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The Hound of the Baskervilles: 100th Anniversary Edition (Signet Classics)
 

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Signet Classics (Paperback))

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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 ever written. (read review)

Top tags: mystery,  fiction,  classic,  detective,  sherlock holmes (all tags)

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Monique
  • Rated 5 stars

“Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead and his friend Dr. Mortimer thinks that he was killed by the hound of the Baskervilles. This enormous dog lives in the swamp of Devonshire and already killed lots of members of the Baskervillesfamily. To solve this case, Dr. Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for help.

I love Sherlock Holmes. He’s one of my favorite figures. Like the other stories of Doyle this story is also very good a little scary and all the facts are perfectly. The...”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.989041 stars
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  • Rated 4.285714 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Jake Z

    jake z said:

    “WO BU XIHUAN SHU, HEN MEI YOUYISI! (translation from manderin chinese: i don't like this book, its Boring!)”

    posted Saturday, March 22 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • tony b

    tony b said:

    “Sharlock Holmes is called up by the death threat on Sir Henry Baskerville. The said curse on the ancestral manor, is about to prevent him from claiming his inheritance. ”

    posted Thursday, February 28 2008
  • Jawaid I

    jawaid i said:

    “This is a spine chilling narration, Sherlock Holmes has to be the best written character of a detective in literature. The discription of the haunting moors and the hound itself sends shivers down your back. The mystery of the hound is worth reading. ”

    posted Sunday, January 6 2008
  • 2006 s

    2006 s said:

    “hi I say this is the best book i have ever read..........
    I`m mad of reading books like these”

    posted Saturday, October 20 2007
  • AnythingUnderSun

    anythingundersun said:

    “its really a real suspense thriller.”

    posted Tuesday, October 9 2007
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