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jakeXT

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Wed Feb 25, 2015, 08:53 PM Feb 2015

Scottish man finds lost Sherlock Holmes story from 1904 in attic

In this mystery, Sherlock Holmes was the one who went missing.

A Scottish man discovered a lost Sherlock Holmes story in his attic, more than 80 years after the last tale was published, according to the SWNS Media Group

Walter Elliot, 80, said he found the 1904 short story, "Sherlock Holmes: Discovering the Border Burgs and, by Deduction, the Brig Bazaar," while looking through old papers to display in a local pop-up museum.

The 1,300-word story was nestled inside a long-forgotten pamphlet that a friend had given to him more than 50 years ago, Elliot said.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the piece for a 48-page booklet to raise money for a bridge in Selkirk, Scotland, Elliot said. The pamphlet, with stories by local authors, was called "The Book o' Brig" after the name of the wood bridge that washed away in a flood in 1902.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/scottish-man-finds-lost-sherlock-holmes-story-attic-article-1.2122650

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Scottish man finds lost Sherlock Holmes story from 1904 in attic (Original Post) jakeXT Feb 2015 OP
Wow! That is way cool! scarletwoman Feb 2015 #1
Wow! shenmue Feb 2015 #2
Very cool, thanks for posting. n/t FSogol Mar 2015 #3
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