His Last Bow
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes, best known as His Last Bow, is a 1917 collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
This book contains the following stories:
- The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
- The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
- The Adventure of the Red Circle
- The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
- The Adventure of the Dying Detective
- The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
- The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot
- His Last Bow
The friends of Mr. Sherlock Holmes will be glad to learn that he is still alive and well, though somewhat crippled by occasional attacks of rheumatism. He has, for many years, lived in a small farm upon the Downs five miles from Eastbourne, where his time is divided between philosophy and agriculture. During this period of rest he has refused the most princely offers to take up various cases, having determined that his retirement was a permanent one...
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- Pages
- 180
- Reading time
- 5 hours 41 minutes
- Pace
- Intermediate
- First published
- 1917
- Language
- English
- Downloads
- 3,367
109 years later, still timely
Why Read His Last Bow in 2026?
Holmes meets espionage on the eve of war. The tone is autumnal, patriotic, and sly—proof the great detective can age with grace and menace.
Today's connection
It’s a bridge from mystery to intelligence work, useful for seeing how deduction adapts when the stakes widen from rooms to nations.
From case to cause
Private skill, public risk.
Aging heroism
Elegy with edge.
Quiet patriotism
Duty without noise.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Evidence driven adventure and humane curiosity behind the world famous consulting detective.
