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The Hound of the Baskervilles

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First published: 1902
Pages: 162

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Mr. Sherlock Holmes
14:37
The Curse of the Baskervilles
22:15
The Problem
17:20
Sir Henry Baskerville
23:51
Three Broken Threads
20:48
Baskerville Hall
21:16
The Stapletons of Merripit House
30:33
First Report of Dr. Watson
16:40
Second Report of Dr. Watson
39:50
Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
22:08
The Man on the Tor
27:23
Death on the Moor
24:55
Fixing the Nets
23:38
The Hound of the Baskervilles
24:32
A Retrospection
23:13

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The Hound of the Baskervilles appeared in 1902, set chronologically before Holmes's death at Reichenbach Falls and giving Doyle a way to write a Holmes novel without resurrecting his hero. It worked. The book is widely considered the best Holmes novel and one of the best gothic mysteries ever written.

The setup is irresistible. Sir Charles Baskerville has died on the moors of Devon, his face frozen in terror. The family legend speaks of a demonic hound that has haunted the Baskervilles for centuries. The next heir, Sir Henry, has just arrived from Canada to take possession of the estate. Someone wants him dead. Holmes sends Watson to Dartmoor first, ostensibly to keep watch, while Holmes himself works the case from London. Watson narrates most of the book on his own, which gives the middle stretch a different rhythm than the short stories. The moor itself is the real co-star. Doyle fills it with fog, escaped convicts, ancient stone huts, and a sense that the supernatural explanation might actually be true. The reveal at the end is rational, the way Holmes always wanted, but the dread along the way is genuine.

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Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He is best known for his four novels and fifty-six short stories about the fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr.