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* [[Notes and News]] (~8 december 1890)
* [[Notes and News]] (~8 december 1890)


== From Central Hotel, Berlin, Germany (1890) ==
== From Central Hotel, Berlin, Germany (1890) ==
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File:letter-sacd-1900-the-scotsman-election-p1.jpg|link=Letter to The Scotsman newspaper (1900)|[[Letter to The Scotsman newspaper (1900)|Letter to The Scotsman newspaper<br />about his defeat at election]]<br />(1900)
File:letter-sacd-1900-the-scotsman-election-p1.jpg|link=Letter to The Scotsman newspaper (1900)|[[Letter to The Scotsman newspaper (1900)|Letter to The Scotsman newspaper<br />about his defeat at election]]<br />(1900)
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== From Davos, Caux & Maloja, Switzerland (1893-1895) ==
== From Davos, Caux & Maloja, Switzerland (1893-1895) ==
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File:letter-sacd-1895-11-04-cheque.jpg|link=Letter about cheque and Egypt (4 november 1895)|[[Letter about cheque and Egypt (4 november 1895)|Letter about cheque and Egypt]]<br />(4 november 1895)
File:letter-sacd-1895-11-04-cheque.jpg|link=Letter about cheque and Egypt (4 november 1895)|[[Letter about cheque and Egypt (4 november 1895)|Letter about cheque and Egypt]]<br />(4 november 1895)
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== From Egypt (1895-1896) ==
== From Egypt (1895-1896) ==
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* [[Dr. Conan Doyle's Latest Case (9 january 1897)|Dr. Conan Doyle's Latest Case]] (4 january 1897)
* [[Dr. Conan Doyle's Latest Case (9 january 1897)|Dr. Conan Doyle's Latest Case]] (4 january 1897)


== From Authors' Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London (1897) ==
== From Authors' Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London (1897) ==
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* [[The Swiss and Anglophobia]] (~28 july 1902)
* [[The Swiss and Anglophobia]] (~28 july 1902)


== From Moorlands, Hindhead (1897) ==
== From Moorlands, Hindhead (1897) ==
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File:letter-acd-undated-mr-moschelles.jpg|link=Letter to Mr. Moschelles|[[Letter to Mr. Moschelles]] (undated)
File:letter-acd-undated-mr-moschelles.jpg|link=Letter to Mr. Moschelles|[[Letter to Mr. Moschelles]] (undated)
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== From Claremont, Eastbourne (1897) ==
== From Claremont, Eastbourne (1897) ==
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File:letter-sacd-1897-08-20-bram-stoker.jpg|link=Letter to Bram Stoker (20 august 1897)|[[Letter to Bram Stoker (20 august 1897)|Letter to Bram Stoker]]<br />(20 august 1897)
File:letter-sacd-1897-08-20-bram-stoker.jpg|link=Letter to Bram Stoker (20 august 1897)|[[Letter to Bram Stoker (20 august 1897)|Letter to Bram Stoker]]<br />(20 august 1897)
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== From Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere (1897-1907) ==
== From Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere (1897-1907) ==
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File:Letter-acd-undated-11-26-caledonian-society.jpg|link=Letter about the Caledonian Society|[[Letter about the Caledonian Society]] (26 november)
File:Letter-acd-undated-11-26-caledonian-society.jpg|link=Letter about the Caledonian Society|[[Letter about the Caledonian Society]] (26 november)
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== From 14 Rossetti Mansions, Chelsea (< 1898) ==
== From 14 Rossetti Mansions, Chelsea (< 1898) ==
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File:greeting-photo-1900-12-conan-doyle-waterval-prisoner-s-tunnel2.jpg|[[Greeting photo sent for Christmas 1900]] (december 1900).
File:greeting-photo-1900-12-conan-doyle-waterval-prisoner-s-tunnel2.jpg|[[Greeting photo sent for Christmas 1900]] (december 1900).
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== From 27 Rue des Batignolles, Paris, France (ca. 1900) ==
== From 27 Rue des Batignolles, Paris, France (ca. 1900) ==
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* [[To the Electors of Central Edinburgh]] (24 september 1900)
* [[To the Electors of Central Edinburgh]] (24 september 1900)




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* [[Dr. Conan Doyle and his South African Services]] (~3 october 1900)
* [[Dr. Conan Doyle and his South African Services]] (~3 october 1900)




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* [[Are We Becoming Less Religious? (11 august 1906)|Are We Becoming Less Religious?]] (~11 august 1906)
* [[Are We Becoming Less Religious? (11 august 1906)|Are We Becoming Less Religious?]] (~11 august 1906)
* [[Are We Becoming Less Religious? (31 august 1906)|Are We Becoming Less Religious?]] (~31 august 1906)
* [[Are We Becoming Less Religious? (31 august 1906)|Are We Becoming Less Religious?]] (~31 august 1906)




