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Original drawing for an illustration for G.K. Chesterton's short story "The strange crime of John Boulnois," from The wisdom of Father Brown; as the story first appeared with Sullivan's illustrations in the Pall Mall magazine, July, 1913.
Signed and dated at lower left, "Edmund J. Sullivan. 1913"; inscribed in ink at bottom, "The strange crime of John Boulnois.. II. 'I fear I break in on some of your scientific studies' 'No,' said Boulnois. 'I was reading 'The bloody thumb'"; inscribed in ink at top, "Please return drawing when reproduced to Edmund J. Sullivan A.R.W.S 18 Hill Road St. John's Wood, NW. May[?] 9th 1913".
Drawing shows Father Brown being admitted to a study by a maidservant, where Mr. Boulnois sits at a table reading a book.