The Hound of the Baskervilles (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- First Published: 1901
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Detective and mystery
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: London and Devon, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Dogs, Murder or homicide, Supernatural, Superstition, Nineteenth century, England or English people, Detectives, Rulers, Private investigators, Victorian era or Victorianism
- Locales: London, England, Devon, England
Characters Discussed
Sherlock Holmes, the greatest living detective and therefore the logical person for Dr. Mortimer to approach in the case of Sir Charles Baskerville’s death and the possible danger to his heir. As usual, Holmes dazzles Watson and his visitor with his ability to deduce personal history from observable clues, and he is quick to test the possibility that Mortimer and Sir Henry are being followed. Despite this apparent interest in the case, he pleads prior commitment and sends Watson to Devon in his place. This, it turns out, is a ruse that allows Holmes to...
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Arthur Conan Doyle (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Arthur Conan Doyle (Mystery and Detective Fiction)Arthur Conan Doyle (Short Fiction)Arthur Conan Doyle (Dictionary of World Biography)Arthur Conan Doyle (Long Fiction)
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