Download or read book Penguin English Library The Hound Of Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-12-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Penguin English Library Edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle "Mr Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!" The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body: this classic horror story pits detective against dog, rationalism against the supernatural, good against evil. 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. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles gripped readers when it was first serialised and has continued to hold its place in the popular imagination to this day. Could the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville have been caused by the gigantic ghostly hound that is said to have haunted his family for generations? Arch-rationalist Sherlock Holmes characteristically dismisses the theory as nonsense. And, immersed in another case, he sends Dr Watson to Devon to protect the Baskerville heir and observe the suspects at close hand. With its atmospheric setting on the ancient, wild moorland and its savage apparition, The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the greatest crime novels ever written. Rationalism is pitted against the supernatural and good against evil as Sherlock Holmes sets out to defeat a foe almost his equal. This edition contains a full chronology of Arthur Conan Doyle's life and works, an introduction by renowned horror scholar Professor Christopher Frayling discussing the background to the novel and the legends and events that inspired the story, with further reading and explanatory notes. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by anboco. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hound of the Baskervilles is set 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. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. 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. 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, it was listed as the top Holmes novel, with a perfect rating from Sherlockian scholars of 100.

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2008-08-14 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hound of the Baskervilles is the tale of an ancient curse suddenly given a terrifying modern application. The grey towers of Baskerville Hall and the wild open country of Dartmoor hold many secrets for Holmes and Watson to unravel. The detective is contemptuous of supernatural manifestations, but the reader will remain perpetually haunted by the hound from the moor. The editor of this volume, W.W. Robson, was Emeritus David Masson Professor of English Literature at the University of Edinburgh and author of Modern English Literature. The general editor of the Oxford Sherlock Holmes, Owen Dudley Edwards, is Reader in History at the University of Edinburgh and author or The Quest for Sherlock Holmes: A Biographical Study of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles Deluxe Library Binding Illustrated written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Engage Classics. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 17th century Hugo Baskerville is killed by a vicious hellhound. Generations later Sir Henry Baskerville is found dead at the family estate. Can Holmes and Watson save the next Baskerville heir from an ancient curse before it's too late?

Download or read book The Adventure of the Engineer s Thumb and Other Cases written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Penguin English Library edition As usual with the Sherlock Holmes stories it is very hard to say which are the best - but there are many stories here which would get the vote - ranging from The Boscombe Valley Mystery to the wonderful Adventure of Silver Blaze, from the Adventure of the Norwood Builder to A Case of Identity, but above to the uniquely strange and macabre Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb.

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles Gift Edition written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the previous century Hugo Baskerville captured and imprisoned a young lady on his estate, only to fall victim to a marauding hound of hell as he pursued her along the moor late one night. Since then the Baskerville line has been plagued by a mysterious and supernatural black hound with Sir Charles Baskerville recently becoming it's latest victim. Originally published in 1902 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' is the third novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Includes article on the history of the novel, the writer and the inspirations for the character. Gift Edition includes a section for a personal inscription.

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-12-05 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The setting is Dartmoor in Devon, and Sir Charles Baskerville is dead. Somewhere out there, legend has it that a huge black hound is lurking on the moors, and it is up to Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to investigate the matter at hand.

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps the most popular of all Sherlock Holmes stories, The Hound of the Baskervilles combines the traditional detective tale with elements of horror. 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-and it is up to Holmes and Watson to solve the mystery of the legend. Rationalism is pitted against the supernatural and good against evil, as Sherlock Holmes tries to defeat a foe almost his equal.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Plymouth Public Plymouth Public Library Staff and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved detective, Sherlock Holmes, solves another mystery surrounding the death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles. This community read edition features discussion guides, recommended titles, and ideas for community reads programs.

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unabridged version of The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Read the novel that Doyle insisted was, "a real Creeper!"Sherlock Holmes is called to the English moors to save Sir Henry Baskerville... from what? An old legend of the family? But what was that sound? Howling? And then... a death from... Find out in this full length Sherlock Holmes mystery!

Download or read book Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles written by Jan Fields and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2011 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to the bleak wastes of Dartmoor, England to solve the mystery surrounding the late Sir Charles Baskerville and a ghostly hound.

