Summary
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of four novels featuring Sherlock Holmes. It was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859<U+2013>1930) and first published in 1902. Sherlock Holmes also appears in five short story collections. This novel tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by a... Full description
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of four novels featuring Sherlock Holmes. It was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859<U+2013>1930) and first published in 1902. Sherlock Holmes also appears in five short story collections. This novel tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by a legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four Sherlock Holmes' novels: A Study in Scarlet (1887), The Sign of the Four (1890), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), The Valley of Fear (1915) and five Sherlock Holmes' short story collections: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892), The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1905), His Last Bow (1917) and The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927). |
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Physical Description: |
278 pages (large print) ; 23 cm |
ISBN: |
1773600281 9781773600284 |
Author Notes: |
Doyle sold his first story, "The Mystery of the Sasassa Valley," to Chambers' Journal in 1879. When Doyle published the novel, A Study in Scarlet in 1887, Sherlock Holmes was introduced to an avid public. Doyle is reputed to have used one of his medical professors, Dr. Joseph Bell, as a model for Holmes's character. Eventually, Doyle wrote three additional Holmes novels and five collections of Holmes short stories. A brilliant, though somewhat eccentric, detective, Holmes employs scientific methods of observation and deduction to solve the mysteries that he investigates. Although an "amateur" private detective, he is frequently called upon by Scotland Yard for assistance. Holmes's assistant, the faithful Dr. Watson, provides a striking contrast to Holmes's brilliant intellect and, in Doyle's day at least, serves as a character with whom the reader can readily identify. Having tired of Holmes's popularity, Doyle even tried to kill the great detective in "The Final Problem" but was forced by an outraged public to resurrect him in 1903. Although Holmes remained Doyle's most popular literary creation, Doyle wrote prolifically in other genres, including historical adventure, science fiction, and supernatural fiction. Despite Doyle's sometimes careless writing, he was a superb storyteller. His great skill as a popular author lay in his technique of involving readers in his highly entertaining adventures. (Bowker Author Biography) |