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Mystery

His Last Bow

The world’s first consulting detective and his faithful biographer tackle more mysterious cases.

First published
1917
Length
59,210 words
Reading time
About 4 hr 7 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is the fourth collection of Sherlock Holmes stories published by Arthur Conan Doyle . It begins with a preface by Dr. John Watson, supposedly written in 1917, assuring the reader that Holmes is still alive but living in quiet retirement in Sussex.

This collection contains the well-known stories “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans,” in which Holmes has to track down stolen plans for a new kind of submarine; and “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot” in which a Cornish family is found one morning driven mad or dead, with expressions of horror on their faces. The titular story “His Last Bow” is set on the very eve of the outbreak of the First World War, and involves Holmes and Watson coming out of retirement to defeat a German spy.

the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 59,210 words arranged in 9 navigable sections.

About the author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) is described by Wikidata as British writer and physician (1859–1930), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and United Kingdom.

Recorded occupations include physician, physician writer, novelist, essayist, playwright, and screenwriter. Languages recorded for Arthur Conan Doyle include English. Wikidata lists canon of Sherlock Holmes and The Lost World among Arthur Conan Doyle's notable works. Open Library identifies A Study in Scarlet as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 9194 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes A Study in Scarlet, His Last Bow, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Lost World, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, and The Return of Sherlock Holmes under Arthur Conan Doyle's authorship.

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Themes and ideas

  • Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character)
  • Private investigators
  • Detective and mystery stories

Table of contents

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  1. Preface
  2. His Last Bow
  3. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
  4. The Adventure of the Red Circle
  5. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
  6. The Adventure of the Dying Detective
  7. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
  8. The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot
  9. His Last Bow