# The Hound of the Baskervilles

**Author:** Arthur Doyle
**Tags:** Private investigators, Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character), Detective and mystery stories, Blessing and cursing, Dogs, Dartmoor (England)
**Price:** Free
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/96555

## Description

The ancient, chilling legend of a monstrous, supernatural hound plagues the Baskerville family on the desolate moors of Dartmoor. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, seemingly of fright, his physician, Dr. Mortimer, brings the perplexing case to the renowned Sherlock Holmes. With the family curse threatening the life of the new heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, Holmes dispatches Dr. Watson to the eerie Baskerville Hall to protect him and investigate the unsettling occurrences. Amidst the desolate landscape, an escaped convict, suspicious neighbors, and strange lights on the moor add layers of mystery and dread. As Watson grapples with the sinister atmosphere and potential supernatural forces, Holmes secretly conducts his own brilliant deductions to uncover the sinister, flesh-and-blood truth behind the spectral terror. This classic tale masterfully blends Gothic horror with Holmes’s unwavering rationality, challenging the boundaries between superstition and scientific inquiry in a race against a deadly legacy.The ancient, chilling legend of a monstrous, supernatural hound plagues the Baskerville family on the desolate moors of Dartmoor. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, seemingly of fright, his physician, Dr. Mortimer, brings the perplexing case to the renowned Sherlock Holmes. With the family curse threatening the life of the new heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, Holmes dispatches Dr. Watson to the eerie Baskerville Hall to protect him and investigate the unsettling occurrences. Amidst the desolate landscape, an escaped convict, suspicious neighbors, and strange lights on the moor add layers of mystery and dread. As Watson grapples with the sinister atmosphere and potential supernatural forces, Holmes secretly conducts his own brilliant deductions to uncover the sinister, flesh-and-blood truth behind the spectral terror. This classic tale masterfully blends Gothic horror with Holmes’s unwavering rationality, challenging the boundaries between superstition and scientific inquiry in a race against a deadly legacy.