| The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur | | | | the story plays a significant role in establishing that |
| Conan Doyle, is a classic by most standards. The | | | | the hound is real through his death. While the |
| redoubtable Sherlock Holmes assumes | | | | hound frightened Charles Baskerville to his death, |
| responsibility for a case that is part-mystery and | | | | it caused the hiding convict to fall to his death. |
| part-thriller. The story is set in rural England, on | | | | The fact that the escaped convict is closely |
| the estate of Baskerville Hall. The Baskervilles are | | | | related to the wife of the long-time servant at |
| a family with a long history, with only two known | | | | Baskerville Hall adds to the plot. |
| descendants alive at the beginning of the story. | | | | Dr. Watson observes other strange occurrences, |
| Sherlock Holmes enters the fray after the death | | | | like the presence of a man on the moors. This |
| of Charles Baskerville. The death of Charles | | | | man turns out to be Sherlock Holmes. He was |
| occurs under mysterious circumstances - | | | | intent on making his own observations and |
| mysterious to Sherlock Holmes at least. To the | | | | comparing them to the notes that Dr. Watson |
| untrained eye, it appears to be a death by natural | | | | sends to him. The author employs sub-plots very |
| cause. The keen observation of the singular | | | | well in this story. The circumstances behind |
| detective leads to discovery of the paw marks | | | | Charles Baskerville's death are gradually unravelled. |
| of a hound several feet from the area that | | | | There is even a romantic interest between |
| Charles died. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle develops the | | | | Stapleton's "sister" and Henry Baskerville. That Mr. |
| legend of the Baskerville hound from here. | | | | Stapleton has an issue with it appears to be odd |
| Enter Henry Baskerville. There is intrigue from the | | | | at best. The reason for this is revealed at the |
| start, as Henry is warned to stay away from | | | | end. |
| Baskerville Hall by a mysterious figure. There is | | | | At the end of the novel, the hound of the |
| also the strange disappearance and reappearance | | | | Baskervilles is reduced from a curse to the |
| of Henry's boots. The relevance of this apparently | | | | product of a criminal mind. The criminal mind |
| inconsequential event is revealed towards the end | | | | belongs to Stapleton, whose dubious history is |
| of the story. Dr. Watson appears to play a very | | | | revealed. He is also a Baskerville, unknown to |
| prominent role in this story. Feeling disinclined to | | | | others. His designs on the estate are what led him |
| arouse a high level of suspicion, Mr. Holmes | | | | to exploit the legend of the hound to his own |
| deploys Dr. Watson to make observations at | | | | ends. The author crafted a story that captures |
| Baskerville Hall and also to protect Henry | | | | one's attention from beginning to end. He seems |
| Baskerville. | | | | to lend credence to the legend before it is |
| The plot involves several strange occurrences. | | | | gradually debunked. |
| There are few suspects in the plot, but Mr. | | | | The culmination of the intriguing events has Henry |
| Stapleton, the naturalist, appears to be the | | | | Baskerville, who is now a firm believer in the |
| shadiest character. Craftily, the author lends | | | | curse, crossing the moor in an impending fog. |
| credibility to the legend by providing its history. | | | | Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and the inspector |
| The presence of a ferocious hound is unequivocal. | | | | observe him, in an attempt to catch the hound. |
| The mystery is whether it's a supernatural | | | | At the end of the story, Sir Doyle gives the |
| phenomenon or the product of evil on earth. The | | | | reader more insight. The complexity of the |
| hound is spotted on a couple of occasions. It is | | | | sub-plots involved and the use of a legend to |
| also heard baying during the day over the lonely | | | | commit murder makes this novel wholly |
| moors. The beast is described as large and | | | | fascinating. This book is so entertaining that it |
| ferocious-looking. | | | | could convert almost anyone to an avid reader of |
| Woven into the plot are other strange | | | | the Sherlock Holmes series. |
| occurrences. The escaped convict at the start of | | | | |