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His Last Bow

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Holmes and Watson stories on the eve of the First World War, with the title case on a spy mission

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Eight Holmes and Watson stories collected in 1917, with cases like "The Dying Detective", where Holmes fakes an illness to trap a suspect, "The Bruce-Partington Plans", about a stolen submarine design, and "The Devil's Foot", about a strange death in Cornwall. The title story, "His Last Bow", is set in August 1914, on the eve of the First World War, when an older Holmes returns to action against a German spy. The book shows a more mature detective.

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What changed on screen

  1. Behind the scenesA wartime epilogue

    The story "His Last Bow" ran in Collier's on September 22, 1917, a month before the book, which arrived on October 22, 1917.

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  2. ReferenceAugust 1914

    The title story is set in August 1914, on the eve of the First World War, and brings Holmes back for a mission against German spies.

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