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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
15 chapters and parts · about 5 hours to read
What the book is about
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a crime novel serialized from 1901 to 1902. Sherlock Holmes and Watson investigate a centuries-old legend of a demonic hound haunting the Baskerville family on the desolate moors of Dartmoor. When Sir Charles Baskerville dies under mysterious circumstances, his heir Sir Henry arrives from Canada to claim his inheritance—only to face strange threats and supernatural dangers. Holmes must determine whether the curse is real or if a cunning murderer lurks behind the legend.
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- Blessing and cursing
- Dartmoor (England)
- Detective and mystery stories
- Dogs
- Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character)
Chapters
- Chapter 1Mr. Sherlock Holmesabout 11 minutes
- Chapter 2The Curse of the Baskervillesabout 19 minutes
- Chapter 3The Problemabout 14 minutes
- Chapter 4Sir Henry Baskervilleabout 20 minutes
- Chapter 5Three Broken Threadsabout 17 minutes
- Chapter 6Baskerville Hallabout 17 minutes
- Chapter 7The Stapletons of Merripit Houseabout 25 minutes
- Chapter 8First Report of Dr. Watsonabout 14 minutes
- Chapter 9The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. Watson]about 33 minutes
- Chapter 10Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watsonabout 18 minutes
- Chapter 11The Man on the Torabout 23 minutes
- Chapter 12Death on the Moorabout 24 minutes
- Chapter 13Fixing the Netsabout 17 minutes
- Chapter 14The Hound of the Baskervillesabout 21 minutes
- Chapter 15A Retrospectionabout 20 minutes
The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle, is in the public domain in the United States. Text from Project Gutenberg, eBook #2852, with thanks. Sureno removed Project Gutenberg's header and licence and set the text in large print; this is not an official Project Gutenberg edition. Outside the United States, check your own country's copyright rules before copying it.
