The Hound of the Baskervilles

5b Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by Sidney Paget. London: George Newnes, 1902. First Edition With Letter Written from his home Undershaw in Hindhead by Jean Leckie. Notes The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1902, and widely regarded as one of the most atmospheric and enduring stories in the detective genre. Set on the misty moors of Devonshire, the novel follows Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, which appears linked to an old family legend involving a demonic hound that haunts the Baskerville lineage. With Holmes remaining in London for part of the case, much of the initial investigation falls to Watson, allowing readers to see the eerie landscape and rising tension through his eyes. As the plot unfolds, the supernatural elements are gradually peeled away to reveal a cunning human motive, underscoring Doyle’s central theme: that even the most terrifying