HOW SHERLOCK HOLMES'S DEATH WAS PLANNED.
Concerning this matter T-P.'« "W«*fr*!|| has an interesting item. Several ago tbe Rev. Silas K. Hocking first time met Sir A. Conan Doyfo Dr. Doyle—in Switzerland. DMaMe»t,,S Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Doyle the sentiment that it was by no a—fff ambition to be known merely as the <J»<s"|j of that character. In the of*"? walk they reached a glacier, and th* lowing conversation ensued:— "Whether you like Sherlock BoWj'j not, he's been a goldmine to you, ■■■g Mr Hocking. t _a| " Anyhow, I'll kill him off at the *£31 the year. If I don't he'll kill me," *P"lg the novelist with a merry twinkle. • ||
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11483, 16 January 1903, Page 4
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109HOW SHERLOCK HOLMES'S DEATH WAS PLANNED. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11483, 16 January 1903, Page 4
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