - £1,500 | £1,100 | £1,314 [2] |
Bendy's Sermon
| Bendy's Sermon | Poem |
Manuscript
Fac-simile
Brigadier Gerard at Waterloo
| Brigadier Gerard at Waterloo | Short story | Written ca. 1903 | 79 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.11.2003 | Christie's (London) | 6853 | 51 | £30,000 - £50,000 | --- | Unsold |
| 28.03.2006 | Bonham's (London) | 13809 | 70 | £15,000 - £20,000 | --- | Unsold |
Manuscript
p. 1
Crabbe's Practice (ca. 1884)
| Crabbe's Practice | Short story | Written ca. 1884 | 19 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 10 | £3,000 - £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,975 |
Danger! (1914)
| Danger! | Short story | Written on 21 april 1914 | 42 pages | Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5289 |
Foreign Policy (1892)
| Foreign Policy | Play | Written in 1892 | 24 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 39 | £8,000 - £12,000 | --- | Unsold |
Giant Maximin
| Giant Maximin | Short story | Undated | 18 pages | Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5094 |
His Last Bow (1917)
| His Last Bow | Short story | Written on 7 march 1917 | 24 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.06.2008 | Sotheby's (New York) | 8455 | 50 [3] | $150,000 - $250,000 | --- | Unsold |
Manuscript
p. 1
How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear
| How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear | Short story | Written ca. 1902 | 42 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.11.2003 | Christie's (London) | 6853 | 52 | £15,000 - £20,000 | --- | Unsold |
| 28.03.2006 | Bonham's (London) | 13809 | 71 | £8,000 - £12,000 | --- | Unsold |
Manuscript
p. 42
How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom
| How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom | Short story | Undated | 21 pages | Held by the British Library (2015~) |
How the Brigadier Captured Saragossa
| How the Brigadier Captured Saragossa | Short story | Undated | 23 pages | Held by the New York Public Library |
How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom (1895)
| How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom | Short story | Written on 31 may 1895 | 23 pages | Held by the British Library (2015~) |
How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk
| How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk | Short story | Undated | 21 pages | Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5291 |
How the Brigadier Saved the Army
| How the Brigadier Saved the Army | Short story | Undated | 48 pages | Held by the New York Public Library |
How the Brigadier Slew the Brothers of Ajaccio
| How the Brigadier Slew the Brothers of Ajaccio | Short story | Undated | 24 pages | Held by the British Library (2015~) |
How the Brigadier Took the Field Against the Marshal Millefleurs
| How the Brigadier Took the Field Against the Marshal Millefleurs | Short story | Undated | 22 pages | Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5285 |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.04.1999 | Swann Auction Galleries (NY) | 44 | ? |
How the King Held the Brigadier
| How the King Held the Brigadier | Short story | Undated | 26 pages | Held by the British Library (2015~) |
Manuscript
p. 2
p. 8
p. 26
How Watson Learned the Trick
| How Watson Learned the Trick | Short story | Written in 1922 | 33 miniature pages | Held by Windsor Castle |
Manuscript
p. 1
p. 2
p. 3
p. 33
In Memoriam (1883)
| In Memoriam | Poem |
Manuscript
Life on a Greenland Whaler (1896)
| Life on a Greenland Whaler | Article | Undated | 24 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.04.1995 | Christie's (New York) | 135 | $3,500 - $4,500 | $7,500 | $9,200 |
Log of the S. S. Hope (1880)
| Log of the S. S. Hope | Diary | 28 february 1880 - 11 august 1880 | 195 pages |
Location
The diary belongs to the Anna Conan Doyle heirs.
