A review by sarahglabb
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
4.0
The Hound of the Baskervilles starts out in Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson’s apartment when Dr. Mortimor consults Sherlock Holmes about a very strange matter in Dartmoor around Baskerville Hall.
The base for the story is that Hugo Baskerville from a long time ago kidnapped a young woman. She escapes and Hugo goes after her. It ends horribly for the both of them. The lady dies from fright and exhaustion while Hugo dies from having his throat ripped out. The culprit is a giant dog from hell. This becomes the legend for the Baskerville Family.
It is recently discovered that Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead right outside of his house, and it is widely known around the parts that Sir Charles was afraid of the Hound. Deathly afraid apparently. Dr. Mortimor tells Sherlock Holmes this but doesn’t want him to investigate. He only wants to know if he should tell the new heir Henry Baskerville about this “hound from hell.”
The story goes along and of course Sherlock Holmes investigates it, or it wouldn’t be…you know a Sherlock Holmes mystery.
I was pleasantly surprised when I was reading this because it’s my second experience reading Sherlock Holmes and it really didn’t have a lot of the famous detective in it. Dr. John Watson shines in this novel and I loved that. There was a cool scene in the beginning of the novel when Holmes is actually complimenting Watson for his deduction of Doctor Mortimor’s walking cane. We also see when reading the novel that Dr. Watson can hold his own ground. He sends detailed reports to Holmes and keeps a very good eye on Sir Henry who he pretty much has to protect.
The Hound of the Baskervilles was a creepy story and as a reader I love the horror genre. I was genuinely scared at some parts for reading a book and that was a major plus. This book was far better than A Study in Scarlet. I suppose this was because it was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s first book(at least I think it is, please correct me if I’m wrong). Also, I’ve heard he’s rather better at writing short stories. This book does a fantastic job in tone and pacing compared to A Study in Scarlet.
I recently just got a lovely copy of Volume 1 of Sherlock Holmes the Complete Works and I will be reading the short stories soon and I cannot wait. I’m super excited. Hopefully, this will keep entertained while I wait for BBC’s Sherlock.
The base for the story is that Hugo Baskerville from a long time ago kidnapped a young woman. She escapes and Hugo goes after her. It ends horribly for the both of them. The lady dies from fright and exhaustion while Hugo dies from having his throat ripped out. The culprit is a giant dog from hell. This becomes the legend for the Baskerville Family.
It is recently discovered that Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead right outside of his house, and it is widely known around the parts that Sir Charles was afraid of the Hound. Deathly afraid apparently. Dr. Mortimor tells Sherlock Holmes this but doesn’t want him to investigate. He only wants to know if he should tell the new heir Henry Baskerville about this “hound from hell.”
The story goes along and of course Sherlock Holmes investigates it, or it wouldn’t be…you know a Sherlock Holmes mystery.
I was pleasantly surprised when I was reading this because it’s my second experience reading Sherlock Holmes and it really didn’t have a lot of the famous detective in it. Dr. John Watson shines in this novel and I loved that. There was a cool scene in the beginning of the novel when Holmes is actually complimenting Watson for his deduction of Doctor Mortimor’s walking cane. We also see when reading the novel that Dr. Watson can hold his own ground. He sends detailed reports to Holmes and keeps a very good eye on Sir Henry who he pretty much has to protect.
The Hound of the Baskervilles was a creepy story and as a reader I love the horror genre. I was genuinely scared at some parts for reading a book and that was a major plus. This book was far better than A Study in Scarlet. I suppose this was because it was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s first book(at least I think it is, please correct me if I’m wrong). Also, I’ve heard he’s rather better at writing short stories. This book does a fantastic job in tone and pacing compared to A Study in Scarlet.
I recently just got a lovely copy of Volume 1 of Sherlock Holmes the Complete Works and I will be reading the short stories soon and I cannot wait. I’m super excited. Hopefully, this will keep entertained while I wait for BBC’s Sherlock.