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	: Dear Sir,		: Dear Sir,
	: I send you the slips of '[[The firm of Girdlestone]]' <s>and Co.</s> (44) The next lot will finish it. I should like your decision as soon as you can arrive at it, as I would like my publisher, whoever he may be (45), to have the advantage of the large sum which has been expended in advertising the serial both in London + in the Provinces. This can only be done by having the book out promptly when it ceases to run, which will be, I fancy. about the end of March.		: I send you the slips of '[[The Firm of Girdlestone\|The firm of Girdlestone]]' <s>and Co.</s> (44) The next lot will finish it. I should like your decision as soon as you can arrive at it, as I would like my publisher, whoever he may be (45), to have the advantage of the large sum which has been expended in advertising the serial both in London + in the Provinces. This can only be done by having the book out promptly when it ceases to run, which will be, I fancy. about the end of March.
	: I may say that '[[Micah Clarke]]' has sold out another edition since I wrote last. Longman are bringing out a cheaper 3/6 edition (46) now, and are also bringing out a collection of stories 'The Captain of the Polestar' which will be out in March (47). I occupy Lippincott of next month too with a novel '[[SIGN\|The sign of four]]' (48) — so I have hopes that all these ventures will react upon the sale of '[[The Firm of Girdlestone]]'.		: I may say that '[[Micah Clarke]]' has sold out another edition since I wrote last. Longman are bringing out a cheaper 3/6 edition (46) now, and are also bringing out a collection of stories 'The Captain of the Polestar' which will be out in March (47). I occupy Lippincott of next month too with a novel '[[SIGN\|The sign of four]]' (48) — so I have hopes that all these ventures will react upon the sale of '[[The Firm of Girdlestone]]'.
	: I expect the remaining slips within a week or so shall send them on instantly.		: I expect the remaining slips within a week or so shall send them on instantly.
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	52 Strange Secrets was published by [[Chatto & Windus]] in June 1889, and included [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]]'s '[[Selecting a Ghost\|The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange]]' (the alternative title of [[Selecting a Ghost. The Ghosts of Goresthorpe Grange]], not to be confused with the unpublished '[[The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe]]' [held in the Blackwood's Archives, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh]. For a brief description of the latter, see Roden, Christopher'' 'Supernatural Oddities from Arthur Conan Doyle' ''in All Hallows 19: The Journal of The Ghost Story Society Ashcroft, British Columbia: The Ghost Story Society, October 1998.		52 Strange Secrets was published by [[Chatto & Windus]] in June 1889, and included [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]]'s '[[Selecting a Ghost\|The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange]]' (the alternative title of [[Selecting a Ghost\|Selecting a Ghost. The Ghosts of Goresthorpe Grange]], not to be confused with the unpublished '[[The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe]]' [held in the Blackwood's Archives, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh]. For a brief description of the latter, see Roden, Christopher'' 'Supernatural Oddities from Arthur Conan Doyle' ''in All Hallows 19: The Journal of The Ghost Story Society Ashcroft, British Columbia: The Ghost Story Society, October 1998.

	53 Green and Gibson note that [[The Firm of Girdlestone]] was included as one of the hundred best novels in the Daily Telegraph Library, the selection being made by the editor, with the assistance of Sir Edwin Arnold, H. D. Traill, and W. L. Courtney.		53 Green and Gibson note that [[The Firm of Girdlestone]] was included as one of the hundred best novels in the Daily Telegraph Library, the selection being made by the editor, with the assistance of Sir Edwin Arnold, H. D. Traill, and W. L. Courtney.