Memories and Adventures (1923)
| Memories and Adventures | Autobiography | Signed 19 dec 1923 | 396 pages | Held by Mount Holyoke College |
Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his Friends (1927)
| Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his Friends | Preface | Written in january 1927 | 3 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.09.2012 | Freeman's (New York) | 1438 | 216 | $5,000 - $8,000 | $64,400 | $80,500 |
Manuscript
p. 1
p. 2
p. 3
Mrs. Thompson (1913)
| Mrs. Thompson | Play | Written in 1913 | 128 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 49 | £5,000 - £8,000 | --- | Unsold |
Manuscript
Title page and part of page 1
Notes from a Strange Mailbag
| Notes from a Strange Mailbag | Essay | Undated | 22 pages | Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5356 |
Recent Psychic Evidence
| Recent Psychic Evidence | Article | Undated | 7 pages | Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5288 |
Rodney Stone (ca. 1895)
| Rodney Stone | Novel | Undated | 531 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.04.2016 | Bonham's (New York) | 23644 | 13 | $80,000 - $120,000 | --- | Unsold |
Manuscript
Preface
Chapter I
Chapter X
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XXII
Shakespeare's Expostulation (1908-1909)
| Shakespeare's Expostulation | Poem | Written ca. 1908~1909 | 23 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.07.2019 | Christie's (London) | 17200 | 580 | £1,000 - £1,500 | £1,700 | £2,125 |
Manuscript
p. 1 of 3
Sir Nigel (1905)
| Sir Nigel | Novel | Written in 1905 | 388 pages | Held by The Morgan Library (NY, USA) |
Some Personalia About Mr. Sherlock Holmes (1917)
| Some Personalia About Mr. Sherlock Holmes | Article | Written on 9 sept [1917] | 10 pages | Held by Toronto Public Library (2010~) |
The Adventure of Black Peter (1903)
| The Adventure of Black Peter | Short story | Written on 26 july 1903 | 23 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.06.2014 | Christie's (New York) | 2861 | 222 [4] | $250,000 - $350,000 | $260,000 | $317,000 |
Manuscript
p. 1
The Adventure of the Worst Man in London (ca. 1904)
| The Adventure of the Worst Man in London The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton |
Short story | Written in 1903~1904 | 22 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.01.1923 | American Art Association (New York) | 246 | ||||
| 1940s | Scribner Auction | |||||
| 1975 | House of El Dieff (New York) | |||||
| 09.06.1999 | Christie's (New York) | 98 | $75,000 - $95,000 | $200,000 | $244,500 [5] |
Manuscript
p. 1
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
| The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place | Short story |
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
| The Adventure of the Abbey Grange | Short story |
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
| The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier | Short story |
The Adventure of the Creeping Man (1923)
| The Adventure of the Creeping Man | Short story | Written ca. 1923 | 44 pages |
Manuscript
p. 1
p. 44
The Adventure of the Crooked Man
| The Adventure of the Crooked Man | Short story |
The Adventure of the Dancing Men (1903)
| The Adventure of the Dancing Men | Short story | Undated | 54 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04.2018 | Heritage Auctions (Dallas) | 6196 | 47156 | no estimate | $250,000 | $312,500 |
Manuscript
Cover
Title page
p. 1
p. 6
p. 14
p. 17
p. 21
p. 39
p. 41
p. 53
p. 57
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
| The Adventure of the Devil's Foot | Short story |
The Adventure of the Dying Detective (1913)
| The Adventure of the Dying Detective | Short story | Written on 27 july 1913 | 18 pages |
Manuscript
p. 1
The Adventure of the Empty House
| The Adventure of the Empty House | Short story |
Manuscript
p. 1
The Adventure of the Final Problem
| The Adventure of the Final Problem | Short story |
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
| The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez | Short story |
Manuscript
p. 1
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
| The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter | Short story | Undated | 34 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.12.1964 | Christie's (London) | ? | ||||
