{"product_id":"his-last-bow-9780198864349","title":"His Last Bow","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'There's an east wind coming... such a wind as never blew on England yet.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Arthur Conan Doyle's \u003cem\u003eHis Last Bow\u003c\/em\u003e features a selection of Sherlock Holmes stories written at a time of growing tensions in Europe. First published as a collection in 1917, against the backdrop of the First World War, the volume covers tales that deviate from the pattern of earlier Sherlock adventures which focus on individual culpability and the comfort of a simplistic restoration of order. The titular story in this collection was influenced by Doyle's personal experience of the war, and in these tales the solutions to seemingly small-scale, local, mysteries uncover crimes concerning national security, or even expose the covert evil actions of organizations and powerful dictators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition contains a new introduction by Trish Ferguson which offers a richly detailed contextual backdrop for understanding the work as an act of war service designed to offer a morale boost to both British troops abroad and readers at home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArthur Conan Doyle \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrish Ferguson is Associate Professor of English Literature at Liverpool Hope University. Her primary research focus is literature of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eLiterature and Modern Time: Technological Modernity\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGlimpses of Eternity, Experiments with Time\u003c\/em\u003e (2020), \u003cem\u003eVictorian Fiction Beyond the Canon\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), \u003cem\u003eVictorian Time: Standardisations, Technologies, Catastrophes\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), and \u003cem\u003eThomas Hardy's Legal Fictions\u003c\/em\u003e (2013). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarryl Jones (General Editor) is Professor of English at Trinity College Dublin, where he teaches nineteenth-century literature and popular fiction. He is the author or editor of ten books, including the Oxford World's Classics editions of M. R. James's \u003cem\u003eCollected Ghost Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, Arthur Conan Doyle's \u003cem\u003eGothic Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, H. G. Wells's \u003cem\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Island of Doctor Moreau\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eHorror: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2021).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720779923730,"sku":"9780198864349","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_53c07e32-d23d-4aab-a47c-b49655530acf.jpg?v=1762935868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/his-last-bow-9780198864349","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}