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His Last Bow: Short Stories of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook
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Gathering together in one volume the later exploits of Sherlock Holmes, the world's first consulting detective, His Last Bow includes tales published individually between 1908 and 1917. It also contains one early story, 1892's "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box," which, with its themes of adultery, was previously considered too "scandalous" for American audiences.
Here, Holmes must contend with mysterious bearded men, stolen secret submarine plans, a missing lady aristocrat, and his own near-fatal illness. The stories contained in His Last Bow are "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge," "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box," "The Adventure of the Red Circle," "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans," "The Adventure of the Dying Detective," "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax," "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot," and "His Last Bow."
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"Wasn't as familiar with some of these stories. I liked "The Adventure of the Dying Detective," "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" and "His Last Bow." Some of the others were more or less gruesome in detail, but not more than the other collections of Holmes stories. "His Last Bow" was very different, being written, not from Watson's point of view, but in the third person, and taking place right on the eve of World War I, when the world was about to change big time. Interesting."
— Alisha (4 out of 5 stars)
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" As with all short story collections some of these tales were far better than others. I very much enjoyed it, however, and I love the varied situations which Holmes is put into. If I meet a detective more intriguing and intelligent than he is then I will be astounded. "
— Kirsty, 2/19/2014 -
" This first edition was actually published by George H Doran Company, and it has 308 pages. "
— Tracey, 2/9/2014 -
" Selalu mencintai kisah Holmes. Petualangan Detektif Yang Sekarat pastinya jadi kasus yang paling kusukai. ^^ "
— miss, 2/5/2014 -
" Well... I've finally "met" Moriarty. I'm a little disappointed. He just can't live up to his own press! I'm just expecting "more." Ha. "
— Tara, 1/31/2014 -
" Good, except for the title story, which was almost unreadably turgid. "
— Jennifer, 1/29/2014 -
" Once again Conan Doyle delivers the most riveting stories of intrigue. One is tempted to say that knowing that the end was near, Conan Doyle weaves some of the most fascinating, captivating and page-turning adventures of Holmes. I would not hesitate to recommend them to any person who was once entertained by a one of Sherlock Holmes' adventures. "
— Carlos, 1/18/2014 -
" lovely collection with the adventures of wisteria lodge being some of the best crime storytelling ever.... "
— Aleisha, 1/9/2014 -
" As with all the Sherlock short stories its a good bed time book, easy to pick up and put down but written with a warm that makes the beloved characters spring to life in your minds eye "
— Susan, 11/24/2013 -
" This is a good collectio of stories to fill in time until the next book arrives at the library.It's especially easy to read on the Kindle "
— Karin, 10/27/2013 -
" Another episode involving my all-time favorite sleuth. "
— Mad_Maudie, 9/6/2013 -
" Part of my continuing saga to read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories. This isn't bad, with the exception of the last story, which is rather weak. "
— Brian, 8/24/2013 -
" As with all the Sherlock short stories its a good bed time book, easy to pick up and put down but written with a warm that makes the beloved characters spring to life in your minds eye "
— Susan, 7/2/2013 -
" As with all short story collections some of these tales were far better than others. I very much enjoyed it, however, and I love the varied situations which Holmes is put into. If I meet a detective more intriguing and intelligent than he is then I will be astounded. "
— Kirsty, 6/6/2013 -
" I just love anything Sherlock! "
— Sarah, 3/27/2013 -
" Another enjoyable collection of stories. My favorite was the Adventure of the Dying Detective. "
— Eric, 3/15/2013 -
" Part of my continuing saga to read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories. This isn't bad, with the exception of the last story, which is rather weak. "
— Brian, 2/8/2013 -
" An excellent plot with a little hint of aventure in this Sherlock Holmes series. "
— Laura, 2/7/2013 -
" Out of all the Sherlock books so far this one was my least favorite. "
— Zonnah, 2/1/2013 -
" Another group of short storeies about the cases Dr Watson accompanies Sherlock Holmes on. Not the best, but still entertaining. "
— Tami, 1/13/2013 -
" Short stories of Sherlock Holmes .. Impressive and addictive. I wish they wont end.. "
— Deviant, 7/12/2012 -
" Am still enjoying these. Crazy to think there is only one collection left! "
— Xandretta, 6/28/2012 -
" This collection has one story which was redone in the recent TV series. The stories maintain a high standard of intrigue and suspense. "
— Steve, 6/19/2012 -
" Not as good as the previous books but still a good read. "
— Linda, 3/13/2012 -
" I just love anything Sherlock! "
— Sarah, 2/19/2012 -
" **This book is not the same edition that I read. "
— Jessica, 1/27/2012 -
" A good collection of more Holmes stories. Great detecting as always, only the final story was a huge letdown. Not really worthy as the title story... "
— Andreas, 6/25/2011 -
" I still like this series and have continued to enjoy them. There are a few stories in here that are OK and some that were just great. If you like mystery or just a good story try these books. "
— Cameron, 5/6/2011 -
" Another enjoyable collection of stories. My favorite was the Adventure of the Dying Detective. "
— Eric, 2/21/2011 -
" Almost through my rereading of the Canon in a year. This one was shorter than I remembered it, and Doyle is definitely recycling some of his earlier plots, but there is some really nice writing, particularly in the title story. Still a 5. "
— Leslie, 1/10/2011 -
" The short story His Last Bow is terrific. "
— Allison, 12/12/2010 -
" Another episode involving my all-time favorite sleuth. "
— Lesa, 11/22/2010 -
" Let me just say I love Sherlock Holmes. I would totally marry him. "
— Lizzy, 11/21/2010 -
" Some good stories, one of which takes place on the eve of World War I. Apparently this story was written when World War I was in its third year, and Doyle inserted a bit of propaganda into the story. Definitely some enjoyable stories. "
— Michael, 9/3/2010 -
" Another solid collection of Holmes' adventures. I particularly enjoy "His Last Bow". "
— Jason, 9/2/2010 -
" More stories of Sherlock Holmes with a surprising tale at the end "
— Rob, 6/25/2010 -
" Includes the Adventure of the Dying Detective, a story that further proves to me the Sherlock Holmes series is a tender bromance masquerading as crime novels. Maybe this is a strange reaction, but I just think it's so adorable. "
— Amy, 4/14/2010 -
" One of the better collection of short stories put together by Doyle, also one of the latter (I believe). As always, the cases are fully explained at the ending ... no sooner. Not really done in a cheesy way, luckily. Well written. Good plots. "
— Kevin, 3/6/2010
About Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was born of Irish parentage in Scotland. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, but he also had a passion for storytelling. His first book introduced that prototype of the modern detective in fiction, Sherlock Holmes. Despite the immense popularity Holmes gained throughout the world, Doyle was not overly fond of the character and preferred to write other stories. Eventually popular demand won out and he continued to satisfy readers with the adventures of the legendary sleuth. He also wrote historical romances and made two essays into pseudoscientific fantasy: The Lost World and The Poison Belt.
About Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble, a British-born performer, is a stage and television actor and veteran narrator of some three hundred audiobooks. As one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices, he has received thirty-seven Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie in 2010. He lives in New York.