| 1980s | Sold to Lew Feldman on behalf of Adrian Conan Doyle | |||||
| 05.05.1982 | Christie's | 102 | --- | Unsold? | ||
| 09.04.2016 | Bonham's (New York) | 23644 | 12 | $380,000 - $420,000 | --- | Unsold |
| 21.07.2020 | Sotheby's (New York) | 10394 | 138 | $350,000 - $450,000 | --- | Unsold |
| 16.07.2022 | Heritage Auctions (Dallas) | 6258 | 42005 | $100,000 | --- | TBD |
Manuscript
p. 1
p. 16
p. 19
p. 34
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (1924)
| The Adventure of the Illustrious Client | Short story | Written july 1924 | 38 pages | Held by The National Library of Scotland |
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane
| The Adventure of the Lion's Mane | Short story |
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
| The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone | Short story |
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
| The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter | Short story | Undated | 25 pages | Held by the British Library |
Manuscript
p. 1
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
| The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual | Short story |
| The Adventure of the Naval Treaty | Short story |
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
| The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor | Short story |
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
| The Adventure of the Norwood Builder | Short story |
The Adventure of the Priory School
| The Adventure of the Priory School | Short story |
The Adventure of the Red Circle
| The Adventure of the Red Circle | Short story |
The Adventure of the Reigate Squire
| The Adventure of the Reigate Squire | Short story |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 15 | £5,000 - £8,000 | £24,000 | £28,680 [6] |
Manuscript
11 last lines
The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
| The Adventure of the Retired Colourman | Short story | Undated | 18 pages | Held by the British Library (1997~) |
Manuscript
p. 14
The Adventure of the Second Stain
| The Adventure of the Second Stain | Short story | Held by Haverford College, courtesy of Christopher Morley. |
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
| The Adventure of the Six Napoleons | Short story |
The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
| The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist | Short story | 42 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.11.2004 | Sotheby's (New York) | 8012 | 509 | $200,000 - $300,000 | $300,000 | $344,000 [7] |
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
| The Adventure of the Speckled Band | Short story |
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
| The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk | Short story |
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire (1924)
| The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire | Short story | Written ca. august 1923 | 24 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.06.2004 | Christie's (New York) | 1388 | 58 | $150,000 - $200,000 | $350,000 | $399,500 |
Manuscript
p. 1
The Adventure of the Three Gables
| The Adventure of the Three Gables | Short story | Written ca. 1926 | 31 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.06.2007 | Sotheby's (New York) | 8330 | 104 | $350,000 - $500,000 | --- | Unsold |
Manuscript
p. 1
p. 23
p. 31
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
| The Adventure of the Three Garridebs | Short story |
The Adventure of the Three Students
| The Adventure of the Three Students | Short story |
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
| The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger | Short story |
The American's Story
| The American's Story | Short story | Written in 1879-80 | 30 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 9 | $8,000 - $12,000 | $11,000 | $13,145 [8] |
Manuscript
The Ballad of the Eurydice
| The Ballad of the Eurydice | Poem | 3 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.12.1993 | Sotheby's (New York) | --- | Unsold |
The Black Hawk (undated)
| The Black Hawk | Play | Undated | 9 pages |
The Bully of Brocas Court
| The Bully of Brocas Court | Short story | 27 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.12.1993 | Sotheby's (New York) | $6,500 | $7,475 |
The Coming of the Huns
| The Coming of the Huns | Short story | Undated | 12 pages | Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5354 |
The Criminal (undated)
| The Criminal | Play | Undated | 12 pages |
The Crown Diamond (Undated)
| The Crown Diamond | Play | Undated | 25 pages | Held by Toronto Public Library (2010~) |
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
| The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax | Short story |
The Edge of the Unknown
| The Edge of the Unknown | Essay |
Manuscript
"Dwellers on the Border" (p. 1)
"Dwellers on the Border" (p. 2)
"Dwellers on the Border" (p. 3)
"Dwellers on the Border" (p. 4)
The Fires of Fate (undated)
| The Fires of Fate | Play | Undated | 72 pages | Private collection |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 45 | £3,000 - £5,000 | ? | ? |
The Flights of Dr Curtius (undated)
| The Flights of Dr Curtius | Play | Undated | 14 pages |
The Genius of George Meredith (1888)
| The Genius of George Meredith | Lecture | Written in 1888 | 24 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 104 | £4,000 - £6,000 | £4,000 | £4,780 |
Manuscript
p. 1
The Great Shadow
| The Great Shadow | Novel | Undated | 191 pages | Held by Harry Ransom Center |
The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe (ca. 1877)
| The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe | Short story | Written ca. 1877 | 24 pages | Held by The National Library of Scotland |
Manuscript
p. 1
The Home-Coming
| The Home-Coming | Short story | Undated | 17 pages | Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5292 |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.12.1993 | Sotheby's (New York) | $3,250 | $3,738 |
The Horror of the Heights
| The Horror of the Heights | Short story | Undated | 18 pages | Held by University of Minnesota |
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901)
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Novel | Written in may-july 1901 | 35 pages left |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.11.2004 | Sotheby's (New York) | 8012 | 507 [9] | $18,000 - $25,000 | $65,000 | $78,000 |
| 03.12.2011 | I.&L. Goldberg (L.A.) | 66 | 183 [9] | $115,000 - $125,000 | --- | Unsold |
| 07.12.2012 | Christie's (New York) | 2607 | 131 [10] | $60,000 - $80,000 | $130,000 | $158,500 |
| 11.04.2016 | Bonham's (New York) | 23644 | 14 [9] | $100,000 - $150,000 | --- | Unsold |
| 16.06.2016 | Christie's (New York) | 12260 | 91 [11] | $80,000 - $120,000 | --- | Unsold |
| 11.07.2019 | Profiles in History (Calabasas) | 104 | 49 [9] | $120,000 - $150,000 | --- | Unsold |
| 06.11.2021 | Heritage Auctions (Dallas) | 6243 | 47171 [9] | $85,000 - $170,000 | $340,000 | $423,000 |
Manuscript
chap 1, p. 2
chap 5, p. ?
chap 12, p. 2
chap 12, p. ?
chap 13, p. 1
The King of the Foxes
| The King of the Foxes | Short story | Undated | 9 pages | Held by Dartmouth College (NH, USA) |
The Land of Mist
| The Land of Mist | Novel | Written oct 1924 - feb 1925 | 277 bound leaves (+ 9 for chapter XIII) |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.11.1955 | Parke-Bernet (New York) | |||||
| 22.03.1966 | Parke-Bernet (New York) | |||||
| 10.07.2019 | Christie's (London) | 17200 | 581 | £3,000 - £5,000 | £11,000 | £13,750 |
| 30.07.2020 | Christie's (London) | 18887 | 39 | £50,000 - £80,000 | £38,000 | £47,500 |
Manuscript
Page 1
Page of chapter 4
Page of chapter 4
Bound volume
Chapter XIII: The Darker Side (suppressed chapter) p. 1
Chapter XIII: The Darker Side (suppressed chapter)
The Last Galley (1910)
| The Last Galley | Short story | Written on 8 feb 1910 | 10 pages | Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5287 |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.12.1993 | Sotheby's (New York) | $2,750 | $3,163 |
The Last of the Legions
| The Last of the Legions | Short story | Undated | 9 pages | Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5353 |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.12.1993 | Sotheby's (New York) | $3,250 | $3,738 |
The Last Resource
| The Last Resource | Short story | Held by a private collector (2004~) |
The Leather Funnel
| The Leather Funnel | Short story | Undated | 15 pages | Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5290 |
