The Hound of the Baskervilles is a detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. They investigate a legend of a fearsome hound that haunts the Baskerville family on Dartmoor. The story is valued for its eerie atmosphere and suspenseful plot.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes by A. Conan Doyle
My dear Robinson, It was to your account of a West-Country legend that this tale owes its inception. For this and for your help in the details all thanks. Yours most truly, A. Conan Doyle. Hindhead, Haslemere.
Contents Chapter 1 Mr. Sherlock Holmes Chapter 2 The Curse of the Baskervilles Chapter 3 The Problem Chapter 4 Sir Henry Baskerville Chapter 5 Three Broken Threads Chapter 6 Baskerville Hall Chapter 7 The Stapletons of Merripit House Chapter 8 First Report of Dr. Watson Chapter 9 The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. Watson] Chapter 10 Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson Chapter 11 The Man on the Tor Chapter 12 Death on the Moor Chapter 13 Fixing the Nets Chapter 14 The Hound of the Baskervilles Chapter 15 A Retrospection