The Hound of the Baskervilles

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by anboco. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hound of the Baskervilles is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his apparent death in "The Final Problem", and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character's eventual revival. In 2003, the book was listed as number 128 of 200 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel." In 1999, it was listed as the top Holmes novel, with a perfect rating from Sherlockian scholars of 100.