The Lost World
| The Lost World | Novel | Undated | ~300 pages | Held by the New York Public Library |
The Man with the Twisted Lip
| The Man with the Twisted Lip | Short story |
The Maracot Deep (1927)
| The Maracot Deep | Novel | Written in 1927 | 143 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.11.2003 | Christie's (London) | 6853 | 54 | £30,000 - £50,000 | --- | Unsold |
The Marriage of the Brigadier
| The Marriage of the Brigadier | Short story | Undated | 10 pages | Held by the Toronto Public Library (2013~) |
The Medal of Brigadier Gerard
| The Medal of Brigadier Gerard | Short story | 1891~1894 | 41 pages | Held by the British Library (2015~) |
Manuscript
p. 1
The Narrative of John Smith (ca. 1880)
| The Narrative of John Smith | Novel | Re-written between 1884~1893 | 155 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 11 | £40,000 - £60,000 | £38,000 | £47,800 |
Manuscript
p. 1
The New Nuctemeron (1930)
| The New Nuctemeron, The Twelve Hours of Apollonius of Tyana | Introduction | Written in 1930 | 1 page |
Manuscript
The Nightmare Room
| The Nightmare Room | Short story | Undated | 8 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.03.2015 | Swann Auction Galleries (NY) | 2376 | 186 | $3,000 - $4,000 | $9,000 | $12,250 |
Manuscript
p. 8
The Old Testament (1928)
| The Old Testament | Lecture | Written on 14 august 1928 | 9½ pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 28 | £500 - £800 | £2,000 | £2,390 [12] |
The Parish Magazine
| The Parish Magazine | Short story | Undated | 11 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.03.2015 | Swann Auction Galleries (NY) | 2376 | 187 | $3,000 - $4,000 | $8,000 | $10,400 |
Manuscript
p. 11
The Passage of the Red Sea (1873)
| The Passage of the Red Sea | Poem | Written on 14 november 1873 |
Manuscript
The Prisoner's Defence (ca. 1915)
| The Prisoner's Defence | Short story | Undated | 13 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.04.2016 | Bonham's (New York) | 23644 | 16 | $20,000 - $30,000 | --- | Unsold |
Manuscript
p. 1-13
p. 1
p. 13
The Problem of Thor Bridge (ca. 1921)
| The Problem of Thor Bridge | Short story | Undated | 48 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.04.2016 | Bonham's (New York) | 23644 | 17 | $250,000 - $350,000 | $215,000 | $269,000 |
Manuscript
p. 1
p. 38
The Rattle of the Bicycles (undated)
| The Rattle of the Bicycles | Poem | Undated | 1 page |
Manuscript
The Red Star
| The Red Star | Short story | Undated | 11 pages | Held by a private collector (2004~) |
The Refugees (1891)
| The Refugees | Novel | Dated january 1891 | 414 pages | Held by Brigham Young University |
Manuscript
Manuscript p. 1
Manuscript p. 2
Manuscript p. 3
Manuscript p. 4
Manuscript p. 5
Manuscript p. 6
Manuscript p. 7
Manuscript p. 8
Manuscript p. 9
Manuscript p. 10
The Romance of Medicine
| The Romance of Medicine | Article | Undated | 19 pages | Held by The Newberry Library |
The Sign of Four
| The Sign of Four | Novel |
Manuscript
p. 1 (1st version of manuscript)
p. 1 (2nd version of manuscript)
The Spiritualism Movement (1926)
| The Spiritualism Movement | Essay | Written ca. 1926 | 2 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.05.2017 | Swann Auction Gallery (Los Angeles) | 2446 | 345 | $3,500 - $5,000 | --- | Unsold |
Manuscript
Recto
Verso
The Stark Munro Letters
| The Stark Munro Letters | Novel | Written ca. 1894 |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 14 | £1,000 - £1,500 | £2,500 | £2,988 [13] |
Manuscript
Fragment and notes
The Story of a Bengal Tiger (ca. 1885)
| The Story of a Bengal Tiger | Short story | Written ca. 1885 | Fragment of 36 words |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 2 | £3,000 - £5,000 | £4,300 | £5,378 [14] |
Manuscript
The Story of [S]Pedegue's Dropper
| The Story of Spedegue's Dropper | Short story | Undated | 25 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.05.2011 | Bloomsbury Auctions (London) | 35815 | 293 | £4,000 - £6,000 | £15,000 | £18,300 |
| 10.07.2018 | Sotheby's (London) | 18416 | 70 | £10,000 - £15,000 | £10,000 | £12,500 |
Manuscript
p. 1
The Terror of Blue John Gap
| The Terror of Blue John Gap | Short story | Undated | ? | Held by Dartmouth College (NH, USA) |
The Undiscovered Country (1918)
