The Hound of the Baskervilles: [Illustrated Edition] (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781495942273)

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Doctor Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his intended death in "The Final Problem", and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character's eventual revival.

In 2003, the book was listed as number 128 of 200 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel." In 1999, it was listed as the top Holmes novel, with a rating from Sherlockian scholars of 100 of 100.

Author: Sidney Paget, Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN-10: 1495942279
ISBN-13: 9781495942273
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2014
Pages: 310
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.70d