Record

RefNoACS/1/3/1/5
AltRefNo84539
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Arthur] Conan Doyle, 15 Buckingham Palace Mansions, S.W., to [Alan Archibald] Campbell Swinton
CreatorDoyle; Sir; Arthur Ignatius Conan (1859-1930); British writer and physician
Date4 October 1926
Description'The tone of your original letter to the press has made it difficult for me to communicate with you personally, and has caused me in turn to assume a rather more acid tone than is usual with me. There seems however to be one point of honest misconception which I could clear up. When it was proposed that the photo be shown on the M part I was naturally eager to have it done. Why should I not be? The Hm & Russell, their representative, came to see me and he examined it. He said it would not reproduce without touching up, which seemed objectionable to both of us. A day or so later I thought that in any case I had best send it in, as otherwise it would seem that I was unwilling. I therefore did so but repeated what in the first instance they had themselves said. You will see therefore, that though I might have expressed myself more clearly, nonetheless what I said was in accordance with fact. Postscript: From first to last I have never claimed more than is actually written on the back of the photo.'
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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