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The Hound of the Baskervilles is a crime novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originally serialised in the Strand Magazine in 1901 and 1902, which is set largely on Dartmoor 1889. At the time of researching the novel, Conan Doyle was a General Practitioner in Plymouth, and thus was able to explore the moor and accurately capture its mood and feel.

In the novel, the detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are called to investigate a curse which is alleged to be on the house of the Baskervilles. 

The Hound of the Baskervilles may be the most popular of all of the Sherlock Holmes stories. It has been filmed no fewer than 18 times, with the earliest adaptation on record being a 1914 German silent production. Other adaptations include those featuring Basil Rathbone (1939), Peter Cushing (1959), and Jeremy Brett (1988). There has also been a rock music adaptation by Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman.

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Writer

• Born: 22 May 1859
• Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
• Died: 7 July 1930 (heart attack)
• Best Known As: The creator of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Scotland and studied medicine there, eventually serving as a physician in the Boer War (1899-1902). But his fame rests on his creation of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle published his first Holmes tale, A Study in Scarlet, in 1887. Over the following 40 years he published 56 short stories and four novels featuring Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. Watson. Late in life Doyle became closely interested in mysticism and wrote the 1926 book A History of Spiritualism.

Doyle was knighted in 1903 for his services to the crown, including his authorship of the 1902 pamphlet The War in South Africa... Doyle also created Holmes's nemesis, the arch-villain Professor Moriarty... Doyle and Dr. Watson have much in common: both are medical doctors, both are writers, and both served in the British Army... According to his New York Times obituary, Doyle was married to the former Louise Hawkins from 1885 until her death in 1906. He was married again to the former Jean Leckie from 1907 until his own death in 1930. Doyle had two children with his first wife, three with his second.

FOUR GOOD LINKS:

• Sherlock Holmes on the Web
  Their section on Doyle has a great list of online resources
• The Arthur Conan Doyle Society
  A bit stuffy, but with a sturdy basic biography
• Conan Doyle Dead
  Nifty New York Times reprint of its 1930 obituary
• Modern Spiritualism: A.C. Doyle
  Pro-spiritualism history of Doyle's beliefs

Useful Links:

• The Hound of the Baskervilles, available for free via Project Gutenberg
• Book with Audio CD: The Hound of the Beskervilles at Voice Book
• Free online study guide for The Hound of the Baskervilles at TheBestNotes.com
• Full text of The Hound of the Baskervilles
• The Hound of the Baskervilles - in easy to read HTML format.
• The Hound of the Baskervilles - [RSS] version of the text
• The Hound of the Baskervilles - in PDF, and PDB (Palm OS) Versions
• Arthur Conan Doyle Exhibition
• 221b Sherlock Holmes
• Works by Arthur Conan Doyle at Project Gutenberg
• Official site of Doyle's estate - includes lengthy biography, history of the estate, bibliography, and more.
• The Complete Sherlock Holmes
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The majority of his works in easy to read HTML format.
• Works available online
• Doyle in Birmingham
• Searchable Works and Quotes of Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Site includes articles, quotes, games and little-known facts
• Conan Doyle and the Parson's Son -The George Edalji case
• The George Edalji Case
• The Oscar Slater Case
• The true legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles; see 'Sir Roger de Mowbray'
• Sherlock Holmes Public Library]

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