His last bow

?education never ends, watson. it is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last.? his last bow is an exhaustive collection of arthur conan doyle's previously published stories about the famous sleuthing detective, sherlock holmes. a brilliant london detective, holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess. the book features the titular short story the war service of sherlock holmes that first came out in 1917, and a range of other stories that demonstrates holmes? astute reasoning and extra-keen powers of observation. perhaps the most famous fictional detective, sherlock holmes is one of the most universally recognizable literary characters.