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File:Letter-sacd-1903-03-18-grant-richards-p1.jpg|link=Letter to Grant Richards (18 march 1903)|[[Letter to Grant Richards (18 march 1903)|Letter to Grant Richards]] (18 march 1903)
File:Letter-sacd-1903-03-18-grant-richards-p1.jpg|link=Letter to Grant Richards (18 march 1903)|[[Letter to Grant Richards (18 march 1903)|Letter to Grant Richards]] (18 march 1903)
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* [[Edalji Case. Statement in the House]] (28 may 1907)
* [[Edalji Case. Statement in the House]] (28 may 1907)
* [[Sir A. Conan Doyle and Bishop Phelan]] (4 november 1920)
* [[Sir A. Conan Doyle and Bishop Phelan]] (4 november 1920)


== From North British Station Hotel, Edinburgh (1904) ==
== From North British Station Hotel, Edinburgh (1904) ==
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File:postcard-sacd-1906-03-10-box-office-verso.jpg|link=Postcard to the Terry's Theatre Box Office|[[Postcard to the Terry's Theatre Box Office]] (10 march 1906)
File:postcard-sacd-1906-03-10-box-office-verso.jpg|link=Postcard to the Terry's Theatre Box Office|[[Postcard to the Terry's Theatre Box Office]] (10 march 1906)
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== From Cavendish Hotel, Eastbourne (<1907) ==
== From Cavendish Hotel, Eastbourne (<1907) ==
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== From Hotel Metropole, London (1908-1915) ==
== From Hotel Metropole, London (1908-1915) ==
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* [[Rubber Atrocities. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on the Congo Position]] (3 march 1912)
* [[Rubber Atrocities. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on the Congo Position]] (3 march 1912)


== From Princes Hotel, Brighton (1912) ==
== From Princes Hotel, Brighton (1912) ==
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File:letter-sacd-1913-06-views-on-the-bible.jpg|link=Views on the Bible (june 1913)|[[Views on the Bible (june 1913)|Views on the Bible]] (june 1913)
File:letter-sacd-1913-06-views-on-the-bible.jpg|link=Views on the Bible (june 1913)|[[Views on the Bible (june 1913)|Views on the Bible]] (june 1913)
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== From Frinton, Essex (1913) ==
== From Frinton, Essex (1913) ==
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File:letter-acd-undated-01-27-hirsch.jpg|link=Letter to Mr Hirsch (27 january)|[[Letter to Mr Hirsch (27 january)|Letter to Mr Hirsch]] (27 january)
File:letter-acd-undated-01-27-hirsch.jpg|link=Letter to Mr Hirsch (27 january)|[[Letter to Mr Hirsch (27 january)|Letter to Mr Hirsch]] (27 january)
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== From Hotel Metropole, Blackpool (1920) ==
== From Hotel Metropole, Blackpool (1920) ==
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File:Notecard-sacd-192x-07-19-Slater.jpg|link=Notecard about Oscar Slater (19 july)|[[Notecard about Oscar Slater (19 july)|Notecard about Oscar Slater]] (19 july [1927~1930])
File:Notecard-sacd-192x-07-19-Slater.jpg|link=Notecard about Oscar Slater (19 july)|[[Notecard about Oscar Slater (19 july)|Notecard about Oscar Slater]] (19 july [1927~1930])
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== From Jasper, Alberta, Canada (1923) ==
== From Jasper, Alberta, Canada (1923) ==
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File:Letter-sacd-1924-08-27-goblin-photo.jpg|link=Letter about a goblin photo|[[Letter about a goblin photo]] (27 august 1924)
File:Letter-sacd-1924-08-27-goblin-photo.jpg|link=Letter about a goblin photo|[[Letter about a goblin photo]] (27 august 1924)
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== From Villa Berna, Grindelwald, Switzerland (1924-1925) ==
== From Villa Berna, Grindelwald, Switzerland (1924-1925) ==
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File:notecard-sacd-1925-1930-book-india.jpg|link=Letter about an Indian book (undated)|[[Letter about an Indian book (undated)|Letter about an Indian book]] (undated)
File:notecard-sacd-1925-1930-book-india.jpg|link=Letter about an Indian book (undated)|[[Letter about an Indian book (undated)|Letter about an Indian book]] (undated)
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== From The Psychic Bookshop, London (1925-1930) ==
== From The Psychic Bookshop, London (1925-1930) ==
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File:telegram-sacd-1927-04-20-benn-brothers-ltd.jpg|link=Telegram to Benn Brothers Ltd. (20 april 1927)|[[Telegram to Benn Brothers Ltd. (20 april 1927)|Telegram to Benn Brothers Ltd.]] (20 april 1927)
File:telegram-sacd-1927-04-20-benn-brothers-ltd.jpg|link=Telegram to Benn Brothers Ltd. (20 april 1927)|[[Telegram to Benn Brothers Ltd. (20 april 1927)|Telegram to Benn Brothers Ltd.]] (20 april 1927)
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== From Hotel des Indes, La Hague (1929) ==
== From Hotel des Indes, La Hague (1929) ==

Revision as of 08:33, 15 September 2022

Here is a list of handwritten letters by Arthur Conan Doyle wrote to relatives or published in the press. He wrote thousands of letters during his life... The following list is not exhaustive.