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	: Dear Sir,		: Dear Sir,
	: I have a novel '[[The Firm of Girdlestone]]' which is just beginning to come out in 'The People'. (37) I have not made any arrangements as to its ultimate publication. It has been so very largely advertised by 'The People' that I cannot help thinking that if it comes out in book form immediately it ceases to run in the paper, the publishers will reap the benefit of that advertising.		: I have a novel '[[The Firm of Girdlestone]]' which is just beginning to come out in '[[The People]]'. (37) I have not made any arrangements as to its ultimate publication. It has been so very largely advertised by '[[The People]]' that I cannot help thinking that if it comes out in book form immediately it ceases to run in the paper, the publishers will reap the benefit of that advertising.
	: My only other large book 'Micah Clarke' (38) has run rapidly through three editions, is on the eve of a fourth, and the sale, I learn, increases instead of going off. My two smaller books 'A Study in Scarlet' (39) and 'The Mystery of Cloomber' (40) have both been fairly successful.		: My only other large book '[[Micah Clarke]]' (38) has run rapidly through three editions, is on the eve of a fourth, and the sale, I learn, increases instead of going off. My two smaller books '[[A Study in Scarlet]]' (39) and '[[The Mystery of Cloomber]]' (40) have both been fairly successful.
	: I think therefore that what with the 'People' connection, and what with the success of 'Micah Clarke' there is every prospect of a run for '[[The Firm of Girdlestone]]'.		: I think therefore that what with the 'People' connection, and what with the success of '[[Micah Clarke]]' there is every prospect of a run for '[[The Firm of Girdlestone]]'.
	: I published 'Micah Clarke' with Longmans on a Royalty System which has paid me very well, and I hope will do so more. This book however I wish to sell outright as I propose moving to London (41) and the money is therefore needful to me. I send you the first 6 or 8 chapters as a sample + could send you the proofs of about half of it It is sensational + stirring and works steadily up to a climax. You are the first publisher to whom I have submitted it (42) since selling the serial rights. If you see your way to making me a fairly liberal offer I shall be happy to do business with you only reserving to myself the right of selling advance sheets to the United States, since I have had several applications for them from American houses. (43)		: I published '[[Micah Clarke]]' with Longmans on a Royalty System which has paid me very well, and I hope will do so more. This book however I wish to sell outright as I propose moving to London (41) and the money is therefore needful to me. I send you the first 6 or 8 chapters as a sample + could send you the proofs of about half of it It is sensational + stirring and works steadily up to a climax. You are the first publisher to whom I have submitted it (42) since selling the serial rights. If you see your way to making me a fairly liberal offer I shall be happy to do business with you only reserving to myself the right of selling advance sheets to the United States, since I have had several applications for them from American houses. (43)
	: Yours faithfully		: Yours faithfully
	: A. Conan Doyle. MD.		: A. Conan Doyle. MD.
	: 'Girdlestone' is rather smaller than 'Micah Clarke' about 350 closely printed pages.		: '[[The Firm of Girdlestone\|Girdlestone]]' is rather smaller than '[[Micah Clarke]]' about 350 closely printed pages.


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	: Dear Sir,		: Dear Sir,
	: I send you the slips of 'The firm of Girdlestone' <s>and Co.</s> (44) The next lot will finish it. I should like your decision as soon as you can arrive at it, as I would like my publisher, whoever he may be (45), to have the advantage of the large sum which has been expended in advertising the serial both in London + in the Provinces. This can only be done by having the book out promptly when it ceases to run, which will be, I fancy. about the end of March.		: I send you the slips of '[[The firm of Girdlestone]]' <s>and Co.</s> (44) The next lot will finish it. I should like your decision as soon as you can arrive at it, as I would like my publisher, whoever he may be (45), to have the advantage of the large sum which has been expended in advertising the serial both in London + in the Provinces. This can only be done by having the book out promptly when it ceases to run, which will be, I fancy. about the end of March.
	: I may say that 'Micah Clarke' has sold out another edition since I wrote last. Longman are bringing out a cheaper 3/6 edition (46) now, and are also bringing out a collection of stories 'The Captain of the Polestar' which will be out in March (47). I occupy Lippincott of next month too with a novel 'The sign of four' (48) — so I have hopes that all these ventures will react upon the sale of '[[The Firm of Girdlestone]]'.		: I may say that '[[Micah Clarke]]' has sold out another edition since I wrote last. Longman are bringing out a cheaper 3/6 edition (46) now, and are also bringing out a collection of stories 'The Captain of the Polestar' which will be out in March (47). I occupy Lippincott of next month too with a novel '[[SIGN\|The sign of four]]' (48) — so I have hopes that all these ventures will react upon the sale of '[[The Firm of Girdlestone]]'.
	: I expect the remaining slips within a week or so shall send them on instantly.		: I expect the remaining slips within a week or so shall send them on instantly.
	: Yours faithfully		: Yours faithfully
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	44 [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] began to write 'Girdlestone and Co., the name of the firm as it appeared on the opening page of the novel:'' 'GIRDLESTONE AND CO., African Merchants.' ''[[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]], apparently realising his error. deleted and Co. and squeezed the words 'The firm of between the lines.		44 [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] began to write '[[The Firm of Girdlestone\|Girdlestone and Co.]], the name of the firm as it appeared on the opening page of the novel:'' '[[The Firm of Girdlestone\|GIRDLESTONE AND CO., African Merchants]].' ''[[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]], apparently realising his error. deleted and Co. and squeezed the words 'The firm of' between the lines.

