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The Hound of the Baskervilles: 100th Anniversary Edition (Signet Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Creator: Anne Perry
Publisher: Signet Classics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 121854
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0451528018
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780451528018
ASIN: 0451528018
Publication Date: July 1, 2001
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Product 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 ever written.
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 Hound of the Baskervilles October 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"The Hound of The Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle was interesting from the first page. There's already a mystery to be solved right when you open the book, with a mysterious cane left in Watson and Sherlock's office.
Doyle keeps each page filled with suspense and thrills. Even as I read, I could hear the low, mournful sound of the hound that Stapleton keeps locked up baying across the moor.
The characters are amazing and funny. Sherlock Holmes keeps me giggling with all of his oddities and eccentrities. Watson is amusing with his normal assumptions next to Sherlock.
The mystery is intriguing and darker and deeper than it first appears. The book can actually be rather creepy and suspenseful, unlike the other mystery novels where they're solving the typical robbery, or something like that.
The only thing that I didn't like as much compared to other authors I've read was that his sense of description wasn't as good. I had to rely more on my imagination to see the moors as he described it rather than what it really looked like.
Yet in spite of that, the novel was comedy, mystery, and a pinch of horror all rolled into one delicious enchilada.
 Awesome September 25, 2008
One thing has to be said for Sir Doyle... he certainly can keep up a fast-paced story with the best of them! And that's why I love Sherlock Holmes. While so much "fancy literature" is slow-paced, this is a rolicking and horrific mystery with all the mayhem and intrigue as one could hope for.
The story begins with a legend based on the hounds of hell. Supposedly a demonic hound haunts a noble family... and has just killed one of them. His heir arrives from America to take up the land, and Holmes and Watson must do everything in their power to protect him. But with all the various neighbors, who do they suspect?
Nay-sayers, be warned. This is not the stuffy mystery it appears. It's passionate, violent, and all-around fun.
Classic Holmes June 17, 2008
Sherlock Holmes is my favorite fictional detective, and certainly one of my favorite fictional characters. The distant, cocaine-addicted, but brilliant genius of a man is one character who stands out among many others in literature.
Prolific author Arthur Conan Doyle created numerous tales of suspense and excitement starring his best-known characters, Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion, Dr. Watson, names known by every true reader of fiction. However, out of all the Holmes tales, I would have to say that the story which kept my interest the best is Holmes' most famous tale, "The Hound of the Baskervilles."
With this story, Holmes tackles a villain nearly as cunning as himself. The case is one of his most difficult, and one of the strangest and most original in the Doyles' oeuvre.
A curse haunts the Baskerville family. It is told in a family legend that a savage, demonic dog haunts the Baskerville family, a curse brought upon the family by a foul-mouthed, drunken ancestor. Although many disregard the story, the Baskerville family has reason to believe that the story may not be entirely fiction. As Holmes investigates, guarding the latest heir to the Baskerville estate, he becomes involved in a case perhaps more fascinating than any other.
If you're looking for a great read and a solid mystery yarn, look no further than from fiction's greatest detective. My favorite Holmes tale, and without a doubt, one of his best. "The Hound" is mystery-writing at its best, a necessity for any library.
 Paranormal forces in my mystery? May 6, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I expected to find it a little dry, but overall likeable. Instead, I found the story a little too far to the supernatural, and Sherlock Holmes turned out to be one of the most unlikable characters I've read in a long time! I really felt for Watson, who did not come across as the dumb, stumbling sidekick. I had a hard time slogging through the book, and it didn't make me want to pick up any more Holmes anytime soon. I guess I expected a little more "Basil of Baker Street" from The Great Mouse Detective.
Unexpected good book November 1, 2007
I was expecting this book to be a bit boring - it's for a literature class. But it turned out to be easy to read and exciting!
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