His last bow
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-19302025
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Arthur Conan Doyle's 'His Last Bow' features a selection of Sherlock Holmes stories written at a time of growing tensions in Europe. First published as a collection in 1917, against the backdrop of the First World War, the volume covers tales that deviate from the pattern of earlier Sherlock adventures which focus on individual culpability and the comfort of a simplistic restoration of order. The titular story in this collection was influenced by Doyle's personal experience of the war, and in these tales the solutions to seemingly small-scale, local, mysteries uncover crimes concerning national security, or even expose the covert evil actions of organizations and powerful dictators.
Main title:
His last bow / Arthur Conan Doyle.
Author:
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930, authorFerguson, Trish, editor
Edition:
New edition / edited by Trish Ferguson.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025.
Collation:
240 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780198864349 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.912
LC class:
PR4622
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4267812
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