His Last Bow
 First US edition cover | |
| Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Richard Gutschmidt |
| Cover artist | R Sax |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Sherlock Holmes |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | John Murray |
Publication date | 22 October 1917 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 305 |
| Preceded by | The Valley of Fear |
| Followed by | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of seven previously-published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Five of the stories were published in The Strand Magazine between September 1908 and December 1913. The final story, an epilogue about Holmes' war service, was first published in Collier's on 22 September 1917—one month before the book's premier on 22 October.[1][2] Some later editions of the collection include "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box", which was also collected in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894).
The Strand published "The Adventure of Wistaria Lodge" as "A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes", and divided it into two parts, called "The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles" and "The Tiger of San Pedro".[3] Later printings of His Last Bow correct Wistaria to Wisteria. Also, the first US edition adjusts the subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes.
All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.". The preface 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.
Contents
- Preface by John H. Watson, M.D.
- "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" (1908)
- "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" (1892)†
- "The Adventure of the Red Circle" (1911)
- "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" (1912)
- "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" (1913)
- "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" (1911)
- "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" (1910)
- "His Last Bow" (1917)
- † ^ Only included in some later editions.
References
- ↑ "His Last Bow". De Encyclopédie de Conan doyle & Sherlock Holmes. Société Sherlock Holmes de France. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ↑ "His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes". De Encyclopédie de Conan doyle & Sherlock Holmes. Société Sherlock Holmes de France. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ↑ Doyle, Arthur Conan (October 1979). The Sherlock Holmes Omnibus (2nd illustrated ed.). John Murray. ISBN 071953691X.
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- "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" at Project Gutenberg
- "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" at Project Gutenberg
- "The Adventure of the Red Circle" at Project Gutenberg
- "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" at Project Gutenberg
- "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" at Project Gutenberg
- "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" at Project Gutenberg
- "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" at Project Gutenberg
- "His Last Bow" at Project Gutenberg
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His Last Bow public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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