Dear Reader, In the book The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, I, Sherlock Holmes, unravel the mystery of the legendary hound that has plagued the Baskerville clan for centuries. ... He concludes Sir Charles death is brought upon him by a terrible fright, one of which could have only been brought upon him by a beast, the hound of the Baskervilles. ... Upon my investigation of the hound, I am now able to prove that urban legends are able to persuade people into a train of thought without considering the other factors in the case, urban legends such as The Hound ...

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Hound of the Baskervilles The hound of the Baskervilles is a story that combines the realms of the logical Darwinian sciences and the supernatural. ... One example of a supernatural idea in this story is the whole legend of "The Hound". ... When Stapleton offers the explanation "The peasants say it is the Hound of the Baskervilles calling for it's prey" p. 50 we are tricked into believing that the roar that was heard by Dr. Watson was that of the supernatural beast known as "The Hound". ... Overall the story The Hound of the Baskervilles incorporates many elements of the supernatura...

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Specifically, the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, was influenced by Doyle's family and his life experiences. ... Doyle greatly influenced his novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. ... of Sir Henry Baskerville and Sir Charles Baskerville continually show that they are honorable men. ... Arthur Conan Doyle's life experiences also influenced his novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles. ... The novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, is a good example of how these two characteristics of Doyle influence his writings....

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Hound Of the Baskervilles Setting - About 1884-85, most of story takes place at Baskerville Hall in Devonshire. ... He gives him the history of the Baskerville family starting with Hugo, the first victim of the hound, all the way up to the most recent slaying, of Sir Charles Baskerville. ... Now of course this was the place whereupon Sir Charles Baskerville was slayed by this vicious hound. ... Stapleton had been feeding a hound out in the moor. ... Accused of death of Sir Charles Baskerville. ...

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The movie version of The Hound of the Baskervilles starring Basil Rathbone made in 1939 was favored over the 1901-1902 version of The Hounds of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ... Stapleton as being involved in the vicious plan against the Baskervilles. ... The Hound of the Baskervilles was a good book, but it was an even better movie. ...

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For my book report, I chose to read "The Hound of Baskervilles," by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ... While looking for clues all they could find was sign of a gigantic hound, but they could not prove that theory because no one in that area had a hound big enough to do what was displayed. ... The author of The Hound of Baskervilles was the famous Sir. ... This book took place in Baskervilles, which I'm guessing is over in London due to how the people talk and act. ...

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The most remarkable example is one of the main characters William of Baskerville. According to Professor Anderson's Web page, Eco's "Brother William of Baskerville" (Eco 13) is the allusion to Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskerville. In chapter 13 Sherlock Holmes and Sir Henry Baskerville examine the Baskerville estate's collection of family members" portraits. ... William of Baskerville is alike Sherlock Holmes not only in appearance but also in his temper. ... Eco's intention is to make a reader recognize the famous detective in William of Baskerville. ...

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Stapleton The novel The Hound of the Baskervilles follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they search to find the killer of Sir Charles Baskerville. ... Mortimer brings the case to them, and he informs the duo of a legend about a hound that supposedly haunts the Baskervilles. ... Stapleton is actually the son of Rodger Baskerville. ... The hound pounces on Sir Henry. ...

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For example, in the novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles", Sherlock Holmes takes on a case that few would ever consider attempting to solve. ... In 1902, Sherlock Holmes' creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, brought him back to life in The Hound of the Baskervilles. ... For example, in the book "The Hound of the Baskervilles", Sherlock Holmes sets out to solve one of the biggest cases in nineteenth century London. It was known that a fearsome, ghostly hound unknown to man was roaming the hills of Dartmoor and killing off the heirs to the Baskerville estate. ...

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For example Sherlock Holmes used deductive reasoning to solve the mystery in The Hound of the Baskervilles. ... Watson were asked to investigate a murder mystery centered on the death of Sir Charles Baskerville. ...

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Louise's nickname was "Touie," one of the names Doyle later used in his famous novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. ... The very famous Arthur Conan Doyle novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, was published different sections at a time in The Strand magazine in 1901. ...

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When Conan-Doyle was writing, televisions or computers hadn't been invented so people had a lot more time to read, this is perhaps the reason why the story "The Hound of Baskerville" has a slower pace and is more detailed. ...

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Detective fiction always contain similar elements, since the Edgar Poe wrote "Murders in the Rue morgue" in 1841, and although "the adventure of the speckled band- by Conan Doyle and "The Affair at the Victory Ball- by Agatha Christie, were written many years apart, they share the same elements of t...

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