Sherlock Holmes’s most famous case: An irresistible blend of Gothic horror and intricately plotted mystery The curse of the Baskervilles dates to the seventeenth century, when the wicked Hugo Baskerville chased a farmer’s daughter across the pitch-dark moor of Grimpen with vile intentions. The poor girl died of fright, but Baskerville’s fate was worse–a giant black hound, eyes afire and jaws … afire and jaws dripping with blood, tore out his throat and devoured it on the spot. Since then, the specter of that terrible beast has haunted Baskerville Hall, many of whose inhabitants have met violent, mysterious, and tragic ends.
News of the latest death is brought to 221B Baker Street by a local doctor who hopes that Sherlock Holmes can solve the riddle of the curse before it claims yet another victim or leaves the hall forever empty. Sir Charles Baskerville perished alone on the edge of the moor, his face twisted in fright, the footprints of a gigantic hound marking the ground twenty yards from where his body was discovered. Has the mythical monster returned? Or does some other villain now inhabit the desolate moorlands? Holmes and Watson will be pushed to the very edge of reason as they seek to discover just who–or what–wants to see the Baskervilles destroyed.
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I’ve been an avid fan of Sherlock Holmes since around 1962 and when I think of Holmes, I think of The Hound Of The Baskervilles. If you read only one Holmes novel, this is the one (but you’ll want to read them all). The great detective and his stalwart sideman Watson at their best. There have been numerous cinema adaptations but few come even close to the original. I can’t recommend this novel highly enough. Note that the writing is Victorian and may take a bit of reading to get into the swing. Once you get there, the writing style adds to the whole atmosphere. I’m going to go read it again…
The original.