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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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* [[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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'''Undated'''
* [[Letter to Gwynne]]




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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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* [[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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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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== From Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere (1897-1907) ==
== From Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere (1897-1907) ==
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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-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-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-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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== From 14 Rossetti Mansions, Chelsea (< 1898) ==
== From 14 Rossetti Mansions, Chelsea (< 1898) ==
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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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* [[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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* [[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)

Revision as of 21:49, 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...