The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle, Christopher Frayling

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Penguin Classics
20 August 2001

Classic crime; Penguin Black Classics; Fiction & Literature Penguin Black; Sherlock Holmes

One of the best-known pieces of detective fiction and probably the most popular of all Holmes stories

The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body- this classic horror story pits detective against dog. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the wild Devon moorland with the footprints of a giant hound nearby, the blame is placed on a family curse. It is left to Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to solve the mystery of the legend of the phantom hound before Sir Charles' heir comes to an equally gruesome end. THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES gripped readers when it was first serialised and has continued to hold its place in the popular imagination.

By: Arthur Conan Doyle
Edited by: Christopher Frayling
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780140437867
ISBN 10: 014043786X
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 20 August 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh where he qualified as a doctor, but it was his writing which brought him fame, with the creation of Sherlock Holmes, the first scientific detective. He was also a convert to spiritualism and a social reformer who used his investigative skills to prove the innocence of individuals. Professor Christopher Frayling is Rector of the Royal College of Art, an expert on horror fiction and has published widely on the subject.