{"product_id":"the-return-of-sherlock-holmes-his-last-bow-hardcover","title":"The Return of Sherlock Holmes \u0026 His Last Bow - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Stuart Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen years after the supposed death of Sherlock Holmes at the Reichenbach Falls, Arthur Conan Doyle was to bow to popular pressure and the large fees offered by publishers to revive the detective's career. To the astonishment of Dr Watson and the delight of his readers Holmes returns to Baker Street, explains how he escaped death at the Falls and is ready to commence detective work once more. Doyle provided a rich and fascinating set of mysteries to challenge his sleuth in this collection. As before, Watson is the superb narrator and his magic remains unchanged and undimmed. In\u003ci\u003e His Last Bow\u003c\/i\u003e, the final story of this collection, we are told how Sherlock Holmes is brought out of retirement to help the Government fight the German threat at the approach of the First World War. It is the last time that Holmes and Watson work together. As well as his witty and illuminating Afterword to this edition, David Stuart Davies, the illustrious editor of \u003ci\u003eSherlock\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, has provided a fascinating chronology of the Sherlock Holmes Stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStories in this edition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Return of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Empty House\u003cbr\u003e2. The Norwood Builder\u003cbr\u003e3. The Dancing Men\u003cbr\u003e4. The Solitary Cyclist\u003cbr\u003e5. The Priory School\u003cbr\u003e6. Black Peter\u003cbr\u003e7. Charles Augustus Milverton\u003cbr\u003e8. The Six Napoleons\u003cbr\u003e9. The Three Students\u003cbr\u003e10. The Golden Pince-Nez\u003cbr\u003e11. The Missing Three-Quarter\u003cbr\u003e12. The Abbey Grange\u003cbr\u003e13. The Second Stain \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHis Last Bow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14. Wisteria Lodge\u003cbr\u003e15. The Cardboard Box\u003cbr\u003e16. The Red Circle\u003cbr\u003e17. The Bruce-Partington Plans\u003cbr\u003e18. The Dying Detective\u003cbr\u003e19. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax\u003cbr\u003e20. The Devil's Foot\u003cbr\u003e21. His Last Bow\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859. After a rigorous Jesuit education, at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, he trained to be a doctor at Edinburgh University. Eventually he set up in medical practice in Southsea and, during the quiet periods between patients, he turned his hand to writing. Although Sherlock Holmes was Doyle's greatest creation, he believed his historical novels such as Micah Clarke and \u003ci\u003eThe White Company\u003c\/i\u003e were of greater literary quality. He also created the irascible Professor Challenger in \u003ci\u003eThe Lost World\u003c\/i\u003e and the comic French soldier Brigadier Gerard who appeared in a series of short stories. Doyle was knighted in 1902. Towards the end of his life he devoted much of his time to his belief in Spiritualism, using his writings as a means of providing funds to support his activities in this field. He died in 1930.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 6 x 3.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770010370336,"sku":"9781909621770","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8a1c65197ea701a7f79c3259f7924669.webp?v=1780362427","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-return-of-sherlock-holmes-his-last-bow-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}