The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
Title The Hound of the Baskervilles
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hound_of_the_Baskervilles
Credits Shreevatsa R, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Subject Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
Subject Dogs -- Fiction
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject Blessing and cursing -- Fiction
Subject Dartmoor (England) -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 2852
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Aug 4, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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