Only a brave man would cross the wild moorlands after dark - for the ancient legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles has haunted the Baskerville family for generations. Then Sir Charles's mysterious death brings Sherlock Holmes to the scene. Sir Charles had been running for his life, but what inspired such terror? A spectral hound from Hell? Or something far more earthly and cunning ...THE AUTHOR Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born in 1859 in Edinburgh. He combined a medical career with a literary one, and his most ...
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Only a brave man would cross the wild moorlands after dark - for the ancient legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles has haunted the Baskerville family for generations. Then Sir Charles's mysterious death brings Sherlock Holmes to the scene. Sir Charles had been running for his life, but what inspired such terror? A spectral hound from Hell? Or something far more earthly and cunning ...THE AUTHOR Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born in 1859 in Edinburgh. He combined a medical career with a literary one, and his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes first appeared in 1888, in a story called A Study in Scarlet published in Beeton's Christmas Annual. Regularly published in the Strand magazine, he finally killed off Holmes in 1893. As a result, 20,000 people cancelled their subscription to the Strand magazine. Arthur Conan Doyle died in 1930.
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Reprint. Hardback. Dust Jacket. First published by George Newnes in 1902. 8vo. pp. 196. Original publisher's black illustrated boards lettered white on spine and upper cover in identical dust jacket. Inscribed: 'Best wishes Douglas Wilmer. ' The actor Douglas Wilmer (1920 &endash; 2016) was most famous for playing the role of Sherlock Holmes alongside Nigel Stock as Watson in the 1960s TV series. He also played Sir Denis Nayland Smith in two Fu Manchu films and was in the Bond film 'Octopussy' among many other appearances in film and television. John Fowles (1926 &endash; 2005) author of 'The Collector', 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' and 'The Magus', provides a background to the legends that inspired 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' and a critical appraisal. Very good indeed. 0752903845 Very good indeed.
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Very Good. Light marks to the cover of the book. Content is clean and readable, a decent readable paperback copy. Trade paperback (US). 208 p. Roads Classics .
Ah! The intrigue, such mastery of a mystery plot. And the twists! Yes, one of my favorite plot twists in all of literature.
Mary W
Sep 16, 2010
Very interesting!
You can't argue with a classic! The story is as gripping as when Sir Arthur wrote it - no matter how many times you've read it or seen it or heard it! Modern literature can't compare!