	45 Although [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] has been in contact with Chatto & Windus regarding his novel for some three months, the publisher has obviously not yet signified acceptance, presumably wishing to wait until the complete text is in their hands.		45 Although [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] has been in contact with Chatto & Windus regarding his novel for some three months, the publisher has obviously not yet signified acceptance, presumably wishing to wait until the complete text is in their hands.
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	47 The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales was published by Longmans on 6 March 1890 in an edition of 750 copies. A further 750 copies were prepared during the same month. (Green and Gibson.)		47 The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales was published by Longmans on 6 March 1890 in an edition of 750 copies. A further 750 copies were prepared during the same month. (Green and Gibson.)

	48 The J.M. Stoddart-commissioned novel. It is interesting to note [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]]'s disregard of capitals for the title, and also that he has dropped 'the' from the title as originally published (The Sign of the Four). Even though Sherlock Holmes is in the making at this stage, [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] obviously does not regard his existence as being of sufficient importance to mention him to Chatto & Windus as a character in the novel.		48 The J.M. Stoddart-commissioned novel. It is interesting to note [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]]'s disregard of capitals for the title, and also that he has dropped 'the' from the title as originally published (The Sign of the Four). Even though Sherlock Holmes is in the making at this stage, [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] obviously does not regard his existence as being of sufficient importance to mention him to [[Chatto & Windus]] as a character in the novel.


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	: ''[n.d., but card is postmarked 'Portsmouth JA17 90']''		: ''[n.d., but card is postmarked 'Portsmouth JA17 90']''
	: Dear Sir,		: Dear Sir,
	: I send by this post the 70 slips of 'Girdlestone' which you have already seen and also an additional 10 slips. About 20 more will finish it.		: I send by this post the 70 slips of '[[The Firm of Girdlestone\|Girdlestone]]' which you have already seen and also an additional 10 slips. About 20 more will finish it.
	: Yours faithfully		: Yours faithfully
	: A Conan Doyle.		: A Conan Doyle.
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	: Bush Villas Southsea		: Bush Villas Southsea
	: Dear Sir,		: Dear Sir,
	: I have, as I think I mentioned in my original letter to you sold the American and Canadian rights (50) of 'Girdlestone'.		: I have, as I think I mentioned in my original letter to you sold the American and Canadian rights (50) of '[[The Firm of Girdlestone\|Girdlestone]]'.
	: Very truly yours		: Very truly yours
	: A Conan Doyle		: A Conan Doyle
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	: Yours faithfully		: Yours faithfully
	: A Conan Doyle.		: A Conan Doyle.
	: Longman told me today that the first Edition of my tales 'Captain of Polestar' were sold on day of publication.		: Longman told me today that the first Edition of my tales '[[The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales\|Captain of Polestar]]' were sold on day of publication.


