The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1902.
Before you read: A spooky mystery on the moors. Fine for older children.
A family legend says a giant hound haunts the Baskerville family. When Sir Charles dies of fright, Sherlock Holmes sends Dr. Watson to Dartmoor to protect the new heir. Fog, a hidden prisoner, and strange lights make this the most famous Holmes case.
Public-domain text. First published in 1902; Arthur Conan Doyle died in 1930, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.