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Here is a list of known manuscripts written by Arthur Conan Doyle. The list is limited to his works (fictions, articles, essays, poems). For other handwritten items, see Dedicaces, Letters, drawings and paintings and other writings.

Alphabetical order.


A Day at Borstal (1921)

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A Day at Borstal Article Written on 19 december 1921 13 pages

Manuscript

Admiral Denver

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Admiral Denver Play Undated 7 pages

A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus (1899)

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A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus Novel Written in 1899 ~220 pages Private collection

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.11.2003 Christie's (London) 6853 49 £30,000 - £40,000 £30,000 £35,850

Manuscript

A Forgotten Tale

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A Forgotten Tale Poem 3 pages Held by The Newberry Library

A Glimpse of the Army (1900)

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A Glimpse of the Army Article Written in 1900 13 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.11.2003 Christie's (London) 6853 50 £3,000 - £5,000 £3,500 £4,182.50

An Alpine Pass on "Ski"

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An Alpine Pass on "Ski" Article Undated 12 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 76 £2,000 - £3,000 £5,500 £6,572

Manuscript

A Regimental Scandal

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A Regimental Scandal Short story 1891~1892 18 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
26-27.03.1934 Sotheby's 48 £20
22.03.1966 Parke-Bernet (NY) 184 $600 Bought by Adrian Conan Doyle
29.05.1986 Christies (London) 192

Manuscript

An essay On the Intemperance of our Country

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An essay On the Intemperance of our Country... Essay Undated 42 pages Held by Toronto Public Library (2010~)

Angels of Darkness (1889-1890)

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Angels of Darkness Play Written 1889-1890 5 booklets Held by Toronto Public Library (1992~)

An Iconoclast

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An Iconoclast Short story Undated 9 pages Held by Haverford College (PA, USA)

An Impression of the Regency

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An Impression of the Regency Short story Written ca. 1896 8 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 18 £1,500 - £2,000 £1,500 £1,792 [1]

A Scandal in Bohemia

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A Scandal in Bohemia Short story

Manuscript

A Shadow Before (1898)

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A Shadow Before Short story Written in 1898 14 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
30.01.1923 American Art Assoc. (New York) 240
22.03.1966 Parke-Bernet (New York) 180
10.12.1993 Sotheby's (New York) 315 $3,250 $3,738
12.06.2019 Christie's (New York) 17037 171 $8,000 - $10,000 $11,000 $13,750

Manuscript

A Study in Scarlet

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A Study in Scarlet Novel Written 1885~1886

Manuscript

A Synopsis of Geology

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A Synopsis of Geology Lecture Undated 23 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 87 £1,000 - £1,500 £1,100 £1,314 [2]

Bendy's Sermon

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Bendy's Sermon Poem

Manuscript

Brigadier Gerard at Waterloo

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Brigadier Gerard at Waterloo Short story Written ca. 1903 79 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.11.2003 Christie's (London) 6853 51 £30,000 - £50,000 --- Unsold
28.03.2006 Bonham's (London) 13809 70 £15,000 - £20,000 --- Unsold

Manuscript

Crabbe's Practice (ca. 1884)

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Crabbe's Practice Short story Written ca. 1884 19 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 10 £3,000 - £5,000 £5,000 £5,975

Danger! (1914)

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Danger! Short story Written on 21 april 1914 42 pages Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5289

Foreign Policy (1892)

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Foreign Policy Play Written in 1892 24 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 39 £8,000 - £12,000 --- Unsold

Giant Maximin

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Giant Maximin Short story Undated 18 pages Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5094

His Last Bow (1917)

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His Last Bow Short story Written on 7 march 1917 24 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.06.2008 Sotheby's (New York) 8455 50 [3] $150,000 - $250,000 --- Unsold

Manuscript

How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear

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How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear Short story Written ca. 1902 42 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.11.2003 Christie's (London) 6853 52 £15,000 - £20,000 --- Unsold
28.03.2006 Bonham's (London) 13809 71 £8,000 - £12,000 --- Unsold

Manuscript

How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom

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How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom Short story Undated 21 pages Held by the British Library (2015~)