For other handwritten pieces, see Dedicaces, Manuscripts, drawings and paintings and other writings.

The letters are ordered chronologically, based on locations where Conan Doyle wrote his letters.

See also How to authenticate his signature?



From Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

From Clifton House, Aston Road, Birmingham (1879-1882)


From Bush Villa, Southsea, Portsmouth (1882-1890)











From Central Hotel, Berlin, Germany (1890)


From 12 Tennison Road, South Norwood (1891-1894)












From The Russel House, Detroit, USA (1894)


From The Aldine Club, New York, USA (1894)


From Reform Club, Pall Mall, London (1892-1900)





From Davos, Caux & Maloja, Switzerland (1893-1895)

Davos





Maloja


Caux




From Egypt (1895-1896)




From Mena House Hotel, Cairo, Egypt (1896)


From 4 Southsea Terrace, Southsea (1896)


From Greyswood Beeches, Haslemere (1896-1897)




From Authors' Club, 1 Whitehall Place, London (1897)


From Morley's Hotel, Trafalgar-square, London (1897-1902)




From Moorlands, Hindhead (1897)


From Claremont, Eastbourne (1897)


From Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere (1897-1907)



























From 14 Rossetti Mansions, Chelsea (< 1898)


From The Langman Hospital, Bloemfontein, South Africa (1900)



From 27 Rue des Batignolles, Paris, France (ca. 1900)


From Dunard, Grange Loan, Edinburgh (1900)


From Old Waverley Hotel, Edinburgh (1900)


From The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, London (1901-1924)


From the R.M.S Austral (1902)


From Ashdown Forest Hotel (1902-1906)



From The Limes, Wallingford, Oxfordshire (1903)


From Grand Hotel, Trafalgar Square, London (1903-1920)



From North British Station Hotel, Edinburgh (1904)


From Sheringham, Norfolk (1904)


From Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh (1905)


From Tower Hotel, Hawick (1905)


From Kensington (1906)


From Cavendish Hotel, Eastbourne (<1907)


From Monkstown, Crowborough (1907)


From Ely-place, Holborn, London (1907)


From Regent Hotel, Royal Leamington Spa (1907)


From Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex (1907-1930)





































































From Hotel Metropole, London (1908-1915)





From Picadilly Hotel, Piccadilly, London (1909)


From The Poldhu Hotel, Mullion, South Cornwall (1910)


From Old Ship Hotel, Brighton (1911)


From Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, Germany (1911)


From Grand Hotel, Lyndhurst, New Forest (1912)



From Princes Hotel, Brighton (1912)


From Grand Hotel & Kurhaus, Mürren, Switzerland (1913)


From Frinton, Essex (1913)


From 22 Grand Parade, Eastbourne (1914)


From Royal Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone (1915)


From Portman Lodge, Bournemouth, UK (1916)


From Paris, France (1916)


From Burlington Hotel, Eastbourne (ca. 1916)


From The Dickens Fellowship, London (1918)


From Grosvenor Hotel, London SW1 (1919-1921)


Undated


From Hotel Metropole, Blackpool (1920)


From Grand Hotel, Melbourne, Australia (1920)


From New Zealand (1920)


From Petty's Hotel, Sydney, Australia (1920)


From Pacific Hotel, Manly, Australia (1920)


From Grand Hôtel du Louvre, Paris, France (1921)


From 4 Mostyn Terrace, Eastbourne (1921-1925)


From Atlantic City, USA (1922)


From The Ambassador, New York (1922)



From the R.M.S. Adriatic (1922)


From The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado (1923)


From The Ambassador, Los Angeles (1923)


From 15 Buckingham Palace Mansions, London (1923-1930)













Undated


From Jasper, Alberta, Canada (1923)


From "The Oke Field", Lyndhurst, Hant (1924)


From Villa Berna, Grindelwald, Switzerland (1924-1925)


From Hotel Regina, Paris, France (1925)


From Pulborough, UK (1925)


From Bignell Wood, Minstead, Lyndhurst, Hants (1925-1930)








Undated


From The Psychic Bookshop, London (1925-1930)




From Queen's Hotel, Eastbourne (ca. 1926-1930)


From Abbey House, 2 Victoria Street, London (1926)


From Crowborough Post Office (1927)


From Hotel des Indes, La Hague (1929)


From Hotel D'Angleterre, Copenhagen (1929)


From Grand Hotel, Oslo (1929)


Unknown locations (1901-1930)






From Lena Jean Conan Doyle

1989



From Mary Conan Doyle

...soon...