[Notebook on Nelson and Napoleonic times [manuscript] / A. C. Doyle]. [ca. 1885-1895]

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[Notebook on Nelson and Napoleonic times [manuscript] / A. C. Doyle]. [ca. 1885-1895]

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Notebook (lined paper) in A. C. Doyle's own handwriting with author's jottings for characters, plot, dialogue and settings on Nelson and Napoleonic Wars. The first page of text records an inspiration for a spy adventure:"Idea for big book of the broken Squire dying in the country and leaving his son a legacy to Pitt...".

[106] p. ; 31 x 20 cm.

Toronto Public Library

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Toronto Public Library

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