Download or read book Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense written by Lewis Carroll and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collected and annotated edition of Carroll's brilliant, witty poems, edited by Gillian Beer. 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe...' wrote Lewis Carroll in his wonderfully playful poem of nonsense verse, 'Jabberwocky'. This new edition collects together the marvellous range of Carroll's poetry, including nonsense verse, parodies, burlesques, and more. Alongside the title piece are such enduringly wonderful pieces as 'The Walrus and the Carpenter', 'The Mock Turtle's Song', 'Father William' and many more. This edition also includes notes, a chronology and an introduction by Gillian Beer that discusses Carroll's love of puzzles and wordplay and the relationship of his poetry with the Alice books 'Opening at random Gillian Beer's new edition of Lewis Carroll's poems, Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense, guarantees a pleasurable experience - not all of it nonsensical' - Times Literary Supplement Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he was educated at Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he was appointed lecturer in mathematics in 1855, and where he spent the rest of his life. In 1861 he took deacon's orders, but shyness and a stammer prevented him from seeking the priesthood. His most famous works, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1872), were originally written for Alice Liddell, the daughter of the Dean of his college. Charles Dodgson died of bronchitis in 1898. Gillian Beer is King Edward VII Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Cambridge and past President of Clare Hall College. She is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Literature. Among her works are Darwin's Plots (1983; third edition, 2009), George Eliot (1986), Arguing with the Past: Essays in Narrative from Woolf to Sidney (1989), Open Fields: Science in Cultural Encounter (1996) and Virginia Woolf: The Common Ground (1996).

Download or read book HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES written by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE and published by LARGE PRINT. This book was released on 2014-10-24 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This large print edition is written in an easy to read size 16 font. There is also an extra large print edition available in bold and size 24 font. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead with only gigantic paw prints nearby to suggest his cause of death, the locals tell of witnessing a hellish hound that has been stalking the moor. In this, Sherlock Holmes' most celebrated case, the great detective must pit his wits against one of his greatest adversaries. This book has been adapted many times for stage and screen and is as popular today as it was when it was first published over a hundred years ago. For more information on our large print and extra large print books, why not visit us online, or go to Amazon and search for: www.firestonebooks.com

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles Illustrated written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set 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. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case.Dr James Mortimer calls on Sherlock Holmes in London for advice after his friend Sir Charles Baskerville was found dead in the yew alley of his manor on Dartmoor in Devon. The death was attributed to a heart attack, but according to Mortimer, Sir Charles's face retained an expression of horror, and not far from the corpse the footprints of a gigantic hound were clearly visible. According to an old legend, a curse runs in the Baskerville family since the time of the English Civil War, when a Hugo Baskerville abducted and caused the death of a maiden on the moor, only to be killed in turn by a huge demonic hound. Allegedly the same creature has been haunting the manor ever since, causing the premature death of many Baskerville heirs. Sir Charles believed in the plague of the hound and so does Mortimer, who now fears for the next in line, Sir Henry Baskerville.

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles Extra Large Print written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-10-26 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extra large print edition is written in bold and in an easy to read size 24 font. There is also a large print edition available in size 16 font. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead with only gigantic paw prints nearby to suggest his cause of death, the locals tell of witnessing a hellish hound that has been stalking the moor. In this, Sherlock Holmes' most celebrated case, the great detective must pit his wits against one of his greatest adversaries. This book has been adapted many times for stage and screen and is as popular today as it was when it was first published over a hundred years ago. For more information on our large print and extra large print books, why not visit us online, or go to Amazon and search for: www.firestonebooks.com

Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. It is set 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. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his intended death in "The Final Problem", and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character's eventual revival. Sir Charles Baskerville, baronet, is found dead on the grounds of his country house, Baskerville Hall. The cause is ascribed to a heart attack. Fearing for the safety of Sir Charles's nephew and the only known heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, coming from Canada to claim his inheritance, Dr James Mortimer travels to London and asks Sherlock Holmes for help. Mortimer explains that the Baskerville family is afflicted by a curse. According to an old account, said to have been written in 1742 and describing events which had occurred a century earlier still, during the English Civil War, Hugo Baskerville was infatuated with a farmer's daughter. He kidnapped her and imprisoned her in his bedroom. She escaped and the furious Baskerville offered his soul to the devil if he could recapture her. Aided by friends, he pursued the girl onto the desolate moor. Baskerville and his victim were found dead. She had died from fright, but a giant spectral hound stood guard over Baskerville's body. The hound tore out Baskerville's throat, then vanished into the night. Sir Charles Baskerville had become fearful of the legendary curse and its hellhound. Mortimer concluded that Sir Charles had been waiting for someone when he died. His face was contorted in a ghastly expression, while his footprints suggested that he was running away from something.