Name: The Hound of the Baskervilles
SKU: 58115237
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 9781724981622

Type

Physical Book

Author

Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

184

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x1.1 cm

Weight

0.28 kg.

ISBN13

9781724981622

Synopsis "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Holmes and Watson are faced with their most terrifying case yet. The legend of the devil-beast that haunts the moors around the Baskerville family's home warns the descendants of that ancient clan never to venture out in those dark hours when the power of evil is exalted. Now, the most recent Baskerville, Sir Charles, is dead and the footprints of a giant hound have been found near his body. Will the new heir meet the same fate? The Hound of the Baskervilles is a masterpiece of chilling detective fiction. It has been extensively adapted for radio, film and television all over the world. Includes vintage illustration!

Arthur Conan Doyle

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Edinburgh, 1859 - Crowborough, United Kingdom, 1930) considered the master of detective literature was a writer and doctor born in Scotland, mainly known for having created the very famous character Sherlock Holmes, the most well-known detective of all times, cyclically adapted for TV and cinema

He studied at the universities of Stonyhurst and Edinburgh, where he graduated in medicine. Between 1882 and 1890, he worked as a doctor in Southsea, England.

To supplement his meager income, he wrote a mystery novel titled A Study in Scarlet, which became the first of sixty-eight stories featuring one of the most famous detectives in literature: Sherlock Holmes.

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