The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimemonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearsolving the riddle/not as it seemsfighting evil
Boxlist takeA morally murky mystery, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set in 1889 largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin.
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- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Published
- 1902
- Pages
- 207
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