How the Brigadier Captured Saragossa

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How the Brigadier Captured Saragossa Short story Undated 23 pages Held by the New York Public Library

How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom (1895)

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How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom Short story Written on 31 may 1895 23 pages Held by the British Library (2015~)

How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk

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How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk Short story Undated 21 pages Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5291

How the Brigadier Saved the Army

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How the Brigadier Saved the Army Short story Undated 48 pages Held by the New York Public Library

How the Brigadier Slew the Brothers of Ajaccio

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How the Brigadier Slew the Brothers of Ajaccio Short story Undated 24 pages Held by the British Library (2015~)

How the Brigadier Took the Field Against the Marshal Millefleurs

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How the Brigadier Took the Field Against the Marshal Millefleurs Short story Undated 22 pages Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5285

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
17.04.1999 Swann Auction Galleries (NY) 44 ?

How the King Held the Brigadier

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How the King Held the Brigadier Short story Undated 26 pages Held by the British Library (2015~)

Manuscript

How Watson Learned the Trick

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How Watson Learned the Trick Short story Written in 1922 33 miniature pages Held by Windsor Castle

Manuscript

In Memoriam (1883)

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In Memoriam Poem

Manuscript

Life on a Greenland Whaler (1896)

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Life on a Greenland Whaler Article Undated 24 pages
  • Mostly about 168x203 mm, essentially quarto sheets separated in half with slight variation in height (some letters grazed, signature a little faded and blotted, some margins irregular, old holes and faint creasing at upper left corners from a binder clip); black ink on lined paper with Doyle's customary sparse revisions, each leaf tipped at left edge to a small quarto sheet, bound with portrait in full black morocco gilt by Stikeman (cover repaired).

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised Seller
13.02.1923 Anderson Galleries 257 David G. Joyce
10.11.1932 Anderson Galleries 34
25.04.1995 Christie's (New York) 135 $3,500 - $4,500 $7,500 $9,200 Philip M. Neufeld
06.10.2022 Christie's (New York) 19289 125 $12,000 - $18,000

Tales of the High Seas (c. 1896)

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Tales of the High Seas Short Stories Undated 23 pages
  • Mostly about 167x204mm, essentially quarto sheets separated in half with slight variations in height and width (some letters just grazed, some margins irregular, old holes and faint creasing at upper left corners from a brass tack, ink a little faded or blotted in a handful of places, very minor finger soiling); black ink on lined paper; each leaf tipped at left margin to larger sheet measuring 230 x 220mm, bound in full black morocco gilt by Stikeman.

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised Seller
13.02.1923 Anderson Galleries 260 David G. Joyce
17.05.1996 Christie's (New York) 74
06.10.2022 Christie's (New York) 19289 126 $12,000 - $18,000

Log of the S. S. Hope (1880)

Infos
Log of the S. S. Hope Diary 28 february 1880 - 11 august 1880 195 pages

Location

The diary belongs to the Anna Conan Doyle heirs.

Memories and Adventures (1923)

Infos
Memories and Adventures Autobiography Signed 19 dec 1923 396 pages Held by Mount Holyoke College

Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his Friends (1927)

Infos
Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his Friends Preface Written in january 1927 3 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
20.09.2012 Freeman's (New York) 1438 216 $5,000 - $8,000 $64,400 $80,500

Manuscript

Mrs. Thompson (1913)

Infos
Mrs. Thompson Play Written in 1913 128 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 49 £5,000 - £8,000 --- Unsold

Manuscript

Notes from a Strange Mailbag

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Notes from a Strange Mailbag Essay Undated 22 pages Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5356

Recent Psychic Evidence

Infos
Recent Psychic Evidence Article Undated 7 pages Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5288

Rodney Stone (ca. 1895)

Infos
Rodney Stone Novel Undated 531 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
09.04.2016 Bonham's (New York) 23644 13 $80,000 - $120,000 --- Unsold

Manuscript

Shakespeare's Expostulation (1908-1909)

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Shakespeare's Expostulation Poem Written ca. 1908~1909 23 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
10.07.2019 Christie's (London) 17200 580 £1,000 - £1,500 £1,700 £2,125

Manuscript

Sir Nigel (1905)

