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Sherlock Holmes Original Manuscript Sold For $423,000 In US
The original handwritten manuscript of Sherlock Holmes novel 'The Hound of Baskervilles' page was sold for $423,000 to a private buyer by Heritage Auctions in Dallas. Reportedly, It was in a good condition and measured 20cm x 33cm. Only 37 such pages are left in existence in today's time because most of the pages disintegrated as it was acidic. The page is titled "Chapter XIII, Fixing the Nets".
Tags: Sherlock Holmes, Script writers, Auction, Novel, Texas
Courtesy: Times Now News
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Arthur Conan Doyle's Only Real Life Probe To Be Released As Book
A London-based author Shrabani Basu will launch a book - The Mystery of the Parsee Lawyer - that involves a British Indian George Edalji wrongly convicted of a crime in the 20th century. Based on a true story, the case was investigated by Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle. Interestingly, this was the only real-life crime that was investigated by Arthur. Reportedly, the book is slated to release on March 10.
Tags: Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, mystery, Accused, Convicted, Shrabani basu
Courtesy: Indian Express
