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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.  
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.  
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* [[The Liberal Unionists]] (21 april 1888)
* [[The Liberal Unionists]] (21 april 1888)
* [[Hampshire Worthies]] (~2 august 1888)
* [[Hampshire Worthies]] (~2 august 1888)
* [[Hampshire Celebrities]] (17 august 1888)
* [[Hampshire Celebrities (letter)|Hampshire Celebrities]] (~17 august 1888)




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File:Letter-acd-1890-03-14-hemingsley-p1.jpg|link=Letter to Mr. Hemingsley (14 march 1890)|[[Letter to Mr. Hemingsley (14 march 1890)|Letter to Mr. Hemingsley]]<br />(14 march 1890)
File:Letter-acd-1890-03-14-hemingsley-p1.jpg|link=Letter to Mr. Hemingsley (14 march 1890)|[[Letter to Mr. Hemingsley (14 march 1890)|Letter to Mr. Hemingsley]]<br />(14 march 1890)
File:Letter-acd-1890-06-05-melbourne-paper.jpg|link=Letter about the Melbourne Paper (5 june 1890)|[[Letter about the Melbourne Paper (5 june 1890)|Letter about the Melbourne Paper]]<br />(5 june 1890)


File:Letter-acd-1890-autumn-innes-p1.jpg|link=Letter to Innes Doyle about hard work (autumn 1890)|[[Letter to Innes Doyle about hard work (autumn 1890)|Letter to Innes Doyle<br />about hard work]]<br />(autumn 1890)
File:Letter-acd-1890-autumn-innes-p1.jpg|link=Letter to Innes Doyle about hard work (autumn 1890)|[[Letter to Innes Doyle about hard work (autumn 1890)|Letter to Innes Doyle<br />about hard work]]<br />(autumn 1890)
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* [[Notes and News]] (~8 december 1890)
* [[Notes and News]] (~8 december 1890)
'''Undated'''
* [[Letter to Mrs Boismaison]] (1882~1890)


== From Central Hotel, Berlin, Germany (1890) ==
== From Central Hotel, Berlin, Germany (1890) ==
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* [[The Death of Mr. Wolcott Balestier]] (7 december 1891)
* [[The Death of Mr. Wolcott Balestier]] (7 december 1891)
 
* [[Letter to Mrs Charrington]] (1891~1893)


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* [[For Nelson's Sake]] (~22 september 1892)
* [[For Nelson's Sake]] (~22 september 1892)
* [[Letter to Mrs D'Oyly Carte about Jane Annie]] (17 december 1892)
* [[The Chicago Exhibition and British Regimental Bands]] (29 december 1892)
* [[The Chicago Exhibition and British Regimental Bands]] (29 december 1892)
* [[Letter to Mrs Chaundler Moulton]] (15 september 1893)




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* [[An Explanation from Mr. Conan Doyle]] (10 august 1894)
* [[An Explanation from Mr. Conan Doyle]] (10 august 1894)




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File:letter-acd-1894-10-22-major-james-b-pond-recto.jpg|link=Letter to Major James B. Pond (22 october 1894)|[[Letter to Major James B. Pond (22 october 1894)|Letter to Major James B. Pond]]<br />(22 october 1894)
File:letter-acd-1894-10-22-major-james-b-pond-recto.jpg|link=Letter to Major James B. Pond (22 october 1894)|[[Letter to Major James B. Pond (22 october 1894)|Letter to Major James B. Pond]]<br />(22 october 1894)
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File:letter-acd-1894-12-06-addison-irving-bacheller.jpg|link=Letter to Addison Irving Bacheller (6 december 1894)|[[Letter to Addison Irving Bacheller (6 december 1894)|Letter to Addison Irving Bacheller]]<br />(6 december 1894)
File:letter-acd-1894-12-06-addison-irving-bacheller.jpg|link=Letter to Addison Irving Bacheller (6 december 1894)|[[Letter to Addison Irving Bacheller (6 december 1894)|Letter to Addison Irving Bacheller]]<br />(6 december 1894)
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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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'''Undated'''
* [[Letter to Gwynne]]


