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They all agreed that it was a huge creature, luminous, ghastly and
spectral.
Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine, Conan Doyle s The Hound of
the Baskervilles follows the infamous Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson as
they investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, whose
dead body is found on the misty and desolate Devon moors.
The locals blame his death on the legend of the fearsome phantom hound
that they claim has haunted the Baskerville family for generations. When
the heir to the Baskerville fortune, Sir Henry, also comes under threat
Holmes detective skills are put to the test as he battles to discover
the truth behind the legend and to solve one of the most macabre
mysteries of his career."