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Reading the Television Sherlock Holmes...I have rarely enjoyed a book so much (which, for me, is saying a lot :)  Thank you again to ldymcbeth for the recommendation!  Here's a snippet about Conan Doyle sending The Study in Scarlet for publication:



On October 31, 1886--and all Sherlockians mark that date--Conan Doyle received a letter dated the previous day which brightened his heart--though not the financial ambitions with which he had set out.

'Dear Sir,' the letter said. 'We have read your story and are pleased with it. We could not publish it this year, as the market is flooded at present with cheap fiction, but if you do not object to its being held over till next year, we will give you 25 pounds for the copyright.'