... . 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. The novel is set in London around the year of 1889. The author of the novel is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The novel was converted into a movie in 2002 and was directed by David Attwood. Allan ... on the moor. In both the book and movie, Holmes sends Watson with Sir Henry to the Baskerville Hall. Watson and Sir Henry both believe Holmes is staying behind in London. Holmes even tells Watson to send him letter updates along the way (48). Howev...

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... about two years. It was during this time that he met his soon-to-be wife, Louise Hawkins,12 when her brother was diagnosed with an incurable disease, cerebral meningitis. Jack, Louise's brother, died a couple of days later. Louise and Doyle were married several months later. Louise's nickname was "Touie," one of the names Doyle later used in his famous novel ... .14 His inspiration to write even more in his spare time was brought on by his marriage. Shortly after their marriage, Doyle's father, Charles, was confined inside a nursing home in London, England because of alcoholism and epile...

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