His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes, #8)

Posted on 22 February 2017 by Arthur Conan Doyle

In His Last Bow, Conan Doyle s notorious literary detective reminisces on his life as an investigator with the help of his trusty companion Dr John Watson This collection features classic mysteries such as The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge and The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans , as well as the title story, a gripping spy thriller and epilogue on the wartime service of Sherlock Holmes.This collection of stories, published together for the first time in 1917, is an essential addition for collectors and fans of the escapades of Holmes and Watson, known and loved the world over. Download His Last Bow (Sherlock Holmes, #8) by Arthur Conan Doyle – kino-fada.fr The Sherlock Holmes collection that has the fewest number of short stories 8 It is even a story less in its British edition This is called His Last Bow because it shares that title with its anchor last story Other than that reason, I could not associate any of the other stories with Holmes bowing out as they all have the same ingredients or formula as the earlier Sherlock Holmes literary pieces.The ...This is the penultimate collection of Sherlock Holmes stories I have spent my summer going through the Sherlock canon, and I am a bit sad to be nearing the end of my time with the great detective Even though some of the stories are not the best mysteries, they have a certain charm to them that makes them endearing to read.In this collection, my favorites were The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans, The Adventure of the Dying Detective, and The Adventure of the Devil s Foot The fina...Within this small collection are a few stories in which Doyle seems to have been going through his motions and who could blame him But as his most famous creation saysthan once in this volume, We must possess our souls in patience and that patience is rewarded, as the collection also ...This was pretty enjoyable read consisting of 8 short stories Although they are arguably not as consitant and entertaining as Adventures of and Return of I would say half the stories here are very good Devil s Foot was one of my favourites which was reminiscent of The Hound of The Baskervilles where Sherlock goes and explores on his own via long walks in strange places and leaves the readers in the dark before the big reveals following the masterful deductions he is famous for.I like the This was pretty enjoyable read consisting of 8 short stories Although they are arguably not as consitant and ente...Libro bastante entretenido Eso s , creo que estoy siendo algo generoso con las cuatro estrellas porque si bien lo disfrut , ninguno de los relatos me lleg a encantar como esperaba Pero por ahora lo dejar as hasta que lea esta colecci n desde el primer tomo y vuelva a leer este Ha...There are times when only certain types of books will do, when one is feeling in need of some consoling literary friend At such times I often reach for Agatha Christie, although another old and comforting literary companion is Conan Doyle s Sherlock Holmes.This fairly slight volume contains eight fascinating Holmes stories, each of them a fairly decent length, utterly perfect to curl up with on a chilly December evening I adore the character of Holmes, it matches exactly the mood that Doyle cr There are times when only certain types of books will do, when one is feeling in need of some consoling literary friend At such times I often reach for Agatha Christie, although ...A fairly good collection of Sherlock stories I probably would have enjoyed themthough if I hadn t been binge reading the series as it made them rather predictable and formulaic The last story was different than the others though, which I liked, but it did feel somewhat odd and out of place as it was set much later than the other cases and instead of the usual telegrams and carriages, it was all telephones and cars I m hoping the next lot of stories are set later on as well, it would ma A fairly good collection of Sher...So, as I said previously, Not the last Sherlock Holmes book, although chronologically the last as it finishes at the dawn of The Great War Great as in Huge rather than Spiffing AnyhooSherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are taking a trip across a desert by hot air balloon There are not many landmarks so eventually, they become lost Luckily, while flying quite low, they see a man.Holmes shouts, Sir, could you please tell me where we are The man looks up, ponders for a moment, and then So, as I said previously, Not the last Sherlock Holmes book, although chronologically the last as it finishes at the dawn of The Great War Great as in Huge rather than Spiffing AnyhooSherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are taking a trip across a desert by hot air balloon There are not many landmarks so eventually, they become lost Luckily, whil...I totally enjoyed this penultimate volume of Sherlock Holmes short stories, not as long as the previous volumes, but just as entertaining My favorite stories in this book are The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans, The Adventure of t...Enjoyable as always.

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22 February 2017

Arthur Conan Doyle