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		'''"Dear Starrett—" / "Dear Briggs—"'''<br>
		''Edited by John Nieminski & Jon L. Lellenberg''<br>
		''Fordham University Press''<br>
		''1989''<br>
		''128 pages''<br>
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		A fascinating collection of correspondence exchanged between Vincent Starrett and Gray Chandler Briggs between 1930 and 1934. This volume, part of the Baker Street Irregulars archival-history series, includes annotated letters, related essays, appendices, photographs, and facsimile documents illuminating the early development of Sherlockian studies and the friendship between two important figures of the movement.<br>
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	'''Recollections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by Residents of Crowborough'''<br>		'''Recollections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by Residents of Crowborough'''<br>
	''By Malcolm Payne ~~and~~ Philip Weller''<br>		''By Malcolm Payne & Philip Weller''<br>
	''Privately published''<br>		''Privately published''<br>
	''1993''<br>		''1993''<br>

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	'''Dangerous Work: Diary of an Arctic Adventure'''<br>		'''Dangerous Work: Diary of an Arctic Adventure'''<br>
	''By Arthur Conan Doyle''<br>		''By Arthur Conan Doyle''<br>
	''Edited by Jon Lellenberg ~~and~~ Daniel Stashower''<br>		''Edited by Jon Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower''<br>
	''British Library''<br>		''British Library''<br>
	''2012''<br>		''2012''<br>
	''368 pages''<br>		''368 pages''<br>
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	''Dangerous Work'' ~~publishes Arthur~~ Conan Doyle's diary of his 1880 ~~Arctic~~ voyage as ship's surgeon aboard the whaler ''Hope''. The volume presents ~~a vivid first-hand account~~ of ~~Conan Doyle as a young man before his literary fame~~, with editorial material ~~placing the diary in the~~ context of ~~his~~ early life, medical training, and later ~~writing career~~.<br>		''Dangerous Work'' is an edited edition of Conan Doyle's Arctic diary, written during his 1880 voyage as ship's surgeon aboard the whaler ''Hope''. The volume presents the diary known as the ''Log of the S. S. Hope'', with editorial material, historical context, annotated transcript, illustrations and analysis of Conan Doyle’s early life, medical training, travels and later literary development.<br>
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	== Conan Doyle Documents ==		== Conan Doyle Documents ==

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			'''Dangerous Work: Diary of an Arctic Adventure'''<br>
			''By Arthur Conan Doyle''<br>
			''Edited by Jon Lellenberg and Daniel Stashower''<br>
			''British Library''<br>
			''2012''<br>
			''368 pages''<br>
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			''Dangerous Work'' publishes Arthur Conan Doyle's diary of his 1880 Arctic voyage as ship's surgeon aboard the whaler ''Hope''. The volume presents a vivid first-hand account of Conan Doyle as a young man before his literary fame, with editorial material placing the diary in the context of his early life, medical training, and later writing career.<br>
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	''Document Collections'' brings together books that collect documentary material by, about, or directly connected with [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. These volumes include letters, interviews, recollections, public statements, and other first-hand or contemporary ~~documents~~.		''Document Collections'' brings together books that collect documentary material by, about, or directly connected with [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] and his creations. These volumes include letters, interviews, recollections, public statements, reception documents, and other first-hand or contemporary material.

	~~This section~~ is ~~distinct from [[Biographies]] and [[Biographies#Autobiographical_Works\|Autobiographical Works]]. Biographies narrate [[~~Arthur Conan Doyle~~\|Conan Doyle]]'s life,~~ and ~~autobiographical works are~~ books written by ~~[[Arthur~~ Conan Doyle~~\|Conan Doyle]] about his own experiences; this page focuses on collected documents and testimonies that help readers study~~ [[~~Arthur Conan Doyle~~\|~~Conan Doyle~~]] ~~through letters, interviews, memories, and contemporary records~~.		The page is divided between document collections concerning Arthur Conan Doyle himself and document collections concerning Sherlock Holmes as a cultural figure. Autobiographical books written by Conan Doyle are listed separately under [[Biographies#Autobiographical_Works\|Autobiographical Works]].

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	== ~~Books~~ ==
			== Conan Doyle Documents ==

