His Last Bow (story)
"His Last Bow" September 1917 is one Sherlock Holmes short story of 56 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, seven in His Last Bow also called Reminiscensces of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, first published Strand Magazine September 1908-1917. The narration is third-person, not, as usual, by Dr. Watson, and it is a spy story, rather than a murder mystery. Due to its portrayal of British and German spies, its publication during the First World War and its patriotic themes, the story has been interpreted as a propaganda tool intended to boost morale for British readers.
Famous quotes containing the word bow:
“A stranger came one night to Yussouf’s tent,
Saying, “Behold one outcast and in dread,
Against whose life the bow of power is bent,
Who flies, and hath not where to lay his head;
I come to thee for shelter and for food,
To Yussouf, called through all our tribes ‘he Good.’ “
“This tent is mine,” said Yussouf, “but no more
Than it is God’s; come in, and be at peace;”
—James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)