His Last Bow: A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes (Wisehouse Classics Edition - with original illustrations)

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sam Vaseghi (Editor)

Overview

His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that assures readers that as of the date of publication (1917), Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789176372623
Publisher:	Wisehouse Classics
Publication date:	09/27/2016
Pages:	142
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.33(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

Table of Contents

1-The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge ; 2-The Adventure of the Red Circle;3-The Adventure of the Cardboard Box;4-The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans;5-The Adventure of the Dying Detective;6-The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax;7-The Adventure of the Devil's Foot;8-His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes