The Hound of the Baskervilles | The Hound of the Baskervilles

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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

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...

The Hound of the Baskervilles | The Hound of the Baskervilles

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