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# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bradford, Colonel Sir Edward Ridle Colborne

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​Bradford, Colonel Sir Edward Ridle Colborne, Baronet: Born July 27 1836: son of Rev. W. M. K. Bradford: educated at Marlborough: entered the Madras Army, 1854; Captain, 1865; Colonel in 1884: served in the Persian campaign, 1856-7: in the Indian Mutiny, in the N.W. Provinces, 1858-9: commanded a regt. of the Central India Horse, 1858-1869: entered the Political Departmet: General Superintendent for suppressing Thagi and Dakaiti, 1874: attended H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on his tour in India, 1875-6; Agent to the Governor-General for Rajaputana and Chief Commissionier Ajmere; Secretary in the Political, and Secret Department, India office, 1887: accompanied H.R.H. Prince Edward Duke of Clarence, on his tour in India, 1889-90; A.D.C. to the Queen 1889-93: Chief Commissioner of Police in the Metropolis, 1890-1903. K.C.S.I., 1885 G.C.B. G.C.V.O., 1902: Baronet, 1902. Extra Equerry to the King, 1903: Address: 50, South Audley Street, W. Army and Navy Club.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bradley-Birt, F. B.

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​Bradley-Birt, F. B., I.C.S., F.R.G.S.; b. 25 June 1874. Educ.: Brasenose College, Oxford. B.A. (Honours in History), 1897; entered Inner Temple, 1895; entered I.C.S. 1898; Assistant Magistrate and Collector, Bengal; several times on special duty; Magistrate and Collector, Hooghly and Khulna. Publications: Chota Nagpore: a little-known Province of the Empire, 1903; The Story of an Indian Upland, 1905; The Romance of an Eastern Capital, 1906: Through Persia from the Gulf to the Caspian, 1909. Address: The Berrow, Worcestershire. Clubs: East India United Service; Authors’; United Service, Calcutta.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Boughey, Col. George Fletcher Ottley

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​Boughey, Col. George Fletcher Ottley, R.E; C.S.I., 1896; a Light Railway Commissioner; b. 1844; m. 1872, Harriet Rose Army, d. of late Lieut.-Col. W. Stuart Menteth. Entered R.E., 1862; Captain 1875; Col. 1895; served Bhutan Expedition 1865-66; Afghan War. 1878-80. Address: 60 Courtfield Gardens, S.W.; 54 Parliament Street, S.W.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Boulnois, Charles

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​Boulnois, Charles, Bar-at-law b. .1832; son of late William Boulnois Educ: King’s Coll, London; LL.B. Lond. Univ., Advocate of the Calcutta Supreme Court. 1855; Prof. of Law, Calcutta Presidency Coll. 1858; First Judge, Calcutta Court of Small Causes; 1861: Officiating Secretary, Legislative Department, Government of Bengal, 1863; Officiating Deputy Secretary, Legislative Department, Government of India, 1861:: Judge of the Chief Court of the Punjab, 1866; Senior Judge, 1867-77; Reporter of Indian appeals in England for the authorised Indian Law Reports, 1879-1901; joint author of Notes on Punjab Customary Law, Lahore, 1876: Fellow of the Punjab University, 1882, Address: 2, Harcourt Buildings, Temple. E.B.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Boyson, Sir A. J.

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​Boyson, Sir A. J., Director, Messrs, Binny & Co., Madras, .s. of late Mr. J. A. Boyson, Solicitor of the old Sadar Court and subsequently High Court, Madras; one of the oldest members of the European merchantile community of Madras; joined business and became Director of Messrs Binney & Co., one of the leading European firms in Madras; Has done much towards the industrial progress of the Presidency as a whole; Is generally known as the reconstructor of Messrs Binny & Co. Address: ‘Silverton’ Casawajor’s Road, Egmore, Madras India.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Brackenbury, Gen. Rt. Hon. Sir Henry

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​Brackenbury, Gen. Rt. Hon. Sir Henry: Born September 1, 1837: at Bolingbroke, Linconshire; educated at Eton and R.M.A., Whoolwich; Joined the Royal Artillery, 1856: in the Indian mutiny: served in Central India, 1857-8; Franco-German War, 1870-1 Ashanti war, 1873-4: Zulu war, 1879-80: Private Secretary ​to Lord Lytton, the Viceroy of India, 1880: Military Attache at Paris, 1881-2: Assistant Under-Secretary to Lord-Lieut. of Ireland, 1882; commanded River Column, Egypt, 1884-5: promoted Major-General for distinguished service in the field: Director of Military Intelligence 1886-91: Military Member of the Supreme Council of India, 1891-6: President Ordnance Commitee 1896-99; Director General of Ordnance at the War Office, 1899, 1904; K.C.B., 1894: K.C.S.I. 1896: G.C.B., 1900: General R.A., 1901: P.C. Feb. 1904. Publications: The Last Campaign of Hanover, 1870; The Tactics of the Three Arms, 1873; Narrative of the Ashantee War (2 Vols), 1874; The River Column, 1885. Address; Queen Anne’s Mansions, St James’ Park, S.W. United Service, and Wellington Clubs.
# The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Bourne, Sir Alfred Gibbs

