His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle Audiobook is a 1917 collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that assures readers that as of the date of publication Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism. Contents Preface by John H. Watson (1917) "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" (1908) "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" (1892) "The Adventure of the Red Circle" (1911) "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" (1908) "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" (1913) "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" (1911) "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" (1910) "His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917) Adaptations: Series for which all the stories in His Last Bow were adapted include the Sherlock Holmes Stoll film series (1921-1923) and the radio series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1930-1936). All the stories in the collection except "His Last Bow" were adapted as episodes of the 1939-1950 radio series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and all were dramatised for the BBC Sherlock Holmes 1952-1969 radio series. Except for the short story "His Last Bow", the stories in the collection were adapted for television as episodes of the Granada television series (1984-1994). His Last Bow was dramatised for BBC Radio 4 in 1994 as part of the BBC Sherlock Holmes 1989-1998 radio series. All the stories in the collection were adapted as episodes of the radio series The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2005-2016). The stories in His Last Bow have also been adapted for various other productions.