His Last Bow (Illustrated): Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

His Last Bow, the penultimate collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, features eight mysteries written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including "The Cardboard Box," the third and final appearance of Sherlock's portly older brother Mycroft, and "The Devil's Foot," one of Conan Doyle's 12 favorite Sherlock Holmes stories. This Top Five Classics illustrated edition of His Last Bow includes all 51 illustrations by Arthur Twidle, Sidney Paget, Walter Paget, Alfred Gilbert, Gilbert Holiday, and H.M. Brock & Joseph Simpson as they appeared in the original Strand serials.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938938641
Publisher:	Top Five Books, LLC
Publication date:	01/01/2023
Series:	Top Five Classics , #38
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

A prolific author of books, short stories, poetry, and more, the Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is best known for the creation of one of literature’s most vivid and enduring characters: Sherlock Holmes. Through detailed observation, vast knowledge, and brilliant deduction, Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, step into the swirling fog of Victorian London to rescue the innocent, confound the guilty, and solve the most perplexing puzzles known to literature.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885