'His Last Bow', the title story of this collection, tells how Sherlock Holmes is brought out of retirement to help the Government fight the German threat at the approach of the First World War. Several of the detective's earlier cases complete the volume, including 'Wisteria Lodge', 'The Bruce-Partington Plans', and 'The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax'. In 'The Dying Detective', Dr. Watson is horrified to discover Holmes at death's door from a mysterious tropical disease as his friend lays a trap for a murderer.
- ISBN10 0192123157
- ISBN13 9780192123152
- Publish Date 1 September 1993 (first published 1 January 1920)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 May 1997
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 301
- Language English