The lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.

Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

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Topic

Rural vs. urban

Speaker

Sherlock Holmes

Author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Source

The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

Medium

Short story Magazine

Genre

Detective fiction

Language

English

Time

1892 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Doyle, Arthur Conan. "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches." The Strand Magazine. London, 1892.

Current Citation

Doyle, Arthur Conan. "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches." The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library. Detective Fiction, 2010.

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus... Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

Francis Pharcellus Church

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Topic
Santa Claus

Author

Francis Pharcellus Church
Source
New York Sun
Medium
Newspaper
Language
English
Time
1897 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Church, Francis. "Is There a Santa Claus?" The New York Sun, 21 Sept. 1897.

Current Citation

Church, Francis. Quoted in The Christmas Chronicles, written by Jeff Guinn. Penguin, 2008.