== From Davos, Caux & Maloja, Switzerland (1893-1895) ==
== From Davos, Caux & Maloja, Switzerland (1893-1895) ==
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'''Maloja'''
'''Maloja'''
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File:letter-acd-1895-08-01-to-payn-about-rodney-stone1.jpg|link=Letter to James Payn about Rodney Stone (1 august 1895)|[[Letter to James Payn about Rodney Stone (1 august 1895)|Letter to James Payn about Rodney Stone]]<br />(1 august 1895)
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* [[A Letter from Dr. Doyle]] (2 september 1895)
* [[A Letter from Dr. Doyle]] (2 september 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 23 Oakley Street, Chelsea (1895) ==
* [[Letter to Mr Harrison, his printer]] (10 october 1895)


== From Egypt (1895-1896) ==
== From Egypt (1895-1896) ==
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== From Greyswood Beeches, Haslemere (1896-1897) ==
== From Greyswood Beeches, Haslemere (1896-1899) ==


* [[The Case of Mrs. Castle]] (7 november 1896)
* [[The Case of Mrs. Castle]] (7 november 1896)
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File:Letter-acd-1896-mcclure-study.jpg|link=Letter to McClure about a study|[[Letter to McClure about a study]]<br />(1896)
File:Letter-acd-1896-mcclure-study.jpg|link=Letter to McClure about a study|[[Letter to McClure about a study]]<br />(1896)
File:letter-acd-1896-09-25-byron-society.jpg|link=Letter to the Byron Society|[[Letter to the Byron Society (25 september 1896)|Letter to the Byron Society]]<br />(25 september 1896)


File:Letter-sacd-1897-01-herbert-stone.jpg|link=Letter to Herbert S. Stone|[[Letter to Herbert S. Stone]]<br />(january 1897)
File:Letter-sacd-1897-01-herbert-stone.jpg|link=Letter to Herbert S. Stone|[[Letter to Herbert S. Stone]]<br />(january 1897)
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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)
* [[Letter to Mr Palmer for New Year 1898]] (Christmas 1897)
* [[Letter to Grant Richards (1 october 1899)|Letter to Grant Richards]] (1 october 1899)


== 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)
File:Letter-sacd-undated-from-claremont-to-sir-walter-besant-p1.jpg|link=Letter to Sir Walter Besant|[[Letter to Sir Walter Besant]] (undated)
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File:letter-acd-1900-john-cecil-russell-mcclure.jpg|link=Letter to John Cecil Russell (McClure, Phillips & Co.)|[[Letter to John Cecil Russell (McClure, Phillips & Co.)|Letter to John Cecil Russell<br />about The Great Boer War]]<br />(ca. sept-oct 1900)
File:letter-acd-1900-john-cecil-russell-mcclure.jpg|link=Letter to John Cecil Russell (McClure, Phillips & Co.)|[[Letter to John Cecil Russell (McClure, Phillips & Co.)|Letter to John Cecil Russell<br />about The Great Boer War]]<br />(ca. sept-oct 1900)
File:Letter-sacd-1900-russell-cavalry.jpg|link=Letter to John Cecil Russell (Smith, Elder & Co.)|[[Letter to John Cecil Russell (Smith, Elder & Co.)|Letter to John Cecil Russell<br />about The Great Boer War]]<br />(ca. sept-oct 1900)
File:Letter-sacd-1900-russell-cavalry.jpg|link=Letter to John Cecil Russell (Smith, Elder & Co.)|[[Letter to John Cecil Russell (Smith, Elder & Co.)|Letter to John Cecil Russell<br />about The Great Boer War]]<br />(ca. sept-oct 1900)
File:letter-acd-1900-10-16-interesting-papers.jpg|link=Letter about interesting papers (16 october 1900)|[[Letter about interesting papers (16 october 1900)|Letter about interesting papers]]<br />(16 october 1900)
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File:letter-acd-1903-grant-richards-thanks.jpg|link=Letter to Grant Richards to thank him (1903)|[[Letter to Grant Richards to thank him (1903)|Letter to Grant Richards<br />to thank him]] (undated [1903])
File:letter-acd-1903-grant-richards-thanks.jpg|link=Letter to Grant Richards to thank him (1903)|[[Letter to Grant Richards to thank him (1903)|Letter to Grant Richards<br />to thank him]] (undated [1903])
File:Letter-sacd-to-the-press-about-rifle-competition.jpg|link=Letter to the press about Rifle Competition|[[Letter to the press about Rifle Competition]] (undated [1903])
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File:letter-acd-1904-06-01-robson-hawick.jpg|link=Letter to Mr. Robson (1 june 1904)|[[Letter to Mr. Robson (1 june 1904)|Letter to Mr. Robson]]<br />(1 june 1904)
File:letter-acd-1904-06-01-robson-hawick.jpg|link=Letter to Mr. Robson (1 june 1904)|[[Letter to Mr. Robson (1 june 1904)|Letter to Mr. Robson]]<br />(1 june 1904)
File:postcard-sacd-1904-09-05-robson-verso.jpg|link=Postcard to Mr Robson about a hall in town (5 september 1904)|[[Postcard to Mr Robson about a hall in town]]<br />(5 september 1904)


