James Ryan was Arthur Conan Doyle's oldest friend whom he met at Stonyhurst School. His letters discuss Conan Doyle's literary work and Ryan often supplies technical and linguistic details for a whole variety of subjects which Conan Doyle adds to his writing. The letters also mention the Oscar Sl...
Letters to Jean Conan Doyle from Arthur Conan Doyle
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Jean and Arthur met in 1897 and married in 1907. Together they had 3 children, Denis, Malcolm (called Adrian) and Lina (called Jean or Billy). The letters talk about Arthur's lecture tours of America and Canada, Arthur's health, The Psychic Bookshop, spiritualist meetings, thier children and ge...
Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle
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Autograph letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his mother Mary Doyle. Arthur Conan Doyle shared almost every aspect of his life with his mother and in these letters they discuss Arthur's personal relationships, his medical career, his literary career, financial matters, the rest of the family, t...
Letters from Arthur Conan Doyle to his brother Innes Doyle
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Letters sent to Innes Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle. Innes was Arthur's younger brother and spent periods of time living with him. The letters are very open and Arthur discusses many important matters with his brother, such as feelings for Jean Leckie whilst his wife is still alive. Arthur sends...