The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-10

The practice Of medicine with only tire,
pounds Duo his pocket Meanwhile he con-
tnued 20 write stories. bat never earned
more tn4p Hi,y pounds % year by their
sac. 'Ilahal-uk Jcplsons statement
q short story written while he was 4.
Soutl&ea appeared iu the Coruhil, anony-
llou-.Y accordluc 90 the law of that
oailnSqi pod periodical. ana was credit
Cd 90 Robert Louis Stevenson. Then he
conceived the character Of Holmes.
whose adventures were 20 be harmo.
Ine study in scarlet was produced and
there wes such an immense call for t.
as a smiling book that eventually now
eilllon was issued at three shilincs ana
SIX pence. DR. Doyle received twenty
five pounds for the story.
had entertain The notion for q
ions ions u nd'i., said he that a historical
the conventional plot. but simply through
Inc lnterea. That could Doe created in a
Siri0S or characteristic scenes and Incl
dents. "Alicah Clarke" was written
tAre.aniy with this plan. Then I went
back e. Holmes again. and wrote tho
'SiCn OF -Four" The "NVhite ComDorv''
followed. presenting a picture OF whit
10 ~ rs tne most interesting period OF
While this work was progressing. the
uoclor caint 10 London, where he made
q Speclal study Of eye SURGERY. fnfrndir5- fo
limit his practice % tle treatment If
tnat organ. But orders hcc1n 10 pour ia
upon him for storic.. and 10 soon bar9re
evident that he would have q, shic.
ont az his practice. and he di1 'Tho
t'eIu ees Followed. and when he came 10
LONDON TO give himself wholly ~ d rcu-
profession. his fam. had cor. Iof,ro
him, and had crossed tho son and ,c,s
on tNe tongues Of men I'm the remotest
outposts u Britannia
81 am coming TO America I'm Ocfober"
ne toid me- as ! was about 10 90. 81,
has been reported that j am 10 Lecture
aoout sherlock Holmes. | shall deliver
some lectures there but shalt have
nothing % saw about my own work SIS,
public utteranccs viii be con0-od ~
these two topics: George Meredith and
ms Work ANA The Younger Influences
IN InfIsh Literature.
have ALWAYS lOugcd 10 see America
and ! have always longed. also 10 see
a warmer friendship between the two
great nations of the Misunderstanding
race. There is no subject I'm which /
take so Keen an interest. Neither nation
recognizes as 10 ought. the kinship 6f
the other Tho only natural ana Darm9-
nent alliance upon earth is that between
these two countries, having a common
languaHe common blood common moral
ana religious ideas. and M 10 fhe l1st
century, a common history The rr.ss
on bolh sides seem 10 me TO do all thar
They Din 20 ALLEVIATE the two countries
How seldom DO you see a really b,,,.f,-
generous word as ~ mo ,,rr,t I'm, ,y' .ts
Americans have done, the epoch OF tba
CIVIL War, and The filing nm OF tho
fisai Wett. On the other hand. is is.
1 neNrNo. as Fare thing for ar Auori-
can paper 90 recognize the Great rec,r1
OF Britain; how She has nerred ont
claims Tor The lue,ish-spp.Li@o 49,
at over the globe, how She brought clvi-
llZauon 10 $50 many dali. places and HON,
she has stood for freedom an fbrorgh
The history Of Europe. 1 believe The
TT -le .i'eIN 'E fH... .nf.sr elmer ~rr..
esce. in which case the future OF the
world IS theirs. or else they win etar-