File:Letter-sacd-1904-09-16-robson.jpg|link=Letter to Mr Robson about a dinner to Balfour|[[Letter to Mr Robson about a dinner to Balfour|Letter to Mr Robson<br />about a dinner to Balfour]]<br />(16 september 1904)
File:Letter-sacd-1904-09-16-robson.jpg|link=Letter to Mr Robson about a dinner to Balfour|[[Letter to Mr Robson about a dinner to Balfour|Letter to Mr Robson<br />about a dinner to Balfour]]<br />(16 september 1904)
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File:letter-acd-xxxx-02-27-mrs-williams-hockey-club.jpg|link=Letter to Mrs. Williams about Hindhead Hockey Club|[[Letter to Mrs. Williams about Hindhead Hockey Club]] (27 february)
File:letter-acd-xxxx-02-27-mrs-williams-hockey-club.jpg|link=Letter to Mrs. Williams about Hindhead Hockey Club|[[Letter to Mrs. Williams about Hindhead Hockey Club]] (27 february)
File:Letter-acd-undated-11-26-caledonian-society.jpg|link=Letter about the Caledonian Society|[[Letter about the Caledonian Society]] (26 november)


File:Letter-SACD-Bram-Stocker-melodrama.jpg|link=Letter to Bram Stoker about a melodrama|[[Letter to Bram Stoker about a melodrama|Letter to Bram Stoker<br />about a melodrama]] (undated)
File:Letter-SACD-Bram-Stocker-melodrama.jpg|link=Letter to Bram Stoker about a melodrama|[[Letter to Bram Stoker about a melodrama|Letter to Bram Stoker<br />about a melodrama]] (undated)


File:Letter-SACD-smith-cyclist.jpg|link=Letter to Smith about The Solitary Cyclist|[[Letter to Smith about The Solitary Cyclist|Letter to Smith<br />about The Solitary Cyclist]] (undated)
File:Letter-SACD-smith-cyclist.jpg|link=Letter to Smith about The Solitary Cyclist|[[Letter to Smith about The Solitary Cyclist|Letter to Smith about The Solitary Cyclist]] (undated)


File:Letter-SACD-Watt-sh-contract.jpg|link=Letter to Watt about Holmes, Newnes and Raffles Haw|[[Letter to Watt about Holmes, Newnes and Raffles Haw]] (undated)
File:Letter-SACD-Watt-sh-contract.jpg|link=Letter to Watt about Holmes, Newnes and Raffles Haw|[[Letter to Watt about Holmes, Newnes and Raffles Haw]] (undated)
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File:Letter-sacd-undershaw-about-exclusive-rights.jpg|link=Letter about exclusive rights|[[Letter about exclusive rights]] (undated)
File:Letter-sacd-undershaw-about-exclusive-rights.jpg|link=Letter about exclusive rights|[[Letter about exclusive rights]] (undated)
File:Letter-sacd-undershaw-about-kind-note.jpg|link=Letter about a kind note|[[Letter about a kind note]] (undated)


