"Doyle's modesty of language conceals a profound tolerance of the human
complexity"-John Le Carré
"Every writer owes something to Holmes." -T.S. Eliot
With its blend of gothic and detective genres, The Hound of the
Baskervilles (1902), sets forth the mysterious investigation taken on
by Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson in the
disquieting moors of Dartmoor. On the grounds of an English country
manor, Baskerville Hall, a prominent baronet's death is feared more than
an alleged heart attack; huge footprints near the body allude that the
family curse of a monstrous hound could be the culprit.
When a country physician, Dr. Mortimer, visits Detective Holmes and
Watson in London he reveals that the heir of the Baskerville lineage,
Sir Henry Baskerville, is at mortal risk amid a mysterious and possibly
supernatural danger. Mortimer's friend Sir Charles Baskerville, the
elder brother of Henry, had recently died on the grounds of the manor.
The discovery of the huge footprints of a large creature near the body
raised the question whether he was slain by a phantom beast that stalked
the moors surrounding Baskerville Hall. The Baskerville clan had been
haunted by a terrifying ghostly hound for generations, and Charles had
become fearsome of the legendary curse. As Henry had received a letter
urging him to stay away from the manor, Holmes is skeptical of the
theory of the abomination and is unflinching in uncovering the truth.
The Hound of the Baskervilles was the first novel to feature Sherlock
Holmes since his alleged death in the short story "the final problem",
published in The Strand Magazine in 1893. Sherlock Holmes fans were
ecstatic at his 'resurrection' with this novel, which continues to
captive readers to this day.
With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles is both modern and
readable.
