The Hound of the Baskervilles: 150th Anniversary Edition (Signet Classics)
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson face a mystery on the moors in this classic caper from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
A country doctor has come to 221B Baker Street, the lodgings of famed detective Sherlock Holmes, with the eerie tale of the Hound of the Baskervilles. The legend warns the descendants of the Baskerville family never to venture out on the moors that surround their ancestral home, for fear that they will meet the devil-beast that lurks there.
Such a story sounds preposterous to any man of reason, but now Sir Charles Baskerville is dead—and the footprints of a giant hound have been found near his body. Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend Dr. John Watson agree to investigate the truth of the matter. They will soon learn that in this case, nothing is quite as it seems....
The most famous of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic of masterful detection and hair-raising suspense.
Includes an Afterword by Anne Perry
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Community Reviews
“That which is clearly known hath less terror than that which is but hinted at and guessed.”
After watching the films by Ritchie, I finally decided to take up some reading, with this being my first Sherlock Holmes novel. I was not sure what to expect; as a matter of fact, I anticipated a slow paced mystery novel. It proved me wrong! An odd way to describe the story, however I found it a fun thriller, and I won't go spoiling it.
After watching the films by Ritchie, I finally decided to take up some reading, with this being my first Sherlock Holmes novel. I was not sure what to expect; as a matter of fact, I anticipated a slow paced mystery novel. It proved me wrong! An odd way to describe the story, however I found it a fun thriller, and I won't go spoiling it.
It is a brave decision to completely remove your main character for half the book. I'm not sure many authors these days would have the courage to do so. Of course, they might also wonder why in the world you would even do it. Or at least for so long. For me, this time around, I was really surprised by just how long sherlock was off stage.
It's still the classic sherlock tale, though I think I would have had sherlock come back a good deal sooner.
I never fail to be surprised by Victorian's insane belief in skull shapes / physiognomy, their continual failure of 'nerves' which in turn need to be restored with brandy, and the ridiculous way they can have one frightening moment which usually immediately turns out to be explainable but still requires a whole trip to the continent just to get over. So weird.
It's still the classic sherlock tale, though I think I would have had sherlock come back a good deal sooner.
I never fail to be surprised by Victorian's insane belief in skull shapes / physiognomy, their continual failure of 'nerves' which in turn need to be restored with brandy, and the ridiculous way they can have one frightening moment which usually immediately turns out to be explainable but still requires a whole trip to the continent just to get over. So weird.
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