File:Letter-sacd-undershaw-to-lacey-about-cricket.jpg|link=Letter to Lacey about cricket|[[Letter to Lacey about cricket]] (undated)
File:Letter-sacd-undershaw-to-lacey-about-cricket.jpg|link=Letter to Lacey about cricket|[[Letter to Lacey about cricket]] (undated)
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File:Letter-sacd-undershaw-to-mrs-whitaker-about-tennis.jpg|link=Letter to Mrs. Whitaker about tennis|[[Letter to Mrs. Whitaker about tennis]] (undated)
File:Letter-sacd-undershaw-to-mrs-whitaker-about-tennis.jpg|link=Letter to Mrs. Whitaker about tennis|[[Letter to Mrs. Whitaker about tennis]] (undated)


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-undershaw-undated-private-martin-hanlon-illness-vc.jpg|link=Letter to Private Martin Hanlon|[[Letter to Private Martin Hanlon]] (undated)
 
File:letter-acd-undershaw-undated-declining-invitation-irish-club.jpg|link=Letter to an Irish club declining invitation|[[Letter to an Irish club declining invitation]] (undated)
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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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File:Letter-SACD-1909-10-04-Carnegie.jpg|link=Letter to Mr Carnegie (4 october 1909)|[[Letter to Mr Carnegie (4 october 1909)|Letter to Mr Carnegie]] (4 october 1909)
File:Letter-SACD-1909-10-04-Carnegie.jpg|link=Letter to Mr Carnegie (4 october 1909)|[[Letter to Mr Carnegie (4 october 1909)|Letter to Mr Carnegie]] (4 october 1909)
File:letter-sacd-1909-10-13-book-congo.jpg|link=Letter about The Crime of the Congo (13 october 1909)|[[Letter about The Crime of the Congo (13 october 1909)|Letter about "The Crime of the Congo"]] (13 october 1909)
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File:Letter-SACD-1911-06-12-reservation.jpg|link=Letter about a reservation (12 june 1911)|[[Letter about a reservation (12 june 1911)|Letter about a reservation]]<br />(12 june 1911)
File:Letter-SACD-1911-06-12-reservation.jpg|link=Letter about a reservation (12 june 1911)|[[Letter about a reservation (12 june 1911)|Letter about a reservation]]<br />(12 june 1911)


File:Letter-sacd-1911-07-24-schwensen.jpg|link=Letter to Mr Schwensen (24 july 1911)|[[Letter to Mr Schwensen (24 july 1911)|Letter to Mr Schwensen]]<br />(24 july 1911)
File:Letter-sacd-1911-07-24-schwensen.jpg|link=Letter about Mr Schwensen (24 july 1911)|[[Letter about Mr Schwensen (24 july 1911)|Letter about Mr Schwensen]]<br />(24 july 1911)
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File:Letter-sacd-1918-10-22-mr-denny.jpg|link=Letter to Mr. Denny (22 october 1918)|[[Letter to Mr. Denny (22 october 1918)|Letter to Mr. Denny]] (22 october 1918)
File:Letter-sacd-1918-10-22-mr-denny.jpg|link=Letter to Mr. Denny (22 october 1918)|[[Letter to Mr. Denny (22 october 1918)|Letter to Mr. Denny]] (22 october 1918)
File:postcard-sacd-1918-f-w-bennett-bristol.jpg|link=Letter to F. W. Bennett (1918)|[[Letter to F. W. Bennett (1918)|Letter to F. W. Bennett]] (1918)
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File:Letter-sacd-undated-windlesham-all-remembrance.jpg|link=Letter with all remembrance (undated)|[[Letter with all remembrance (undated)|Letter with all remembrance]] (undated)
File:notecard-sacd-undated-about-sherlock-holmes-bell-beetons.jpg|link=Notecard about Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Bell and A Study in Scarlet|[[Notecard about Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Bell and A Study in Scarlet]] (undated)
File:notecard-sacd-undated-about-sherlock-holmes-bell-beetons.jpg|link=Notecard about Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Bell and A Study in Scarlet|[[Notecard about Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Bell and A Study in Scarlet]] (undated)


