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Description
What's the truth behind the legend of the hound of the Baskervilles? Is it really a devil-beast that's haunting the lonely moors? Enter Sherlock Holmes to find the answer, in this, the only full-length novel ever written by the creator of one of the most popular and enduring detective series... read more
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Sherlock Holmes: Sherlock Holmes is the most intelligent and ingenious detective I've known, and always solves the mystories in the most unusual ways!
- Doctor John Watson: He has the loyalty and friendliness to Sherlock Holmas, as that of a Labrador Retreiver!
- Sir Charles Baskerville: Descendant of baskerville family.he was murdered by john stapleton.
- Dr. James Mortimer: family doctor and a friend of Sir Charles.he stays in devonshire.he believes in the legend of the hound of baskervilles.he was the person who met sherlock holmes and tellshim all the truth and requests him to solve the case.
- Sir Henry Baskerville: The last descendant of baskerville family.he becomes the heir of the baskerville fortune after the death of sir charles.
- Sir Hugo Baskerville: the ancestor of the baskerville family.he was the one to set loose the hound of baskervilles.he was found dead in the yew alley.
- John Stapleton: he was actually the son of rodger baskerville, cousin of sir charles.he plays the role of a villian.he wanted to heir the baskerville fortune.so he murdered sircharles and tried to murder sir henry.he has done many crimes in his life.he slips his leg in the mire and die.
- Miss Stapleton: a spanish lady.she was actually the wife of stapleton who pretends to be a sister.he loves his husband very much but doesnt like his evil plans.so she tries to warn sir henry by means of a letter.
- Beryl Stapleton: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Frankland: he stays in the lafterhall.father of lauralyons.he always watches into the moor through a telescope.
- Laura Lyons: daughter of Mr.Frankland.she plays a main role in stapletons evil plans,but turns against him in the end.
First Sentence
Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table.
Table of Contents
1. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
3. The Problem
4. Sir Henry Baskerville
5. Three Broken Threads
6. Baskerville Hall
7. The Stapletons of Merripit House
8. First Report of Dr. Watson
9. Second Report of Dr. Watson
10. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
11.The Man on the Tor
12. Death on the Moor
13. Fixing the Nets
14. The Hound of the Baskervilles
15. A Retrospection
Authors & Contributors
- Arthur Conan Doyle (Author)
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