ShadesWolf
05-14-2004, 11:25
Link to article on BBC Website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3710475.stm)
Quote[/b] ]A lost collection of personal papers belonging to Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle goes on show for the first time on Thursday.
The papers and other artefacts include a first sketch of Sherlock Holmes in the novel A Study in Scarlet.
The papers, found in the offices of a London legal firm, went missing during a dispute over his estate 40 years ago.
The collection, valued at about £1.5m, is on display at Christie's in London - it will be auctioned on 19 May.
Personal effects
The collection of 3,000 items includes personal letters and hand-written manuscripts - 80% of which have never been published.
So are you a Sherlock Holmes fan, or is it a big 'No No'
Quote[/b] ]A lost collection of personal papers belonging to Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle goes on show for the first time on Thursday.
The papers and other artefacts include a first sketch of Sherlock Holmes in the novel A Study in Scarlet.
The papers, found in the offices of a London legal firm, went missing during a dispute over his estate 40 years ago.
The collection, valued at about £1.5m, is on display at Christie's in London - it will be auctioned on 19 May.
Personal effects
The collection of 3,000 items includes personal letters and hand-written manuscripts - 80% of which have never been published.
So are you a Sherlock Holmes fan, or is it a big 'No No'