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	'''~~Letters to the Press'''<br>~~		'''Recollections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by Residents of Crowborough'''<br>
	~~''By~~ Arthur Conan Doyle''<br>		''By Malcolm Payne and Philip Weller''<br>
	''~~Edited~~ and ~~introduced by John Michael Gibson and Richard Lancelyn Green~~''<br>		''Privately published''<br>
	''~~University of Iowa Press~~''<br>		''1993''<br>
	''~~1986~~''<br>		''26 pages''<br>
	''~~376~~ pages''<br>
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	''~~Letters to the Press~~'' ~~collects Conan Doyle’s published letters to newspapers~~ and ~~periodicals. Edited and introduced by John Michael Gibson and Richard Lancelyn Green, the volume documents~~ Conan ~~Doyle’s public interventions on literature, politics, war, justice, spiritualism, social issues and current affairs~~. It is ~~an important~~ documentary ~~collection~~ for ~~understanding~~ Conan ~~Doyle as a public commentator~~ and ~~campaigner~~.<br>		''Recollections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by Residents of Crowborough'' gathers local memories and testimonies about Conan Doyle from people connected with Crowborough. The booklet is a documentary source for Conan Doyle’s later years, his presence in the local community, and the memory of his life at Windlesham.<br>
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	'''~~Recollections~~ of ~~Sir Arthur~~ Conan Doyle, ~~by Residents~~ of ~~Crowborough~~'''<br>		'''Letters to the Press'''<br>
	''~~By Malcolm Payne and Philip Weller~~''<br>		''By Arthur Conan Doyle''<br>
	''~~Privately published~~''<br>		''Edited and introduced by John Michael Gibson and Richard Lancelyn Green''<br>
	''~~1993~~''<br>		''University of Iowa Press''<br>
	''26 pages''<br>		''1986''<br>
			''376 pages''<br>
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			''Letters to the Press'' collects Conan Doyle’s published letters to newspapers and periodicals. Edited and introduced by John Michael Gibson and Richard Lancelyn Green, the volume documents Conan Doyle’s public interventions on literature, politics, war, justice, spiritualism, social issues and current affairs. It is an important documentary collection for understanding Conan Doyle as a public commentator and campaigner.<br>
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			'''Essays on Photography: The Unknown Conan Doyle'''<br>
			''By Arthur Conan Doyle''<br>
			''Compiled with an introduction by John Michael Gibson and Richard Lancelyn Green''<br>
			''Secker & Warburg''<br>
			''1982''<br>
			''128 pages''<br>
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			''Essays on Photography'' collects Arthur Conan Doyle's little-known writings on photography, originally contributed in the 1880s to a leading photographic journal before his fame as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. The volume documents Conan Doyle's early technical, artistic, and practical interest in photography, making it a valuable documentary collection rather than a biography or critical study.<br>
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			== Sherlock Holmes Documents ==

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			'''The Sherlock Holmes Letters'''<br>
			''Edited by Richard Lancelyn Green''<br>
			''Secker & Warburg; University of Iowa Press''<br>
			''1986; U.S. edition, 1987''<br>
			''272 pages''<br>
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	''~~Recollections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by Residents of Crowborough~~'' ~~gathers local memories and testimonies about~~ Conan Doyle ~~from people connected with Crowborough~~. ~~The booklet is a documentary source for Conan Doyle’s later years~~, ~~his presence~~ in ~~the local community~~, and ~~the memory of his life at Windlesham~~.<br>		''The Sherlock Holmes Letters'' collects real letters sent to Sherlock Holmes, treating Conan Doyle's fictional detective as if he were a living correspondent. Edited by Richard Lancelyn Green, the volume documents the remarkable public belief in, affection for, and imaginative engagement with Holmes as a cultural figure.<br>
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''Document Collections'' brings together books that collect documentary material by, about, or directly connected with [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. These volumes include letters, interviews, recollections, public statements, and other first-hand or contemporary documents.

This section is distinct from [[Biographies]] and [[Biographies#Autobiographical_Works|Autobiographical Works]]. Biographies narrate [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Conan Doyle]]'s life, and autobiographical works are books written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Conan Doyle]] about his own experiences; this page focuses on collected documents and testimonies that help readers study [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Conan Doyle]] through letters, interviews, memories, and contemporary records.

== Books ==

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'''Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters''' 
''By Arthur Conan Doyle'' 
''Edited by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley'' 
''Penguin Press / HarperPress'' 
''2007'' 
''706 pages; British edition, 710 pages'' 
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''Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters'' collects Conan Doyle's correspondence, especially his long series of letters to his mother, Mary Doyle. Edited by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower and Charles Foley, the volume gives direct access to Conan Doyle's own voice across his schooldays, medical training, early struggles, literary success, family life, public campaigns and spiritualist years. It is both a major documentary source and an intimate self-portrait of Conan Doyle through his letters. 
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'''Letters to the Press''' 
''By Arthur Conan Doyle'' 
''Edited and introduced by John Michael Gibson and Richard Lancelyn Green'' 
''University of Iowa Press'' 
''1986'' 
''376 pages'' 
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''Letters to the Press'' collects Conan Doyle’s published letters to newspapers and periodicals. Edited and introduced by John Michael Gibson and Richard Lancelyn Green, the volume documents Conan Doyle’s public interventions on literature, politics, war, justice, spiritualism, social issues and current affairs. It is an important documentary collection for understanding Conan Doyle as a public commentator and campaigner. 
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'''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Interviews and Recollections''' 
''Edited by Harold Orel'' 
''Macmillan / St. Martin's Press'' 
''1991'' 
''278 pages'' 
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''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Interviews and Recollections'' brings together contemporary interviews, memoirs and recollections concerning Conan Doyle’s life and career. Edited by Harold Orel, the volume provides documentary testimony from Conan Doyle’s own time and is useful for studying his public image, personal encounters, opinions, literary reputation and spiritualist commitments. 
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'''Recollections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by Residents of Crowborough''' 
''By Malcolm Payne and Philip Weller'' 
''Privately published'' 
''1993'' 
''26 pages'' 
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''Recollections of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by Residents of Crowborough'' gathers local memories and testimonies about Conan Doyle from people connected with Crowborough. The booklet is a documentary source for Conan Doyle’s later years, his presence in the local community, and the memory of his life at Windlesham. 
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