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The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Positronic Book
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781617204814
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Nov 24 2011
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the most famous detective novels ever written and the most celebrated adventure of Sherlock Holmes. First published in 1902, the novel combines classic detective reasoning with an atmosphere of Gothic mystery on the desolate moors of Devonshire.
When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead near his ancestral estate, rumors quickly spread that the legendary Baskerville family curse has struck again. According to local legend, a monstrous spectral hound haunts the moor, seeking vengeance upon the descendants of the Baskerville line. When the young heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, arrives from Canada to claim his inheritance, the possibility of supernatural danger cannot be ignored.
Sherlock Holmes sends Dr. Watson to investigate the strange events surrounding Baskerville Hall while he secretly pursues clues of his own. As Watson explores the fog-covered moorlands and encounters suspicious neighbors, escaped convicts, and unexplained nocturnal sounds, the mystery deepens and the line between superstition and reason becomes increasingly uncertain.
Blending suspense, eerie atmosphere, and Holmes's brilliant powers of deduction, The Hound of the Baskervilles remains one of the most enduring works of detective fiction and a defining story in the Sherlock Holmes canon.
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