J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement
| "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle | |
Illustration by William Small from the first publication of the story in The Cornhill Magazine, January 1884. | |
| Text available at Wikisource | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Cornhill Magazine |
| Media type | Print, magazine |
| Publication date | January 1884 |
"J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" is an 1884 short story by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is in the form of a first-person testimony by a survivor of the Marie Celeste, a fictionalised version of the Mary Celeste, a ship found mysteriously abandoned and adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. Doyle's story was published anonymously in the January 1884 issue of The Cornhill Magazine.