Conan Doyle's Readings
Conan Doyle's Readings is an article published in The Sun (New York) on 13 november 1894.
Report of the lecture "Readings and Reminiscences" given by Arthur Conan Doyle on 12 november 1894 at the Daly's Theatre (New York, USA).
Report
CONAN DOYLE'S READINGS.
Cordially Received By a Sympathetic Audience at Daly's.
A morning audience which was almost entirely feminine, followed Dr. A. Conan Doyle through an hour and a half of reading and reminiscence at Daly's Theatre yesterday. His lecture was interrupted throughout by gentle outbursts of gloved applause, and the mention of his most popular works was certain to be followed by as emphatic expression of enthusiasm us the ladies were capable of creating.
Dr. Doyle spoke as pleasantly and interestingly of his life and works as he has in previous lectures, beginning wit his childish recollections of Thackeray and ending with the reading of his latest story, as yet unpublished in book form. In the mention of his friend Sherlock Holmes, he read a scene from that popular hero's adventures, and told of the sympathy which what he described as his "scurvy treatment" of this popular person had awakened in his readers' minds. His talk and readings were as pleasant as those which have been heard before, interesting in their revelation of the author's hearty and agreeable personality. There will be two other "talks and reminiscences" to-morrow and Friday mornings at 11 o'clock.
