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Victorian Mysteries

The Hound of the Baskervilles

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  • 1900 first published
  • 207 pages
  • β˜… 4.0 (62 ratings)
  • 1,309 editions
  • 🎧 6 h 52 min free audiobook
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Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles (1900) is a Victorian mystery novel. The story is set in Devon, England and England, in 1889. It features Mr. Sherlock Holmes (Fictional character), Dr. Watson (Fictional character) and Sherlock Holmes. It deals with English Civil War, mires, tors and tombs.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 62 ratings, and 583 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 1,309 editions across 20 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 31,158 times in the last 30 days.

At about 207 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 6 h 52 min LibriVox audiobook.

About The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set in 1889 largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Holmes and Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his apparent death in "The Final Problem", and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character's eventual revival. One of the most famous stories ever written, in 2003, the book was listed as number 128 of 200 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel". In 1999, a poll of "Sherlockians" ranked it as the best of the four Holmes novels.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles β€” LibriVox recording, 6 h 52 min in 15 sections.

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Opening line

β€œMR. SHERLOCK HOLMES, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Crime novel
  • English Civil War
  • Mires
  • Tors
  • Tombs
  • Dogs
  • England
  • Watson, john h.
  • British and irish fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Traditional mystery & detective
  • Private investigators
  • Holmes, Sherlock
  • Watson, John H.
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Blessing and cursing
  • Children's non-fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Hound of the Baskervilles?

The Hound of the Baskervilles was written by Arthur Conan Doyle and first published in 1900.

What genre is The Hound of the Baskervilles?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries.

How long is The Hound of the Baskervilles?

The median edition has 207 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Hound of the Baskervilles free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of The Hound of the Baskervilles?

Yes β€” LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 6 h 52 min.

What books are similar to The Hound of the Baskervilles?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [18 stories] and Sherlock Holmes and the Disgraced Inspector.

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