Study notes: The Hound of the Baskervilles
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.
Themes
Logic against superstition. Greed. Friendship.
People to follow
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Sir Henry Baskerville, Dr. Mortimer, and Stapleton.
Talk about
- Which clues did you spot first?
- Why does Holmes stay away at first?
- How does the moor add to the mystery?
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.