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	: June 4th /90		: June 4th /90
	: Dear Sir,		: Dear Sir,
	: May I ask what the 'Strange Secrets' (52) book is, to which my name is attached. I never heard of such a book until I saw it in your list. Perhaps you would kindly send me a copy.		: May I ask what the '[[Strange Secrets]]' (52) book is, to which my name is attached. I never heard of such a book until I saw it in your list. Perhaps you would kindly send me a copy.
	: Re Girdlestone might I suggest that an extract from the very nice critique in the Daily Telegraph (53), such as 'The Novel is an excellent one + everyone will read it this summer' would tell more than the Scottish Leader extract which you now use—		: Re Girdlestone might I suggest that an extract from the very nice critique in the Daily Telegraph (53), such as 'The Novel is an excellent one + everyone will read it this summer' would tell more than the Scottish Leader extract which you now use—
	: Yours very truly		: Yours very truly
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	52 Strange Secrets was published by Chatto & Windus in June 1889, and included [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]]'s 'The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange' (the alternative title of Selecting a Ghost. The Ghosts of Goresthorpe Grange, not to be confused with the unpublished 'The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe' [held in the Blackwood's Archives, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh]. For a brief description of the latter, see Roden, Christopher 'Supernatural Oddities from Arthur Conan Doyle' in All Hallows 19: The Journal of The Ghost Story Society Ashcroft, British Columbia: The Ghost Story Society, October 1998.		52 Strange Secrets was published by [[Chatto & Windus]] in June 1889, and included [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]]'s '[[Selecting a Ghost\|The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange]]' (the alternative title of [[Selecting a Ghost. The Ghosts of Goresthorpe Grange]], not to be confused with the unpublished '[[The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe]]' [held in the Blackwood's Archives, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh]. For a brief description of the latter, see Roden, Christopher'' 'Supernatural Oddities from Arthur Conan Doyle' ''in All Hallows 19: The Journal of The Ghost Story Society Ashcroft, British Columbia: The Ghost Story Society, October 1998.

	53 Green and Gibson note that [[The Firm of Girdlestone]] was included as one of the hundred best novels in the Daily Telegraph Library, the selection being made by the editor, with the assistance of Sir Edwin Arnold, H.D. Traill, and W.L. Courtney.		53 Green and Gibson note that [[The Firm of Girdlestone]] was included as one of the hundred best novels in the Daily Telegraph Library, the selection being made by the editor, with the assistance of Sir Edwin Arnold, H. D. Traill, and W. L. Courtney.


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	: Dear Sir,		: Dear Sir,
	: I believe that my periodical agent Mr Watt has already made arrangement about the publication (54). I am sorry that your note came too late.		: I believe that my periodical agent Mr Watt has already made arrangement about the publication (54). I am sorry that your note came too late.
	: I should be very much obliged if you would remove my name in your list from the book called 'Strange Secrets'. <s>on your list</s> I have nothing to do with it, never named it, never saw it save by chance on a stall,+ have written nothing in it save one small tale which is in the middle of the volume. Several of my friends have been beguiled into buying it thus seeing my name on your list— (55)		: I should be very much obliged if you would remove my name in your list from the book called '[[Strange Secrets]]'. <s>on your list</s> I have nothing to do with it, never named it, never saw it save by chance on a stall,+ have written nothing in it save one small tale which is in the middle of the volume. Several of my friends have been beguiled into buying it thus seeing my name on your list— (55)
	: Yours very Truly		: Yours very Truly
	: A Conan Doyle		: A Conan Doyle

