British writer, and creator of Sherlock Holmes, the best-known detective in literature and the embodiment of deductive reasoning. Doyle himself believed in fairies and was very interested in occultism. Sherlock Holmes stories have been translated into more than 50 languages. ALS signed “A. Conan Doyle,” one page, 4.25 x 7, Greyswood Beeches, Haslemere letterhead, undated, likely late 1896. In part: “My dear Ainslie, All good wishes for ‘97. When I do come up I’ll call and take my chance of finding you in. There was an absurd article in the Saturday last week by Max Beerhbohm about dandies in connection with ‘Rodney Stone.’ I call it absurd because there was a historical error - some of them outrageous - in every paragraph. I have written an exposure of it but don’t suppose they’ll put it in.” Bit of adhesive residue on the reverse, slightly rough left edge, otherwise fine condition. Max Beerbohm was an English essayist, caricaturist, and parodist. He contributed to the famous Yellow Book while still an undergraduate at Oxford. In 1898 he succeeded G. B. Shaw as drama critic for the Saturday Review. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
