Sherlock Holmes

The latest Conan Doyle manuscript to hit the market will cost somebody a bundle:

The complete manuscript of a Sherlock Holmes short story, written in Conan Doyle's elegant hand and bound for the author himself, will be one of the highlights of the Antiquarian Book Fair in London today, with a price tag of £250,000.

*Sigh*…too rich for me.

A rare early copy of A Study in Scarlet was discovered among a box of charitable donations at an Oxfam store in Harrogate. The volume has been put up for auction with Bonham's auctioneers in Oxford, where it will show on May 20.