Sherlock Holmes 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 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

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.

This edition is written in bold and font size 24. "The Hound of the Baskervilles: Large Print" is also available in font size 16. 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

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.

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.

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.

"Der Hund der Baskervilles", eine der bekanntesten Detektivgeschichten der Welt als Fremdsprachentext im englischen Original: Auf der Familie Baskerville lastet ein dämonischer Fluch. Einst hatte der betrunkene Sir Hugo Baskerville im Jahre 1742 eine junge Frau zu Tode gehetzt und wurde danach von einem geheimnisvollen Hund im Moor getötet. Seitdem treibt sich der Sage nach ein monströser, teuflischer Hund in den Mooren um, die den Landsitz der Familie umgeben. Da wird der alte Sir Charles Baskerville tot auf seinem Landsitz aufgefunden, Fußspuren eines riesigen Hundes am Tatort. Nun fürchtet auch Sir Henry Baskerville, der letzte lebende Abkömmling der Familie, um sein Leben. Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson ermitteln. Nur sie können sein Leben retten und die knifflige Geschichte lösen.