Infos
Sir Nigel Novel Written in 1905 388 pages Held by The Morgan Library (NY, USA)

Some Personalia About Mr. Sherlock Holmes (1917)

Infos
Some Personalia About Mr. Sherlock Holmes Article Written on 9 sept [1917] 10 pages Held by Toronto Public Library (2010~)

The Adventure of Black Peter (1903)

Infos
The Adventure of Black Peter Short story Written on 26 july 1903 23 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.06.2014 Christie's (New York) 2861 222 [4] $250,000 - $350,000 $260,000 $317,000

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Worst Man in London (ca. 1904)

Infos
The Adventure of the Worst Man in London
The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
Short story Written in 1903~1904 22 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
30.01.1923 American Art Association (New York) 246
1940s Scribner Auction
1975 House of El Dieff (New York)
09.06.1999 Christie's (New York) 98 $75,000 - $95,000 $200,000 $244,500 [5]

Manuscript

The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place

Infos
The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place Short story

The Adventure of the Abbey Grange

Infos
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange Short story

The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier

Infos
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier Short story

The Adventure of the Creeping Man (1923)

Infos
The Adventure of the Creeping Man Short story Written ca. 1923 44 pages

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Crooked Man

Infos
The Adventure of the Crooked Man Short story

The Adventure of the Dancing Men (1903)

Infos
The Adventure of the Dancing Men Short story Undated 54 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
18.04.2018 Heritage Auctions (Dallas) 6196 47156 no estimate $250,000 $312,500

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Devil's Foot

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The Adventure of the Devil's Foot Short story

The Adventure of the Dying Detective (1913)

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The Adventure of the Dying Detective Short story Written on 27 july 1913 18 pages

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Empty House

Infos
The Adventure of the Empty House Short story

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Final Problem

Infos
The Adventure of the Final Problem Short story

The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez

Infos
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez Short story

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter

Infos
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter Short story Undated 34 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
18.12.1964 Christie's (London) ?
1980s Sold to Lew Feldman on behalf of Adrian Conan Doyle
05.05.1982 Christie's 102 --- Unsold?
09.04.2016 Bonham's (New York) 23644 12 $380,000 - $420,000 --- Unsold
21.07.2020 Sotheby's (New York) 10394 138 $350,000 - $450,000 --- Unsold
16.07.2022 Heritage Auctions (Dallas) 6258 42005 $100,000 --- TBD

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (1924)

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The Adventure of the Illustrious Client Short story Written july 1924 38 pages Held by The National Library of Scotland

The Adventure of the Lion's Mane

Infos
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane Short story

The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone

Infos
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone Short story

The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter

Infos
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter Short story Undated 25 pages Held by the British Library

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual

Infos
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual Short story

The Adventure of the Naval Treaty

Infos
The Adventure of the Naval Treaty Short story

The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor

Infos
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor Short story

The Adventure of the Norwood Builder

Infos
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder Short story

The Adventure of the Priory School

Infos
The Adventure of the Priory School Short story

The Adventure of the Red Circle

Infos
The Adventure of the Red Circle Short story

The Adventure of the Reigate Squire

Infos
The Adventure of the Reigate Squire Short story

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 15 £5,000 - £8,000 £24,000 £28,680 [6]

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Retired Colourman

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The Adventure of the Retired Colourman Short story Undated 18 pages Held by the British Library (1997~)

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Second Stain

Infos
The Adventure of the Second Stain Short story Held by Haverford College, courtesy of Christopher Morley.

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

Infos
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons Short story

The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist

Infos
The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist Short story 42 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
16.11.2004 Sotheby's (New York) 8012 509 $200,000 - $300,000 $300,000 $344,000 [7]

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

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The Adventure of the Speckled Band Short story

The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk

Infos
The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk Short story

The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire (1924)

Infos
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire Short story Written ca. august 1923 24 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
09.06.2004 Christie's (New York) 1388 58 $150,000 - $200,000 $350,000 $399,500

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Three Gables

Infos
The Adventure of the Three Gables Short story Written ca. 1926 31 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
21.06.2007 Sotheby's (New York) 8330 104 $350,000 - $500,000 --- Unsold

