The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of 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. It tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. 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. It remains one of the most widely read works of literature, with multiple adaptations in other media.