His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a 1917 collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917).

“His Last Bow” is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle and is part of an anthology of short stories, His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes (1917). It’s the final work in Conan Doyle’s classic mystery series about the legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes.

On the eve of the First World War, the German agent Von Bork is getting ready to leave England with his vast collection of intelligence, gathered over a four-year period. His wife and household have already left Harwich for Flushing in the Netherlands, leaving only him and his elderly English housekeeper. [1] .

approach of the German war caused him, however, to lay his remarkable combination of intellectual and practical activity at the disposal of the government, with historical results which are recounted in His Last Bow.

His Last Bow collects eight Sherlock Holmes stories that first ran in The Strand Magazine from 1908 to 1913, as well as including the eponymous “His Last Bow”, which ran in 1917. (“The Adventure of the Cardboard Box” is included in American editions of this collection; Brits will find that story in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.)

From below the two glowing ends of their cigars might have been the smouldering eyes of some malignant fiend looking down in the darkness. A remarkable man this Von Bork—a man who could hardly be matched among all the devoted agents of the Kaiser.

Aug 7, 2021 · The approach of the German war caused him, however, to lay his remarkable combination of intellectual and practical activity at the disposal of the Government, with historical results which are recounted in His Last Bow.

Oct 1, 2000 · The book features the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr. John Watson, as they tackle a series of intriguing cases, culminating in Holmes’s final adventures as he faces the challenges of a world on the brink of war.

His Last Bow by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Part of a collection of stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published as a book entitled His Last Bow October, 2000 [Etext #2350] Project Gutenberg Etext His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *****This file should be named lstbw10.txt or 1stbw10.zip*****

His Last Bow. The Wars Service of Sherlock Holmes (LAST) is a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in The Strand Magazine in september 1917. This is the 49th Sherlock Holmes story. Collected in His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes.