The Hound of the Baskervilles
2 LikesA family has been haunted for generations by a phantom hound that stalks the misty moors of Dartmoor. The latest heir has died of fright. His nephew, the new heir, has received a warning: do not come to Baskerville Hall.
Holmes is skeptical of ghosts. He sends Watson ahead to protect the young man and report back. Watson arrives in a landscape of fog, ancient ruins, and isolation. The locals speak of the hound in whispers. The neighbors behave strangely. A convicted murderer roams the moor.
The novel is the most atmospheric in the canon. It is Gothic horror disguised as detective fiction. The moor itself is a character vast, treacherous, hiding secrets in its bogs and tors.
Watson investigates alone, growing in confidence and competence. Holmes arrives in disguise, revealing that he has been watching all along.
The climax is a night chase across the moor, a confrontation with the beast, and a revelation that ties past sins to present crimes. The hound is real. The curse is human. And Holmes, once again, proves that the supernatural is merely the unexplained.
- Published
- Jan. 1, 1902
- Genre
- crime Mystery
- SubGenre
- Detective Murder Mystery
- Series
- Sherlock Holmes
- Language
- en-gb
- Total Chapter
- 15
- Total pages
- 94