Manuscript

The Adventure of the Three Garridebs

Infos
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs Short story

The Adventure of the Three Students

Infos
The Adventure of the Three Students Short story

The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger

Infos
The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger Short story

The American's Story

Infos
The American's Story Short story Written in 1879-80 30 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 9 $8,000 - $12,000 $11,000 $13,145 [8]

Manuscript

The Ballad of the Eurydice

Infos
The Ballad of the Eurydice Poem 3 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
10.12.1993 Sotheby's (New York) --- Unsold

The Black Hawk (undated)

Infos
The Black Hawk Play Undated 9 pages

The Bully of Brocas Court

Infos
The Bully of Brocas Court Short story 27 pages
  • 202x161mm, ink on lined paper, numbered in pencil in another hand, fastened with brass tack at upper left corner (some spotting and soiling, most visible on first and final pages; center crease throughout; ink a little faded in some places; final page with a little creasing and a couple short closed tears). Quarter morocco clamshell case.

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
10.12.1993 Sotheby's (New York) 320 $6,500 $7,475
06.10.2022 Christie's (New York) 19289 128 $15,000-$20,000

The Coming of the Huns

Infos
The Coming of the Huns Short story Undated 12 pages Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5354

The Criminal (undated)

Infos
The Criminal Play Undated 12 pages

The Crown Diamond (Undated)

Infos
The Crown Diamond Play Undated 25 pages Held by Toronto Public Library (2010~)

The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax

Infos
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax Short story

The Edge of the Unknown

Infos
The Edge of the Unknown Essay

Manuscript

The Fires of Fate (undated)

Infos
The Fires of Fate Play Undated 72 pages Private collection

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 45 £3,000 - £5,000 ? ?


The Flights of Dr Curtius (undated)

Infos
The Flights of Dr Curtius Play Undated 14 pages

The Genius of George Meredith (1888)

Infos
The Genius of George Meredith Lecture Written in 1888 24 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 104 £4,000 - £6,000 £4,000 £4,780

Manuscript

The Great Shadow

Infos
The Great Shadow Novel Undated 191 pages Held by Harry Ransom Center

The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe (ca. 1877)

Infos
The Haunted Grange of Goresthorpe Short story Written ca. 1877 24 pages Held by The National Library of Scotland

Manuscript

The Home-Coming

Infos
The Home-Coming Short story Undated 17 pages Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5292

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
10.12.1993 Sotheby's (New York) $3,250 $3,738

The Horror of the Heights

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The Horror of the Heights Short story Undated 18 pages Held by University of Minnesota

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901)

Infos
The Hound of the Baskervilles Novel Written in may-july 1901 35 pages left

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
16.11.2004 Sotheby's (New York) 8012 507 [9] $18,000 - $25,000 $65,000 $78,000
03.12.2011 I.&L. Goldberg (L.A.) 66 183 [9] $115,000 - $125,000 --- Unsold
07.12.2012 Christie's (New York) 2607 131 [10] $60,000 - $80,000 $130,000 $158,500
11.04.2016 Bonham's (New York) 23644 14 [9] $100,000 - $150,000 --- Unsold
16.06.2016 Christie's (New York) 12260 91 [11] $80,000 - $120,000 --- Unsold
11.07.2019 Profiles in History (Calabasas) 104 49 [9] $120,000 - $150,000 --- Unsold
06.11.2021 Heritage Auctions (Dallas) 6243 47171 [9] $85,000 - $170,000 $340,000 $423,000

Manuscript

The King of the Foxes

Infos
The King of the Foxes Short story Undated 9 pages Held by Dartmouth College (NH, USA)

The Land of Mist

Infos
The Land of Mist Novel Written oct 1924 - feb 1925 277 bound leaves (+ 9 for chapter XIII)

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
22.11.1955 Parke-Bernet (New York)
22.03.1966 Parke-Bernet (New York)
10.07.2019 Christie's (London) 17200 581 £3,000 - £5,000 £11,000 £13,750
30.07.2020 Christie's (London) 18887 39 £50,000 - £80,000 £38,000 £47,500

Manuscript

The Last Galley (1910)

Infos
The Last Galley Short story Written on 8 feb 1910 10 pages Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5287

