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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;The Mystery Ship&#039;&#039; is a letter written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] published in the [[Daily Express]] on 15 september 1924.<br /> <br /> <br /> == The Mystery Ship ==<br /> [[File:daily-express-1924-09-15-p8-the-mystery-ship.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Daily Express]] (15 september 1924, p. 8)]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;(From [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]])&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Sir, — As one who has followed with interest the case of the [[Mary Celeste|Marie Celeste]], may I point out the extreme improbability of the latest explanation.<br /> <br /> In the first place it simply removes the mystery from one ship to the other. Why should a derelict be floating about with boats intact and a large sum of money on board? Secondly, why should a dozen or more rough seamen wander about the world for fifty years and never tell a story which every one wished to know, and which involved no criminal confession on their part?<br /> <br /> Again, why should a decent captain or mates forfeit their whole career, and consent to obliterate themselves for ever, for so paltry a sum.<br /> <br /> There are minor difficulties, but thee seem to me to be nearly insurmountable.<br /> <br /> ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.&lt;br /&gt;<br /> Windlesham, Crowborough.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> * [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:Complete Works|Back to Complete Works]]<br /> * [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Back to Conan Doyle]]</div>

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