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File:Notecard-sacd-undated-to-lord-gorell-about-small-maynard.jpg|link=Notecard to Lord Gorell about Small, Maynard & Co.|[[Notecard to Lord Gorell about Small, Maynard & Co.]] (undated)
File:Notecard-sacd-undated-to-lord-gorell-about-small-maynard.jpg|link=Notecard to Lord Gorell about Small, Maynard & Co.|[[Notecard to Lord Gorell about Small, Maynard & Co.]] (undated)
File:Notecard-sacd-undated-charming-article.jpg|link=Notecard about a charming article|[[Notecard about a charming article]] (undated)


File:notecard-sacd-undated-pan-germania.jpg|link=Notecard about Pan Germania|[[Notecard about Pan Germania]] (undated)
File:notecard-sacd-undated-pan-germania.jpg|link=Notecard about Pan Germania|[[Notecard about Pan Germania]] (undated)
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== From Hotel Metropole, London (1908-1915) ==
== From Hotel Metropole, London (1908-1915) ==
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== From Grand Hotel, Lyndhurst, New Forest (1912) ==
== From Grand Hotel, Lyndhurst, New Forest (1912) ==


* [[Rubber Atrocities. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on the Congo Position]] (3 march 1912)  
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File:letter-sacd-1912-03-01-scar.jpg|link=Letter about a scar (1 march 1912)|[[Letter about a scar (1 march 1912)|Letter about a scar]] (1 march 1912)
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* [[Rubber Atrocities. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on the Congo Position]] (3 march 1912)
 




== From Princes Hotel, Brighton (1912) ==
== From Princes Hotel, Brighton (1912) ==


* [[Our Olympic Failure]] (~22 july 1912)
* [[Letter From Sir A. Conan Doyle (22 july 1912)|Letter From Sir A. Conan Doyle]] (~22 july 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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* [[Dickens and our Blinded Heroes]] (1 july 1918)  
* [[Dickens and our Blinded Heroes]] (1 july 1918)  
== From Queen's Hotel, Eastbourne (ca. 1919) ==
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File:Letter-sacd-queen-s-hotel-eastbourne-recto.jpg|link=Letter about a spirit photograph with his supposedly son|[[Letter about a spirit photograph with his supposedly son]] (ca. 1919)
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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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* [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Mr. Harry Price]] (29 september 1928)
* [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Mr. Harry Price]] (29 september 1928)
* [[Letter to Harry Price (4 october 1928)|Letter to Harry Price]] (4 october 1928)
* [[Letter to Harry Price (4 october 1928)|Letter to Harry Price]] (4 october 1928)
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File:Notecard-sacd-1929-04-12-rendezvous-goodwin-smith-verso.jpg|link=Notecard about a rendezvous with R. Goodwin Smith (12 april 1929)|[[Notecard about a rendezvous with R. Goodwin Smith (12 april 1929)|Notecard about a rendezvous with R. Goodwin Smith]] (12 april 1929)
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* [[Hardened Offenders (20 june 1929)|Hardened Offenders]] (18 june 1929)
* [[Hardened Offenders (20 june 1929)|Hardened Offenders]] (18 june 1929)


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File:Notecard-sacd-undated-pamphlet-and-interview-recto.jpg|link=Notecard about a pamphlet and an interview|[[Notecard about a pamphlet and an interview]] (undated)
File:Notecard-sacd-undated-kinross-tony-hewitt-recto.jpg|link=Notecard to Albert Kinross about Tony Hewitt|[[Notecard to Albert Kinross about Tony Hewitt]] (undated)
File:Notecard-sacd-undated-kinross-tony-hewitt-recto.jpg|link=Notecard to Albert Kinross about Tony Hewitt|[[Notecard to Albert Kinross about Tony Hewitt]] (undated)


