His Last Bow - Some Later Reminiscences - The Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

His Last Bow is the final collection of thrilling short stories in the chronology of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes' series, set on the precipice of the First World War.

Featuring seven tales from Holmes and Watson's adventures, this volume includes a preface from the detective's loyal companion updating the reader on Holmes' health and whereabouts. The short stories see the famous duo working together to solve a series of bizarre and mysterious cases, culminating in a third-person spy narrative chronicling Holmes' contribution to the war effort. Perfectly concluding the incredible Sherlock Holmes series, this volume is an essential read for fans of the pipe-smoking sleuth.

The stories featured in this volume include:

- The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge

- The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans

- The Adventure of the Devil's Foot

- The Adventure of the Red Circle

- The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax

- The Adventure of the Dying Detective

- His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes

First published as a book in 1917, this volume collates short stories that were published in The Strand Magazine between 1908 and 1917. A specially commissioned introduction also features in this volume, alongside an article by Arthur Conan Doyle and an essay on the history of detective fiction by S.S. Van Dine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447467472
Publisher:	Detective Fiction Classics
Publication date:	12/03/2012
Series:	Sherlock Holmes Collector's Library , #8
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

A prolific author of books, short stories, poetry, and more, the Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is best known for the creation of one of literature’s most vivid and enduring characters: Sherlock Holmes. Through detailed observation, vast knowledge, and brilliant deduction, Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, step into the swirling fog of Victorian London to rescue the innocent, confound the guilty, and solve the most perplexing puzzles known to literature.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885