The Hound of Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

When the owner of Baskerville Hall is found lifeless, his face distorted with horror, it is the beginning of an unsettling adventure that takes Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson from the bright, gas lit thoroughfares of London into the dark remoteness of Victorian Dartmoor. Soon Holmes and Watson are faced with a macabre phenomenon - the eighteenth-century legend of a spectral hound, returning once more to terrorise the Baskerville family. They can do nothing for Sir Charles - but his heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, is now in England asking for their help. And in protecting him, Holmes and Watson must confront a more sinister threat than anything they have encountered before.The Hound of the Baskervilles is a powerful reminder of the continued influence of myths and superstitions which lay beneath the scientific rationalism of late Victorian England. Conan Doyle was fascinated by the paranormal, and in this gripping story he demonstrates the anxieties that can affect even the strongest minds when they encounter the unknown.

The Baker Street Classics Sherlock Holmes collection is a retro-inspired full set of Arthur Conan Doyle's wonderful tales of the inimitable "consulting detective" at work. Featuring original cover illustrations from editions of the 1920s, this collection will adorn any booklover's shelf and transport the reader back in time to Holmes's bustling Victorian London; the misty moors of Dartmoor; the dizzying heights of Reichenbach; and the cozy living room of 221b Baker Street.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789390575992
Publisher:	Sanage Publishing House
Publication date:	01/08/2021
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.48(d)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Arthur Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer, responsible for creating the literary character Sherlock Holmes.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885

Table of Contents

I	Mr. Sherlock Holmes	9
II	The Curse of the Baskervilles	17
III	The Problem	29
IV	Sir Henry Baskerville	39
V	Three Broken Threads	52
VI	Baskerville Hall	63
VII	The Stapletons of Merripit House	74
VIII	First Report of Dr. Watson	89
IX	The Light Upon the Moor: Second Report of Dr. Watson	97
X	Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson	115
XI	The Man on the Tor	126
XII	Death on the Moor	140
XIII	Fixing the Nets	153
XIV	The Hound of the Baskervilles	166
XV	A Retrospection	179