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	: Dear Sir,		: Dear Sir,
	: I am sending a little sketch entitled '[[That Veteran\|Reminiscences of the Crimea]]' (2) which will, I hope be suited to your periodical — I think as the denouement is rather startling it might do for the Midsummer Number. Though this is the first piece which I have contributed to '[[Belgravia]]' I am the author of many stories which have been very successful — among others '[[The Mystery of Sasassa Valley\|The Sassassa [sic per transcript] Valley]]' (3) and '[[The Recollections of Captain Wilkie\|Captain Wilkie]]' (4) in [[Chambers's Journal]]. '[[A Night among Nihilists]]' (5) '[[That Little Square Box]]' (6) '[[Bones, the April Fool of Harvey's Sluice\|Bones]]' (7) '[[The Gully of Bluemansdyke]]' (8) and many others (9) to '[[London Society]]'.		: I am sending a little sketch entitled '[[That Veteran\|Reminiscences of the Crimea]]' (2) which will, I hope be suited to your periodical — I think as the denouement is rather startling it might do for the Midsummer Number. Though this is the first piece which I have contributed to '[[Belgravia]]' I am the author of many stories which have been very successful — among others '[[The Mystery of Sasassa Valley\|The Sassassa [sic per transcript] Valley]]' (3) and '[[The Recollections of Captain Wilkie\|Captain Wilkie]]' (4) in [[Chambers's Journal]]. '[[A Night Among the Nihilists\|A Night among Nihilists]]' (5) '[[That Little Square Box]]' (6) '[[Bones, the April Fool of Harvey's Sluice\|Bones]]' (7) '[[The Gully of Bluemansdyke]]' (8) and many others (9) to '[[London Society]]'.
	: Would you mind returning it in case it should not suit.		: Would you mind returning it in case it should not suit.
	: Believe me,		: Believe me,
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	1 Seemingly, either May or June 1882. Rodin ('A Plymouth Adventure: Arthur Conan Doyle and George Turnavine Budd'. Baker Street Miscellanea, 57, p. 10) notes that 'He practiced there only in 1882, for only six weeks'. This is consistent with Carr's note (''The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''. London: John Murray, 1949; p. 47, that 'Budd.... waited, brooding, until June...'), and with Stavert (A Study in Southsea. Portsmouth: Milestone Publications, 1987; p. 9), that [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] had left Plymouth by the end of June. An undated letter in the Berg Collection of New York Public Library (written to Dr Reginald Ratcliff Hoare] is addressed 6 Elliott Terrace, The Hoe, Plymouth. In it, [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] writes, 'This place [Elliott Terrace] is his [Budd's] private residence now and all the business is done at Durnford Street. In any event, the letter had to have been written prior to 2 July 1882, when [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|Conan Doyle]] was already settled at 1 Bush Villas, Elm Grove, Southsea (see Letter #3).		1 Seemingly, either May or June 1882. Rodin ('A Plymouth Adventure: Arthur Conan Doyle and George Turnavine Budd'. Baker Street Miscellanea, 57, p. 10) notes that 'He practiced there only in 1882, for only six weeks'. This is consistent with Carr's note (''The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''. London: John Murray, 1949; p. 47, that 'Budd.... waited, brooding, until June...'), and with Stavert (A Study in Southsea. Portsmouth: Milestone Publications, 1987; p. 9), that [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] had left Plymouth by the end of June. An undated letter in the Berg Collection of New York Public Library (written to Dr Reginald Ratcliff Hoare] is addressed 6 Elliott Terrace, The Hoe, Plymouth. In it, [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] writes, 'This place [Elliott Terrace] is his [Budd's] private residence now and all the business is done at Durnford Street. In any event, the letter had to have been written prior to 2 July 1882, when [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|Conan Doyle]] was already settled at 1 Bush Villas, Elm Grove, Southsea (see Letter #3).

	2 There seems little doubt that the story referred to was that eventually published as '[[That Veteran]]' in [[All the Year Round]], 2 September 1882. See Letter #3 where [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] requests its return should it be considered unsuitable.		2 There seems little doubt that the story referred to was that eventually published as '[[That Veteran]]' in [[All The Year Round\|All the Year Round]], 2 September 1882. See Letter #3 where [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] requests its return should it be considered unsuitable.

	3 '[[The Mystery of Sasassa Valley]]'. [[Chambers's Journal]], 6 September 1879.		3 '[[The Mystery of Sasassa Valley]]'. [[Chambers's Journal]], 6 September 1879.
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	4 '[[The Recollections of Captain Wilkie]]'. Herein lies something of a problem. [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]]'s letter to [[Belgravia]] suggests that the story has already been published by Chambers's Journal. However, Green & Gibson records the first publication of the story as being in the issues dated 19/26 January 1895. Further, the 1895 publication in Chambers's Journal was prefaced with a note that this was an early story [private conversation with [[Richard Lancelyn Green]]]. It is interesting to note that McClure's Magazine in the U.S. published the story in April 1895. Did, one wonders, the sale of the U.S. rights prompt the author to recall that the story had not previously been published by Chambers's Journal, leading him to prompt that Journal for publication, or did Chambers's Journal actually publish the story in an earlier, so far untraced, form, and decide to revive it at the same time as the U.S. publication?		4 '[[The Recollections of Captain Wilkie]]'. Herein lies something of a problem. [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]]'s letter to [[Belgravia]] suggests that the story has already been published by Chambers's Journal. However, Green & Gibson records the first publication of the story as being in the issues dated 19/26 January 1895. Further, the 1895 publication in Chambers's Journal was prefaced with a note that this was an early story [private conversation with [[Richard Lancelyn Green]]]. It is interesting to note that McClure's Magazine in the U.S. published the story in April 1895. Did, one wonders, the sale of the U.S. rights prompt the author to recall that the story had not previously been published by Chambers's Journal, leading him to prompt that Journal for publication, or did Chambers's Journal actually publish the story in an earlier, so far untraced, form, and decide to revive it at the same time as the U.S. publication?

