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Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 [What can one possibly say...]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.088 Author/Creator: Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 Place Written: Windlesham, England Type: Autograph quotation signed Date: circa 1920-1930 Pagination: 1 card Height: 3.8 cm, Width: 7.6 cm Order a Copy

Written on imprinted card: "What can one possibly say that / if they have been in any way / needy or unhappy one prays that the / future has compensation in store." Date of document assumed because Doyle's interest in spiritualism emerged after the death of his son in WWI.

Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930

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