Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician best known for his stories featuring the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle was a prolific author and his innovative mysteries make him one of the most widely read authors in history. Conan Doyle also wrote The Lost World, which was one of the earliest and most influential works in the lost world genre of fiction. The Return of Sherlock Holmes, published in 1905, is a collection of 13 short stories. His Last Bow, published in 1917, is a collection of 7 short stories. Included in this collection is the classic story The War Service of Sherlock Holmes.