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This letter was written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] on 14 march 1890 from Bush Villa, Southsea, to Mr. Hemingsley. <br />
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== Letter ==<br />
: Bush Villa<br />
: Southsea<br />
: March 14th /90<br />
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Dear Hemingsley<br />
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Many thanks for your note. I have forwarded a copy of "[[The Sign of Four]]" for Mr. Palmer. [[Lippincott's Monthly Magazine|Lippincott]] is so little read as yet that the story is fresh to the public. Yet I should never have thought of using it as a serial had I not had several unsolicited requests from different papers. So I thought I might as well extend it. No other offer in the Birmingham district. I think the intermediate syndicate may very well be dispensed with in transactions between author and editor.<br />
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Saw [[Longmans, Green & Co.|Longmans]] yesterday. The [[The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales|Polestar]] was sold right out in a day. They are now reprinting, and no doubt your copy will reach you then. "[[Mysteries and Adventures|Mysteries & Adventures]]" is a pirated edition of tales written years ago in [[London Society]] — some of them when I was little more than a boy. It is rough on me having these youthful effusions brought out in this catchpenny fashion, but I have no legal redress. The less reviewed or read they are the better. So glad you liked [[Micah Clarke|Micah]]. He has made some warm friends. I am on a historical novel now "[[The Vital Message]]" which I think will be better than [[Micah Clarke|Micah]].<br />
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With kindest regards<br />
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Yours very truly<br />
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A. Conan Doyle<br />
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