false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165767152m/8920.jpg 8921 399 We owe 1902's <I>The Hound of the Baskervilles</I> to Arthur Conan Doyle's good friend Fletcher "Bobbles" Robinson, who took him to visit some scary English moors and prehistoric ruins, and told him marvelous local legends about escaped prisoners and a 17th-century aristocrat who fell afoul of the family dog. Doyle transmogrified the legend: generations ago, a hound of hell tore out the throat of devilish Hugo Baskerville on the moonlit moor. Poor, accursed Baskerville Hall now has another mysterious death: that of Sir Charles Baskerville. Could the culprit somehow be mixed up with secretive servant Barrymore, history-obsessed Dr. Frankland, butterfly-chasing Stapleton, or Selden, the Notting Hill murderer at large? Someone's been signaling with candles from the mansion's windows. Nor can supernatural forces be ruled out. Can Dr. Watson--left alone by Sherlock Holmes to sleuth in fear for much of the novel--save the next Baskerville, Sir Henry, from the hound's fangs?<p> Many Holmes fans prefer Doyle's complete short stories, but their clockwork logic doesn't match the author's boast about this novel: it's "a real Creeper!" What distinguishes this particular <I>Hound</I> is its fulfillment of Doyle's great debt to Edgar Allan Poe--it's full of ancient woe, low moans, a Grimpen Mire that sucks ponies to Dostoyevskian deaths, and locals digging up Neolithic skulls without next-of-kins' consent. "The longer one stays here the more does the spirit of the moor sink into one's soul," Watson realizes. "Rank reeds and lush, slimy water-plants sent an odour of decay ... while a false step plunged us more than once thigh-deep into the dark, quivering mire, which shook for yards in soft undulations around our feet ... it was as if some malignant hand was tugging us down into those obscene depths." Read on--but, reader, watch your step! <I>--Tim Appelo</I> 3311984 book 1902 The Hound Of The Baskervilles total:9706|5:2402|4:3738|3:2965|2:521|1:80| 9706 36979 11918 579 5 9 false false Thu Mar 27 08:11:26 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 10 13:16:48 -0700 2009 3 The Hound of the Baskervilles is a true masterpiece of the mystery genre, and quite possibly remains the finest mystery novel ever produced -- even if its first appearance was serialized in Strand Magazine.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's unforg...more...]]> 5 5 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 18 05:04:11 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 18 05:15:11 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 19:03:28 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 10:53:20 -0800 2009 The Hound of the Baskervilles, not having read it for a decade or two, I was once again charmed, realizing yet again why the Sherlock Holmes stories have been so enduring for so many readers. This time around I was more aware of the occasio...more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Feb 12 20:52:12 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 21:16:39 -0800 2008 4 2 false false Wed Feb 13 08:51:43 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 21:13:27 -0800 2008 ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 07 10:24:59 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 10:27:57 -0800 2009 Les circonstances dramatiques de la disparition de sir Charles ont réveillé le souvenir de la malédiction qui pèse sur la famille des Baskerville : dès que l'heure de la mort a sonné pour l'un d'eux, un chien monstrueux lui apparaît. Watson est chargé de veil...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 18:57:13 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 19:01:54 -0800 2009 4 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 08:40:16 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 09:37:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Apr 15 16:37:53 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 15:51:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 16:02:49 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 16:02:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 11:09:43 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 12:17:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 15:43:05 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 14:06:16 -0700 2009
In reading this book I came to appreciate the beauty of Doyle's writing. First the idea that it was w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 10:28:58 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 10:48:23 -0700 2009
Cerita dibuka lewat diskusi ringan yang mendalam antara Holmes dengan partnernya, Dr. Watson. Bagi saya justru perc...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 18:42:08 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 18:57:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 15:45:09 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 15:52:16 -0700 2009 The Hound of the Baskervilles.

My first attempt at reading this novel was for a book report in 9th grade. I didn't finish it then, and I most l...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 18:38:15 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 15:54:19 -0700 2009 2
I thoroughly enjoyed Hound this time. The description of the Devonsh...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 08:57:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 09:04:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 18:12:59 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 18:20:40 -0800 2009
The novel is narrated to us by his trusty assistant, Dr. Watson, who observes keenly nuances in landscape, in hu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 12:18:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 21:30:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 15:10:45 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 15:18:47 -0700 2009 The Hound of the Baskervilles was my first expedition into the world of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes, and I greatly enjoyed the experience. As I have no means of comparison, I am not sure whether the style of the novel is consistent or singular in terms of Sherlock Holmes novels and s...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=8920