- Unknown Binding: 205 pages
- Publisher: Murray (1962)
- Language English
- ASIN: B0000CLJ5J
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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The creator of Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous literary detective. Born in Scotland, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a practising doctor when he began to write tales of mystery and adventure. In addition to the Sherlock Holmes stories, Conan Doyle also wrote the Professor Challenger adventures, and his classic, The Lost World, is one of the original fantasy novels. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh's Medical School. Graduating in 1881, he set up practice as an occultist, but as patients proved elusive he turned to writing. An important influence upon his literary career was his professor, Dr Joseph Bell, who could observe the most minute detail regarding a patient's condition. This master of deduction became the model for Conan Doyle's legendary literary creation, the detective Sherlock Holmes, introduced in A Study in Scarlet in 1887. Conan Doyle also espoused spiritualism and devoted considerable time and effort to a campaign of support for this cause. He also wrote successfully in genres other than detective fiction. His non-fiction includes military writing on the Boer War and pamphlets on spiritualism. It is known that he felt constricted at times by the popularity of Holmes, but it is nevertheless for Sherlock Holmes and his foil, the ponderous Dr Watson that he is best remembered. As Sherlock Holmes was the first detective to solve cases by deduction rather than due to an error by the criminal, Conan Doyle can be credited with creating the modern detective novel. He was knighted in 1902 for his support of the British cause in the Boer Wars. After the death of his son in the First World War, he devoted the rest of his life to spiritualism on which he wrote and lectured.
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The last of Conan Doyle's Holmes stories go out on a whimper I'm afraid to say with very little atmosphere, defining moments or spellbinding mystery. It's safe to say that Sir Arthur was bored of the character by this point and grudged bringing him back from the dead after his tussle with Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls.
I know I am repeating myself, I mentioned this in a review for a previous book but it's clear Conan Doyle was running out of ideas. With only eight stories making up this book (a couple of them less than 20 pages) he still ends up being quite repetitive and pretty much condenses his Holmes novel 'Valley of Fear' into a short story called 'The Red Circle'.
The final story has a bittersweet, if unremarkable, ending and has very little story or point to it. Many writers have kept Holmes alive over the years with various books, radio plays and films and have done so with more affection than Conan Doyle. He created one of the most popular characters in history but thought so little of him.
I know I am repeating myself, I mentioned this in a review for a previous book but it's clear Conan Doyle was running out of ideas. With only eight stories making up this book (a couple of them less than 20 pages) he still ends up being quite repetitive and pretty much condenses his Holmes novel 'Valley of Fear' into a short story called 'The Red Circle'.
The final story has a bittersweet, if unremarkable, ending and has very little story or point to it. Many writers have kept Holmes alive over the years with various books, radio plays and films and have done so with more affection than Conan Doyle. He created one of the most popular characters in history but thought so little of him.
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Sadly my last bow with sherlock as this is the last book I have not read. Usual top quality stuff, particularly enjoyed the devils foot story... I will definitely be back to re-read all of these fantastic stories!!
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HIS LAST BOW, as the title suggests, is Sir Arthur C. Doyle's final book of the reminiscences of Dr Watson on the world's greatest detective.
SHERLOCK HOLMES hasn't lost anything of his powers of deduction and analysis.
Some pearls are to be found here : THE BRUCE PARTINGTON PLANS, in which brother Mycroft appears for the second time (since the case of the Greek interpreter), an amazing crime-story about trains & lost documents.
In the same book you'll find THE DEVIL'S FOOT, a short story that takes place in Cornwall, this time about drugs (the kind that kills people in a few hours).
And finally, HIS LAST BOW, Holmes'contribution to the war effort.
Marc
SHERLOCK HOLMES hasn't lost anything of his powers of deduction and analysis.
Some pearls are to be found here : THE BRUCE PARTINGTON PLANS, in which brother Mycroft appears for the second time (since the case of the Greek interpreter), an amazing crime-story about trains & lost documents.
In the same book you'll find THE DEVIL'S FOOT, a short story that takes place in Cornwall, this time about drugs (the kind that kills people in a few hours).
And finally, HIS LAST BOW, Holmes'contribution to the war effort.
Marc
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