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
10.12.1993 Sotheby's (New York) $2,750 $3,163

The Last of the Legions

Infos
The Last of the Legions Short story Undated 9 pages Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5353

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
10.12.1993 Sotheby's (New York) $3,250 $3,738

The Last Resource

Infos
The Last Resource Short story Held by a private collector (2004~)

The Leather Funnel

Infos
The Leather Funnel Short story Undated 15 pages Held by The Newberry Library, MS 5290

The Lost World

Infos
The Lost World Novel Undated ~300 pages Held by the New York Public Library

The Man with the Twisted Lip

Infos
The Man with the Twisted Lip Short story

The Maracot Deep (1927)

Infos
The Maracot Deep Novel Written in 1927 143 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.11.2003 Christie's (London) 6853 54 £30,000 - £50,000 --- Unsold

The Marriage of the Brigadier

Infos
The Marriage of the Brigadier Short story Undated 10 pages Held by the Toronto Public Library (2013~)

The Medal of Brigadier Gerard

Infos
The Medal of Brigadier Gerard Short story 1891~1894 41 pages Held by the British Library (2015~)

Manuscript

The Narrative of John Smith (ca. 1880)

Infos
The Narrative of John Smith Novel Re-written between 1884~1893 155 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 11 £40,000 - £60,000 £38,000 £47,800

Manuscript

The New Nuctemeron (1930)

Infos
The New Nuctemeron, The Twelve Hours of Apollonius of Tyana Introduction Written in 1930 1 page

Manuscript

The Nightmare Room

Infos
The Nightmare Room Short story Undated 8 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.03.2015 Swann Auction Galleries (NY) 2376 186 $3,000 - $4,000 $9,000 $12,250

Manuscript

The Old Testament (1928)

Infos
The Old Testament Lecture Written on 14 august 1928 9½ pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 28 £500 - £800 £2,000 £2,390 [12]

The Parish Magazine

Infos
The Parish Magazine Short story Undated 11 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.03.2015 Swann Auction Galleries (NY) 2376 187 $3,000 - $4,000 $8,000 $10,400

Manuscript

The Passage of the Red Sea (1873)

Infos
The Passage of the Red Sea Poem Written on 14 november 1873

Manuscript

The Prisoner's Defence (ca. 1915)

Infos
The Prisoner's Defence Short story Undated 13 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
11.04.2016 Bonham's (New York) 23644 16 $20,000 - $30,000 --- Unsold

Manuscript

The Problem of Thor Bridge (ca. 1921)

Infos
The Problem of Thor Bridge Short story Undated 48 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
11.04.2016 Bonham's (New York) 23644 17 $250,000 - $350,000 $215,000 $269,000

Manuscript

The Rattle of the Bicycles (undated)

Infos
The Rattle of the Bicycles Poem Undated 1 page

Manuscript

The Red Star

Infos
The Red Star Short story Undated 11 pages Held by a private collector (2004~)

The Refugees (1891)

Infos
The Refugees Novel Dated january 1891 414 pages Held by Brigham Young University

Manuscript

The Romance of Medicine

Infos
The Romance of Medicine Article Undated 19 pages Held by The Newberry Library

The Sign of Four

Infos
The Sign of Four Novel

Manuscript

The Spiritualism Movement (1926)

Infos
The Spiritualism Movement Essay Written ca. 1926 2 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
04.05.2017 Swann Auction Gallery (Los Angeles) 2446 345 $3,500 - $5,000 --- Unsold

Manuscript

The Stark Munro Letters

Infos
The Stark Munro Letters Novel Written ca. 1894

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 14 £1,000 - £1,500 £2,500 £2,988 [13]

Manuscript

The Story of a Bengal Tiger (ca. 1885)

Infos
The Story of a Bengal Tiger Short story Written ca. 1885 Fragment of 36 words

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 2 £3,000 - £5,000 £4,300 £5,378 [14]

Manuscript

The Story of [S]Pedegue's Dropper

Infos
The Story of Spedegue's Dropper Short story Undated 25 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
26.05.2011 Bloomsbury Auctions (London) 35815 293 £4,000 - £6,000 £15,000 £18,300
10.07.2018 Sotheby's (London) 18416 70 £10,000 - £15,000 £10,000 £12,500

