His Last Bow Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes

by Doyle, Arthur Conan; Edwards, Owen Dudley

• ISBN13: 9780192123152
• ISBN10: 0192123157
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-10-28
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

'His Last Bow', the title story of this collection, tells how Sherlock Holmes is brought out of retirement to help the Government fight the German threat at the approach of the First World War. Several of the detective's earlier cases complete the volume, including 'Wisteria Lodge', 'The Bruce-Partington Plans', and 'The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax'. In 'The Dying Detective', Dr. Watson is horrified to discover Holmes at death's door from a mysterious tropical disease as his friend lays a trap for a murderer.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vi
General Editor's Preface to the Series	p. vii
Introduction	p. xi
Note on the Text	p. xxxvi
Select Bibliography	p. xxxvii
A Chronology of Arthur Conan Doyle	p. xliii
Preface*	p. 3
Wisteria* Lodge	p. 5
The Bruce-Partington Plans	p. 37
The Devil's Foot	p. 68
The Red Circle	p. 95
The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax	p. 116
The Dying Detective	p. 138
His Last Bow	p. 155
Explanatory Notes	p. 173
Unsigned Pieces by P. G. Wodehouse	p. 244
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