	5 Published as '[[A Night among the Nihilists]]'. [[London Society]], April 1881.		5 Published as '[[A Night Among the Nihilists\|A Night among the Nihilists]]'. [[London Society]], April 1881.

	6 '[[That Little Square Box]]'. [[London Society]], Xmas 1881.		6 '[[That Little Square Box]]'. [[London Society]], Xmas 1881.

	7 Published as '[[Bones, The April Fool of Harvey's Sluice]]'. [[London Society]], April 1882.		7 Published as '[[Bones, the April Fool of Harvey's Sluice\|Bones, The April Fool of Harvey's Sluice]]'. [[London Society]], April 1882.

	8 '[[The Gully of Bluemansdyke]]'. [[London Society]], Xmas 1881.		8 '[[The Gully of Bluemansdyke]]'. [[London Society]], Xmas 1881.
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	11 The address is that of [[Richard Doyle\|Richard (Dicky) Doyle]]'s studio in London. Does this letter answer the question posed by Catherine Cooke and Alvin E. Rodin? (''Arthur Conan Doyle in London''. Part I: In Baker Street and Beyond'. Baker Street Miscellanea 73, p. 21): ... he made a brief visit to his relatives in 1882 to discuss his future and his rejection of Roman Catholicism, a visit that seems to have ended in a rift between them forever. Carr, Higham and Nordon all put the visit at Cambridge Terrace. It cannot have been, but we cannot now say with any certainty whether it was Clifton Gardens or Finborough Road.'		11 The address is that of [[Richard Doyle\|Richard (Dicky) Doyle]]'s studio in London. Does this letter answer the question posed by Catherine Cooke and Alvin E. Rodin? (''Arthur Conan Doyle in London''. Part I: In Baker Street and Beyond'. Baker Street Miscellanea 73, p. 21): ... he made a brief visit to his relatives in 1882 to discuss his future and his rejection of Roman Catholicism, a visit that seems to have ended in a rift between them forever. Carr, Higham and Nordon all put the visit at Cambridge Terrace. It cannot have been, but we cannot now say with any certainty whether it was Clifton Gardens or Finborough Road.'

	12 I believe that the story referred to here is '[[Gentlemanly Joe]]', published in [[All the Year Round]], 31 March 1883, under what, it has to be said, was a much better title than the one [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] first mooted.		12 I believe that the story referred to here is '[[Gentlemanly Joe]]', published in [[All The Year Round\|All the Year Round]], 31 March 1883, under what, it has to be said, was a much better title than the one [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] first mooted.

	13 [[London Society]], Xmas 1881.		13 [[London Society]], Xmas 1881.
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	15 Here we have an indication of the impatience of the blossoming author. Less than two months after submitting his story to a major magazine of the times, [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] was enquiring as to its fate. It would appear that he received his package more or less by return. Certainly in time to submit it elsewhere: All the Year Round must have accepted the story immediately, for it published '[[That Veteran]]' on 2 September 1882.		15 Here we have an indication of the impatience of the blossoming author. Less than two months after submitting his story to a major magazine of the times, [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]] was enquiring as to its fate. It would appear that he received his package more or less by return. Certainly in time to submit it elsewhere: [[All The Year Round\|All the Year Round]] must have accepted the story immediately, for it published '[[That Veteran]]' on 2 September 1882.

	16 Another indication of [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]]'s lack of consistency. In his earlier letter, he called the story '[[That Veteran\|Reminiscences of the Crimea]]'.		16 Another indication of [[Arthur Conan Doyle\|ACD]]'s lack of consistency. In his earlier letter, he called the story '[[That Veteran\|Reminiscences of the Crimea]]'.