Manuscript

The Terror of Blue John Gap

Infos
The Terror of Blue John Gap Short story Undated ? Held by Dartmouth College (NH, USA)

The Undiscovered Country (1918)

Infos
The Undiscovered Country Introduction Written on 20 march [1918] 2 pages Held by Richard J. Sveum private collection

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
17.04.2002 Christie's (New York) 1104 210 $2,500 - $3,500 $2,750 $3,346

Manuscript

The Valley of Fear

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The Valley of Fear Novel

The Vital Message (c. 1918-1919)

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The Vital Message Essay 16 november [c. 1918-1919] 67 pages
  • Most 322x202mm but many cut in half or shorter; pencil, black, and violet ink on mostly lined paper; organized in five sections, each fastened with a brass tack at top left corner (some foxing and minor soiling, light edgewear in some places). Full morocco clamshell box.

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
10.12.1993 Sotheby's (New York) 319 $6,000 $6,900
06.10.2022 Christie's (New York) 19289 127 $15,000 - $25,000

Manuscript

The Voyage of Copley Banks

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The Voyage of Copley Banks Short story Private collection (2004~)

The Voyage of the Flowery Land (1899)

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The Voyage of the "Flowery Land" Short story Written in 1899 13 pages Held by The Morgan Library (1978~)

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
08.03.1978 Christie's (London) 333 ?

The Waterloo Play (undated)

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The Waterloo Play Play Undated 15 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.05.2004 Christie's (London) 6972 42 £8,000 - £12,000 --- Unsold [15]

Manuscript

The White Company (1891)

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The White Company Novel

Manuscript

Through the Veil

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Through the Veil Short story Undated 6 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.03.2015 Swann Auction Galleries (NY) 2376 185 $3,000 - $4,000 $5,200 $6,500

Manuscript

Uncle Bernac

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Uncle Bernac Novel Undated 122 pages Held by Roy Pilot private collection (2002~)

Ypres (1915)

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Ypres Poem Written in september 1915 4 pages

Auctions

Date (d/m/y) Auction House Sale Lot Estimated price Hammer price Price realised
19.11.2003 Christie's (London) 6853 53 £2,000 - £3,000 --- Unsold
28.03.2006 Bonham's (London) 13809 72 £2,000 - £3,000 £900 £1,080

Manuscript

Published facsimile

Sorted by publishing date.




  1. Bought by Classic Bindings, a bookseller.
  2. Lot also included a 49-page autograph manuscript, a course of reading devised for Lady Jean Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle.
  3. Lot included only 13 pages (of 24) : pages 1-4, 7-8, 11-13, 15, 18, and 23-24.
  4. The sale included also an autographed letter by Conan Doyle to presumably Peter F. Collier dated december 1908. Inscribed "To Mr. Collier with best Xmas wishes, December 1908 from Arthur Conan Doyle."
  5. Sold with an original drawing of the character Charles Augustus Milverton, made by Frederic Dorr Steele in 1904 and published with the story in its first appearance in Collier's. Pen-and ink and black crayon on paper, 225 x 185mm.
  6. The lot was only a fragment with the last 11 lines of the manuscript. Bought by Dr. Constantine Rossakis.
  7. The manuscript sold had only the firt 40 pages (of 42).
  8. The lot also included other notes and verse in a notebook entitled "Notes on Medicine Session 1879-80". Lot bought by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 1 leaf only (header page of chapter 13).
  10. 1 leaf only (page from chapter 12 beginning with "than before").
  11. 1 leaf only (page from chapter 5).
  12. Bought by The Newberry Library (Chicago, USA).
  13. Auction for a fragment and notes only.
  14. The lot also included an autograph letter signed by Conan Doyle's mother, Mary Doyle, to Jean Conan Doyle, and an autograph note by Mary Doyle concerning the fragment and printed copy of Conan Doyle's essay 'My First Book VI. - Juvenilia' in The Idler, January 1893, Vol. 2, pp. 633-640, with his alterations for a future edition.
  15. The lot included also a typescript "Sir Charles Tregellis".