| The Undiscovered Country | Introduction | Written on 20 march [1918] | 2 pages | Held by Richard J. Sveum private collection |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.04.2002 | Christie's (New York) | 1104 | 210 | $2,500 - $3,500 | $2,750 | $3,346 |
Manuscript
p. 1
p. 2
The Valley of Fear
| The Valley of Fear | Novel |
The Vital Message
| The Vital Message | Essay | 67 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.12.1993 | Sotheby's (New York) | $6,000 | $6,900 |
The Voyage of Copley Banks
| The Voyage of Copley Banks | Short story | Private collection (2004~) |
The Voyage of the Flowery Land (1899)
| The Voyage of the "Flowery Land" | Short story | Written in 1899 | 13 pages | Held by The Morgan Library (1978~) |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08.03.1978 | Christie's (London) | 333 | ? |
The Waterloo Play (undated)
| The Waterloo Play | Play | Undated | 15 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2004 | Christie's (London) | 6972 | 42 | £8,000 - £12,000 | --- | Unsold [15] |
Manuscript
p. 1
The White Company (1891)
| The White Company | Novel |
Manuscript
Through the Veil
| Through the Veil | Short story | Undated | 6 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.03.2015 | Swann Auction Galleries (NY) | 2376 | 185 | $3,000 - $4,000 | $5,200 | $6,500 |
Manuscript
p. 6
Uncle Bernac
| Uncle Bernac | Novel | Undated | 122 pages | Held by Roy Pilot private collection (2002~) |
Ypres (1915)
| Ypres | Poem | Written in september 1915 | 4 pages |
Auctions
| Date (d/m/y) | Auction House | Sale | Lot | Estimated price | Hammer price | Price realised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.11.2003 | Christie's (London) | 6853 | 53 | £2,000 - £3,000 | --- | Unsold |
| 28.03.2006 | Bonham's (London) | 13809 | 72 | £2,000 - £3,000 | £900 | £1,080 |
Manuscript
Published facsimile
Sorted by publishing date.
A Regimental Scandal (1995)
Mandate for Murder
The Adevnture of the Red Circle (2001)
The Hound of the Baskervilles chapter XI (2001)
Angels of Darkness (2001)
The Horror of the Heights (2004)
Murderland
The Valley of Fear (2004)
The Napoleon Bust Business Again
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons (2004)
So Painful a Scandal
The Adventure of the Three Students (2009)
Bohemian Souls
A Scandal in Bohemia (2011)
The Wrong Passage
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez (2012)
Irregular Stain
The Adventure of the Second Stain (2013)
Out of Abyss
The Adventure of the Empty House (2014)
Dancing to Death
The Adventure of the Dancing Men (2016)
Trenches
His Last Bow (2017)
The Lost World (SP Books, 2020)
- ↑ Bought by Classic Bindings, a bookseller.
- ↑ Lot also included a 49-page autograph manuscript, a course of reading devised for Lady Jean Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle.
- ↑ Lot included only 13 pages (of 24) : pages 1-4, 7-8, 11-13, 15, 18, and 23-24.
- ↑ The sale included also an autographed letter by Conan Doyle to presumably Peter F. Collier dated december 1908. Inscribed "To Mr. Collier with best Xmas wishes, December 1908 from Arthur Conan Doyle."
- ↑ Sold with an original drawing of the character Charles Augustus Milverton, made by Frederic Dorr Steele in 1904 and published with the story in its first appearance in Collier's. Pen-and ink and black crayon on paper, 225 x 185mm.
- ↑ The lot was only a fragment with the last 11 lines of the manuscript. Bought by Dr. Constantine Rossakis.
- ↑ The manuscript sold had only the firt 40 pages (of 42).
- ↑ The lot also included other notes and verse in a notebook entitled "Notes on Medicine Session 1879-80". Lot bought by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 1 leaf only (header page of chapter 13).
- ↑ 1 leaf only (page from chapter 12 beginning with "than before").
- ↑ 1 leaf only (page from chapter 5).
- ↑ Bought by The Newberry Library (Chicago, USA).
- ↑ Auction for a fragment and notes only.
- ↑ The lot also included an autograph letter signed by Conan Doyle's mother, Mary Doyle, to Jean Conan Doyle, and an autograph note by Mary Doyle concerning the fragment and printed copy of Conan Doyle's essay 'My First Book VI. - Juvenilia' in The Idler, January 1893, Vol. 2, pp. 633-640, with his alterations for a future edition.
- ↑ The lot included also a typescript "Sir Charles Tregellis".