Conan Doyle papers discovered in London
A lost hoard of personal papers belonging to the legendary Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle has been discovered in the offices of a legal firm in London, it emerged today.
The collection of 3,000 items, which went missing 40 years ago during a legal dispute over his estate, includes personal letters, notes and hand-written manuscripts – 80% of which have never been published.