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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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* [[Police Evidence and Mediums]] (~6 october 1927)
* [[Police Evidence and Mediums]] (~6 october 1927)
* [[Letter to Harry Price (5 september 1928)|Letter to Harry Price]] (5 september 1928)
* [[Letter to Harry Price (5 september 1928)|Letter to Harry Price]] (5 september 1928)
* [[Spiritualism and the Law]] (19 september 1928)
* [[The Eternal March]] (~22 september 1928)
* [[The Eternal March]] (~22 september 1928)


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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:postcard-sacd-ca1925-1930-psychic-inquisitions-recto.jpg|link=Postcard about Psychic Inquisitions (ca. 1925-1930)|[[Postcard about Psychic Inquisitions (ca. 1925-1930)|Postcard about Psychic Inquisitions]]<br />(undated)
File:postcard-sacd-ca1925-1930-psychic-inquisitions-recto.jpg|link=Postcard about Psychic Inquisitions (ca. 1925-1930)|[[Postcard about Psychic Inquisitions (ca. 1925-1930)|Postcard about Psychic Inquisitions]]<br />(undated)
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== From Queen's Hotel, Eastbourne (ca. 1926-1930) ==
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File:Letter-sacd-queen-s-hotel-eastbourne-recto.jpg|link=Letter about a spirit photograph with his supposedly son|[[Letter about a spirit photograph with his supposedly son]] (ca. 1926-1930)
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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) ==
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* [[The following messages have been received from Distinguished Members and Graduates of the University]] (8 july 1915)
* [[The following messages have been received from Distinguished Members and Graduates of the University]] (8 july 1915)
* [[On the Battle of Gheluvelt]] (22 july 1915)
* [[On the Battle of Gheluvelt]] (22 july 1915)
* [[British Messages to the United States]] (2 august 1915)
* [[A Year of War]] (2 august 1915)
* [[Compulsory National Service (23 august 1915)|Compulsory National Service]] (21 august 1915)
* [[Compulsory National Service (23 august 1915)|Compulsory National Service]] (21 august 1915)
* [[Compulsory National Service (25 august 1915)|Compulsory National Service]] (25 august 1915)
* [[Compulsory National Service (25 august 1915)|Compulsory National Service]] (25 august 1915)
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* [[Some Journalistic Inquiries]] (22 december 1923)
* [[Some Journalistic Inquiries]] (22 december 1923)
* [[Special New Year Message to the Readers of Two Worlds]] (4 january 1924)
* [[Special New Year Message to the Readers of Two Worlds]] (4 january 1924)
* [[Sir Adolph Tuck's 70th Birthday]] (11 february 1924)
* [[Conan Doyle and the Spirit Messages]] (16 february 1924)
* [[Conan Doyle and the Spirit Messages]] (16 february 1924)
* [[Spirit Message]] (1 march 1924)
* [[Spirit Message]] (1 march 1924)
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* [[Spiritualism. The Myers Experiment]] (22 september 1928)
* [[Spiritualism. The Myers Experiment]] (22 september 1928)
* [[Psychic Fraud. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Resents a Test of His Credulity]] (22 september 1928)
* [[Psychic Fraud. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Resents a Test of His Credulity]] (22 september 1928)
* [[Alloquia]] (27 september 1928)
* [[Does Spiritualism Really Matter?]] (17 november 1928)
* [[Does Spiritualism Really Matter?]] (17 november 1928)
* [[The Bible and Spiritualism. Dr. Conan Doyle's Rejoinder]] (19 november 1928)
* [[The Bible and Spiritualism. Dr. Conan Doyle's Rejoinder]] (19 november 1928)

Latest revision as of 20:49, 23 February 2024

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)











Undated

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)





Undated


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

Davos





Maloja



Caux




From 23 Oakley Street, Chelsea (1895)


From Egypt (1895-1896)




From Mena House Hotel, Cairo, Egypt (1896)


From 4 Southsea Terrace, Southsea (1896)


From Greyswood Beeches, Haslemere (1896-1899)



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 Queen's Hotel, Eastbourne (ca. 1919)


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 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...