The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

...we now consider to be the classic detective novel. That claim can be forcefully made by Wilkie Collins with his novel 'The Moonstone', but Doyle more than anyone else developed the genre and with Sherlock Holmes the original gentleman amateur detective, he created one of the most enduring characters in literature and cinema. 'The Hound Of The Baskervilles' published in 1902 was the third Sherlock Holmes novel and in many ways is the most well written ...
...also crosses over in to the real of the supernatural and horror, an early example of how these two genres can be effectively merged. THE REAL SHERLOCK HOLMES As with the previous novels the central characters are Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr John Watson. Sherlock Holmes never existed in real life but he was based on a real person, Dr. Joseph Bell. Conan Doyle met Dr. Bell in 1877 at the University of Edinburgh Medical School where Conan Doyle ...

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The image of Sherlock Holmes in 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' is perhaps the most enduring image we have of him. You see, an Inverness cloak and deerstalker cap are inappropriate wardrobe for the town, and belong in the country. Sherlock Holmes is predominantly a city dweller and city investigator; it is relatively uncommon that he treks out on adventures, but the case of the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the attempted murder ...
...Holmes has considered 'Hound of the Baskervilles' to be the ultimate Holmes story to act -- rather like the Hamlet of Conan Doyle's work. Holmes was a popular film icon, and in the early decades of the twentieth century several dozen films were made of Holmes, but the first after these many films to be set in Victorian times (and not be updated for the screen) was a version of 'Hound'. Ellie Norwood, Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing, Jeremy Brett -- ...

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221B, Baker Street, the residence of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, is now a museum in London, people thronging there to feel the presence of the legendary detective with a long nose, sharp mind and a pipe always in his mouth. The smell of tobacco is still there according to a visitor. Even though it is a strange metaphor, it takes us back to those days of crime detection by the sharp-witted investigator. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (ACD), the creator ...
...of the Baskervilles in 1902, in his usual inimitable style, adding another feather to his cap. I read this book during a summer vacation immediately after I appeared for my Xth Std examinations. It was donning the great library of my grandfather. This classic is still with me, in its full splendour, with brown pages and many dogs' ears with an aroma of the nostalgic past. It always takes me to the brick paved streets of London, of the cold, sunless ...

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...is. Reading some of the excellent existing reviews nearly put me off writing mine. But I must have my say, and will therefore take a slightly different approach. Doyle's background and the story's background have been covered in great detail. So I'll dwell on the points that set it apart from anything else of this kind. First a quick summary of the story itself. The Baskerville family has been hounded, pun intended, for hundreds of years by the ...
...began with the depraved Hugo Baskerville, and most of his descendants have died violent and unnatural deaths. This includes the death of the recently late Sir Charles Baskerville. His doctor and trusted friend Dr Mortimer, hopes to prevent the only living heir, Sir Henry from meeting the same fate. He is returning from Canada to take possession. Dr. Mortimer turns to Holmes, though still unsure whether it is a matter for a detective or a priest. ...

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...I have been looking for the others to complete the collection. I would reccommend this book, to anyone who enjoys the suspense and mystery surroundong a good detective story, although those who are very easily scared might like to steer clear! The plot contains a number of twists, and you're never knowing what's going to happen next! It's great. Having never read anything with Sherlock Holmes, I found it a great introduction to the greatest detective, ...

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...are asked to investigate in the death of Sir Charles Baskerville by his friend Dr. James Mortimer. The family seems to be haunted by a huge hound, which has been the fate of many members of the Baskerville family Holmes askes Watson to investigate at the Baskerville premises at Dartmoor and report regularly to London, while he wants to stay and investigate in some other cases. Watson starts his search... This case is probably one of the best known ...
...at its best. The story is mainly written from the perspective of Dr. Watson, who investigates at Dartmoor. The suspense rises to the very end of the book. It takes all of Sherlock's grey cells to solve this mistery. This book is definitely one of the greatest classical detective stories ever. ...

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