Hounds Of The Baskervilles From Demon Dogs To Sherlock Holmes The True Story Of The Beast

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle
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ISBN 13 : 9781549832277
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (322 download)

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Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Baskerville Hound, also translated as The Baskerville Dog or The Baskerville Mastiff, is the third novel by Arthur Conan Doyle which has as main protagonist Sherlock Holmes. It was published by installments in The Strand Magazine between 1901 and 1902. The novel is mainly set in Dartmoor, in Devon, a county of the west of England. Conan Doyle wrote this story shortly after returning from South Africa, where he had worked as a medical volunteer at The Langman Field Hospital in Bloemfontein. He was assisted in the plot by a 30-year-old journalist from the Daily Express named Bertram Fletcher Robinson (1870-1907). His ideas come from the legend of Richard Cabell, who was the inspiration of the legend of the Baskerville. His tomb can be seen in a village called Buckfastleigh.Richard Cabell lived during the 1600s and was the local squire at Buckfastleigh. He had a passion for hunting and was what in those days described himself as a "monstrously evil man." He gained this reputation for, among other things, his immorality and for having sold his soul to the devil. It was also rumored that he had murdered his wife. On July 5, 1677 he died and was buried in his tomb, but that was only the beginning of the story. On the night of his burial, a dog-shaped ghost appeared all around the moor and howled in his grave. Since that night, you can find the ghost, usually on the anniversary of his death. If he does not go hunting, it is possible to find him in his grave howling and screaming.Conan Doyle's description of Baskerville Hall was inspired by a visit to Cromer Hall in Norfolk. Some elements of the story were inspired by a stay at the Real Links Hotel in Cromer, where Conan Doyle heard for the first time the story of Black Shuck, the ghost dog from the Cromer area, who is said to walk between Overstrand in East and East Runton in the west.When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on a path in the wasteland of Devonshire, Dr. Mortimer comes to London to seek the help of Sherlock Holmes: he reads to Holmes the manuscript about the curse of the Baskerville, supposedly initiated with Hugo de Baskerville, killed by an infernal hound as punishment for his evil. After this, the doctor tells him about the bloodhound tracks found a short distance from the corpse. It also lets him know that he wishes to know his opinion, since the only heir of the Baskerville, Sir Henry, coming from the United States, was about to arrive in England to accept the inheritance (in addition to money, the mansion of the Baskervilles) and Dr. Mortimer did not know what to do with him, for he feared that what was supposed to have been a familiar legend was really truth, that is, he feared for the life of Sir Henry. Holmes replies that he is calm and will accompany the young heir all the time, not leaving him alone, while he is in charge of resolving the case. Later, Dr. Mortimer returned with Sir Henry, worried, because a mysterious letter came to them which contained cut-out words, except "paramo". The letter said: "If you value your life or your sanity, you must keep away from the moor."