Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles Annotated written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rich landowner Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in the park of his manor surrounded by the grim moor of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon. His death seems to have been caused by a heart attack, but the victim's best friend, Dr. Mortimer, is convinced that the strike was due to a supernatural creature, which haunts the moor in the shape of an enormous hound, with blazing eyes and jaws. In order to protect Baskerville's heir, Sir Henry, who's arriving to London from Canada, Dr. Mortimer asks for Sherlock Holmes' help, telling him also of the so-called Baskervilles' curse, according to which a monstrous hound has been haunting and killing the family males for centuries, in revenge for the misdeeds of one Sir Hugo Baskerville, who lived at the time of Oliver Cromwell.
Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rich landowner Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in the park of his manor surrounded by the grim moor of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon. His death seems to have been caused by a heart attack, but the victim's best friend, Dr. Mortimer, is convinced that the strike was due to a supernatural creature, which haunts the moor in the shape of an enormous hound, with blazing eyes and jaws. In order to protect Baskerville's heir, Sir Henry, who's arriving to London from Canada, Dr. Mortimer asks for Sherlock Holmes' help, telling him also of the so-called Baskervilles' curse, according to which a monstrous hound has been haunting and killing the family males for centuries, in revenge for the misdeeds of one Sir Hugo Baskerville, who lived at the time of Oliver Cromwell.
Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2019 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JAICO ILLUSTARTED CLASSICS SERIES is a collection of beloved children’s classics read by generations all over the world. Rich with adventures and thrills, these immortal stories with vivid illustrations are designed to delight young readers. THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES begins with the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville, hunted down by a supernatural hound. The next target of the hound, haunting the Grimpen Mire is Sir Henry Baskerville. Sherlock Holmes, the super sleuth, steps in to solve the secret of the legend and a maze of mysteries haunting the moor. Can Holmes solve the mystery surrounding the death of Sir Charles in time to stop the next murder? Come, let’s go to the beautiful English country side and to the gloomy moors with Sherlock Holmes and his trusted aide, Dr. Watson, to unravel one of his most famous cases. SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE author and creator of the legendary Sherlock Holmes, was born in Scotland and studied medicine in Edinburgh University. He set up his medical practice in Southsea, but when it failed to do well, he started writing.
Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to Dartmoor to solve the mystery surrounding the late Sir Charles Baskerville, a family curse, and a monsterous hound. In graphic novel format.
Download or read book Oxford Children s Classics The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Oxford Children's. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Oxford Children's Classic features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Nancy Springer, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .Master detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusty sidekick Dr Watson are called upon to investigate the untimely death of Sir Charles Baskerville. Many are quick to blame a family curse and a ghostly black hound, but is there a more logical explanation?
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Abdo Publishing Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to the bleak wastes of Dartmoor 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 The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes The Ultimate Collection written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Conan Doyle's master criminologist Sherlock Holmes continues to delight readers around the world more than a century after he first appeared in print (in 1887's A Study in Scarlet). The digital age has only increased his popularity: amid the onslaught of contemporary crime fiction there is something reassuring about Sherlock Holmes. In the hardcover edition of 'Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate Collection' you will find all four Sherlock Holmes novels: A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle. The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle. The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Download or read book Hound of the Baskervilles written by Russell PUNTER and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes adventure is vividly brought to life in this full colour graphic novel adaptation. The faithful, dynamic retelling is accompanied by Andrea da Rold's superbly detailed illustrations which recreate the world of bustling Victorian London and the eerie Devonshire moors. Part of a new series of graphic novels from Usborne, bringing classic stories to life in an exciting, modern way. Simple, engaging dialogue make these books perfect for reluctant readers. Comic book illustrations sure to appeal to fans of the incredibly popular Marvel and DC franchises.
Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes: The adventure of the speckled band.
Download or read book Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles Comic Classics written by Jack Noel and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OLD books get NEW doodles – it's the classics as you've never seen them before! A hilarious new series that brings the classics to life with illustrations by Jack Noel. Perfect for 7 – 9 year olds and fans of Tom Gates, Wimpy Kid and Dav Pilkey. And SHERLOCK HOLMES! Solve a SPOOKY MYSTERY with Holmes and Watson ... but BEWARE OF THE DOG!
Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles Usborne Classics Retold written by Henry Brook and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's most famous detective is brought to life for a new generation of readers in this gripping retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tale. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in peculiar circumstances, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are called in to investigate. Could the death have something to do with the monstrous hound said to haunt the Baskerville family? And will Holmes and Watson solve the mystery before another innocent man is claimed by the terrible Baskerville curse?
Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hound of the Baskervilles 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 serialized 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. 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. The Hound of the Baskervilles a country doctor has come to 221B Baker Street, the lodgings of famed detective Sherlock Holmes, with the eerie tale of the Hound of the Baskervilles. The legend warns the descendants of the Baskerville family never to venture out on the moors that surround their ancestral home, for fear that they will meet the devil-beast that lurks there. The Hound of the Baskervilles Such a story sounds preposterous to any man of reason, but now Sir Charles Baskerville is dead—and the footprints of a giant hound have been found near his body. Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend Dr. John Watson agree to investigate the truth of the matter. They will soon learn that in this case, nothing is quite as it seems... The Hound of the Baskervilles The most famous of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic of masterful detection and hair-raising suspense. The Hound of the Baskervilles
Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles Easy Classics written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Sherlock Holmes Children's Collection: Creatures, Codes and Curious Cases (Easy Classics). This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Hound of the Baskervilles Illustrated written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 216 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. 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
Download or read book The Picture of Dorian Gray written by Oscar Wilde and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The novel was a succès de scandale and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895. It has lost none of its power to fascinate and disturb.
