Watson soon discovers that at night, Barrymore is attempting to help the escaped convict, who is his brother-in-law. Many strange occurrences happen in quick succession: Barrymore is caught creeping around the mansion at night, Watson sees a mysterious figure wandering the moors, a dog’s howling is heard and Watson learns that Charles and a local woman called Laura Lyons had an encounter on the night of his death. He spends time with neighbours Jack and Beryl Stapleton, who are siblings. In London, he received a note that warned him to not come to Baskerville, and discovered that one of his shoes had been stolen. At the same time, an escaped convict is on the loose and is said to be roaming the moors.Īll the while, the heir to Baskerville Hall, Henry Baskerville, is worried that he is being followed. Rumours swirl in the village about the circumstances of Charles’ death, and many suspects, such as house staff Mr. The supernatural hound is said to have first appeared in the 18th century after killing the then-owner Hugh Baskerville. Holmes opts to stay behind, and sends Watson there alone. It is set largely in Dartmoor in Devon, and tells the story of murder and attempted murder committed by a fearsome, supernatural, huge and glowing hound.Īfter gathering preliminary information in London, Holmes and Watson are summoned to Baskerville Hall in Dartmoor to investigate the sudden death of its last resident, Sir Charles Baskerville. The third of the four crime novels featuring the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902.
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