ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ ðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv mˈaɪkə klˈɑːɹk, kˈoʊnən dˈɔɪl ænd ˈɑːskɚ wˈaɪldə wɜː bˈoʊθ ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd fɚɹə dˈɪnɚ pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn lˈʌndən wɪð dʒˈoʊsəf mˈɑːɹʃəl stˈɑːdɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈɪpɪŋkˌɑːts mˈʌnθli mˌæɡɐzˈiːn.
In 1889, shortly after the publication of Micah Clarke, Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde were both invited for a dinner party in London with Joseph Marshall Stoddart of the American Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.