His Last Bow facts for kids
First edition cover
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| Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
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| Illustrator | Richard Gutschmidt |
| Cover artist | Joseph van Abbé |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Sherlock Holmes |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | John Murray |
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Publication date
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22 October 1917 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 305 |
| Preceded by | The Valley of Fear |
| Followed by | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
His Last Bow is a book from 1917. It's a collection of exciting Sherlock Holmes stories. The famous British writer Arthur Conan Doyle wrote them. The book also includes a special story called "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes".
Every copy of the book starts with a short note. This note is from Dr. John H. Watson, Holmes's good friend. He tells readers that Sherlock Holmes is retired from being a detective. But don't worry, he's still alive and well!
Contents
About This Sherlock Holmes Collection
This book brings together several adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first released in October 1917. The publisher in the United Kingdom was John Murray. In the United States, it was published by George H. Doran Co.
One story, "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box", is in this collection. It was also in an earlier book called The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. But it was later removed from that book.
Many of these stories first appeared in The Strand Magazine. This popular magazine published six of the stories between 1908 and 1913. For example, "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" was split into two parts in the magazine. It was called "A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes."
The very last story in the book is "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes". This story is like an extra chapter. It shows Holmes helping out during a war. It was first published in Collier's magazine in September 1917. This was just one month before the book came out.
Stories You'll Find Inside
This collection features a total of nine stories. They are listed in the order they appear in the book:
- Preface by John H. Watson (1917)
- "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" (1908)
- "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" (1893)
- "The Adventure of the Red Circle" (1911)
- "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" (1908)
- "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" (1913)
- "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" (1911)
- "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" (1910)
- "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917)
Sherlock Holmes on Screen and Radio
The stories from His Last Bow have been made into many different shows. People love to watch and listen to Sherlock Holmes solve mysteries!
Early Film and Radio Shows
- All the stories in His Last Bow were adapted for the Stoll film series. These silent movies were made between 1921 and 1923.
- They were also adapted for a radio series called The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. This show aired from 1930 to 1936.
- Most of the stories (all except "His Last Bow") were used in The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes radio series. This ran from 1939 to 1950.
- The BBC also made a radio series from 1952 to 1969. All the stories in this collection were dramatized for it.
Later Adaptations
- The Granada television series adapted most of these stories. This popular TV show aired from 1984 to 1994. The only story not adapted was "His Last Bow" itself.
- "His Last Bow" was later made into a radio play for BBC Radio 4 in 1994. It was part of the BBC Sherlock Holmes 1989–1998 radio series.
- From 2005 to 2016, all the stories were adapted again for a radio series. It was called The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- These stories have also been used in many other plays and shows over the years.
