Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sherlock Holmes is the character of four crime novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I have read the book "The Hound of the Baskervilles". The book follows Dr. John Watson as he and Holmes solve a crime. This is the book through chapters 1-5:

Sir Charles Baskerville is found lying dead in the grounds of Baskerville Hall. The cause of death is found to be a heart attack. Fearing for the safety of Sir Charles’ nephew and only known heir, Sir Henry Baskerville—who was coming to London from North America to collect his inheritance. Dr. James Mortimer travels from Devon to London and appeals for help to Sherlock Holmes.

Mortimer, Sir Charles' doctor comes to Holmes and Watson. Traditionally, the Baskerville family is said to be afflicted by a curse. Mortimer reads to Holmes and to Watson a description of the origin of the curse, as written down by a descendant of one Hugo Baskerville, who had lived some 200 years earlier. According to this old note, Hugo Baskerville became infatuated with a woman's daughter, kidnapped her and imprisoned her in his bedchamber. She managed to escape while he was talking with his friends. A drunken and furious Hugo cried that he would give his soul to the Powers of Evil if he could only overtake her. He rode a horse after her, his hunting hounds upon her scent and his friends in pursuit. Sometime later, his friends came upon the bodies of Hugo and the girl. She had died from fear and fatigue, while a giant spectral hound stood over Sir Hugo's body. With his friends watching, the hound plucked out Hugo's throat and disappeared into the night.

Apparently, prior to his death, Sir Charles had become fearful of the legendary curse, with its scary hellhound. Furthermore, Mortimer has deduced that Sir Charles had been waiting for someone at the time of his death. Sir Charles' face was contorted into a ghastly expression, too, while his footprints suggested that he was desperately running from something. It was known that Sir Charles' heart was not strong, and that he planned to go to London the next day. Mortimer also reveals that he observed the footprints "of a gigantic hound" near Sir Charles' body, a fact that he did not reveal at the inquest.

I have read the whole book but as the task was to write about the first chapters i did so and i look forward to presenting the book in its entirety.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born the 22 of may 1859. He died in 1930. through his 71 years of life he managed to be a renowned physician and a critically acclaimed writer. He´s most recognizable work is his stories of Sherlock Holmes. He wrote 56 short stories and four novels about this character and his assistant Dr. John Watson. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will always be known as one of the worlds greatest authors of all time. The first novel about Sherlock Holmes has been made into a movie several times. The most critically acclaimed is the 2009 film simply named Sherlock Holmes.