His Last Bow
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4.2 • 249 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An Apple Books Classic edition.
This late entry in Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes canon reflects a turning point for both its hero and the world he inhabits.
Dr. Watson looks back on a series of demanding cases, from calculated acts of revenge to the return of Holmes’ perhaps even more brilliant and mercurial brother Mycroft. In the title story (one of the few not narrated by Watson), Holmes returns from retirement to serve his country on the eve of the First World War.
His Last Bow is quietly suspenseful and steeped in atmosphere. These stories capture Holmes in his final phase of rich character development: still formidable, still precise, but newly aware of forces beyond even his control.
Customer Reviews
Sherlock Holmes His last Bow
This book has been fascinating to read. I quite like the way Arthur Doyle writes his mysteries using Sherlock and Holmes. The manor of writing and the choice of words is like a history lesson in early nineteenth century England. This is my first full length novel by Mr. Doyle and I love it.
Contains single story, not collection
Although the title is "His Last Bow", and that is certainly the name of the story contained, "His Last Bow" is also the name of a collection of stories containing this one. There seems to be no option to obtain this collection from this source, quite a disappointment considering how excellent it has been with providing most of the series.
Not the complete book
This version simply is the last short story in the collection by the same name. If you want a complete edition of the last short stories, this is not what you want.