The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure (Collins Classics)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Jan 2013 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

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‘They all agreed that it was a huge creature, luminous, ghastly and spectral.’

Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine, Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles follows the infamous Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson as they investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, whose dead body is found on the misty and desolate Devon moors.

The locals blame his death on the legend of the fearsome phantom hound that they claim has haunted the Baskerville family for generations. When the heir to the Baskerville fortune, Sir Henry, also comes under threat Holmes’ detective skills are put to the test as he battles to discover the truth behind the legend and to solve one of the most macabre mysteries of his career.

Ratings and reviews

This story is just as good today as it was when I read it many years ago. Great mystery, great story and writing, and of course... great author!

This is a wonderful book that I really enjoyed reading. It has just the right amounts of dry humor and suspense.

It's a wonderful book once you adjust to the wording of the book.

About the author

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish physician and writer. He is most famed for his greatest creation, the great detective Sherlock Holmes.