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​Bourne, Sir Alfred Gibbs, K.C.I.E. Cr. 1913; C.I.E. 1908, F.R.S., F.L.S., C.M.Z.S.; Director of Public Instruction, Madras, (on leave); Commissioner for Government Examination; Additional Member of the Council of Fort St. George; b. Lowestoft, 8 Aug. 1859; e.s. of Alfred Bourne, Secretary to the British and Foreign School Society; m. Emily Tree Glashier, 1888; one s, one d. Educ: University College, School; Royal School of Mines: University College, London. D.Sc. Lond.; Fellow of Univ. Coll. London; President of the Faculty of Arts in the University of Madras. Assistant to E. Hay Lankester, 1879-85: engaged in research at Zoological Station, Naples, 1883-85, appointed to Madras, 1885; Registrar of the Univ. of Madras, 1891 and 1899; Botanist to the Government of Madras, 1897-98; Member, Indian Universities Commission, 1902; Warden, Victoria Hostel, Madras, 1900-2; Prof. of Biology, the Presidency Coll., Madras, Indian Education Service, 1886-1903; Publications: Papers on the Anatomy of the Pelomyxa, Limnocodium Choetobranchus, Leeches, Earthworms, Rotifera, Pearly Nautilus, Scorpion Poison, etc., in Quart. Journ. Micro. Science, Proc. Royal Soc. etc. Recreations: mechanical manipulation, botanical field-work, motoring. Address: The Adyar, Madras; c/o Grindlay and Co. 54 Parliament Street. Club: Savile.
# The Hound of the Baskervilles (Newnes, 1902)

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A crime novel set largely on Dartmoor. 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 the mysterious death of a wealthy Dartmoor resident whose death appears to be connected with the curse of a legendary, monstrous hound of supernatural origin.
Frontispiece.
THE SHADOW OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.
THE HOUND OF THE
BASKERVILLES
ANOTHER ADVENTURE OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES
BY
A. CONAN DOYLE
AUTHOR OF
"MICAH CLARKE," "THE WHITE COMPANY," "RODNEY STONE,"
"UNCLE BERNAC," ETC.
LONDON
GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED
SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND
1902
My dear Robinson,
It was to your account of a West-Country legend that this tale owes its inception. For this and for your help in the details all thanks.
Yours most truly, A. CONAN DOYLE.
Hindhead, Haslemere.
CONTENTS. :
| chapter | | page |
| I. | Mr. Sherlock Holmes | 1 |
| II. | The Curse of the Baskervilles | 16 |
| III. | The Problem | 39 |
| IV. | Sir Henry Baskerville | 58 |
| V. | Three Broken Threads | 83 |
| VI. | Baskerville Hall | 105 |
| VII. | The Stapletons of Merripit House | 126 |
| VIII. | First Report of Dr. Watson | 156 |
| IX. | Second Report of Dr. Watson | 172 |
| X. | Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson | 210 |
| XI. | The Man on the Tor | 232 |
| XII. | Death on the Moor | 259 |
| XIII. | Fixing the Nets | 289 |
| XIV. | The Hound of the Baskervilles | 311 |
| XV. | A Retrospection | 336 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS :
| The Shadow of Sherlock Holmes | Frontispiece |
| | to face page |
| There in the Centre lay the Unhappy Maid where she had fallen | 24 |
| Sir Henry Baskerville | 58 |
| “There's our Man, Watson! come along” | 76 |
| He held an Old, Dusty Boot in one of his Hands | 84 |
| “Welcome, Sir Henry!” | 118 |
| He took us to show us the Spot | 160 |
| The Yew Alley | 164 |
| Over the Rocks was thrust out an Evil Yellow Face | 204 |
| I saw the Figure of a Man upon the Tor | 208 |
| Frankland clapped his Eye to it, and gave a Cry of Satisfaction | 250 |
| There he sat upon a Stone | 260 |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | 310 |
| He looked round him in Surprise | 318 |
| Holmes emptied Five Barrels of his Revolver into the Creature's Side | 322 |
| Mrs. Stapleton sank upon the Floor | 328 |
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.
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# The Hound of the Baskervilles

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* The Hound of the Baskervilles (The Strand Magazine) - As originally serialized in The Strand Magazine (UK)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (Newnes, 1902)
# The Invisible Man (1897)/Chapter 8

VIII
IN TRANSIT
The eighth chapter is exceedingly brief, and relates that Gibbins, the amateur naturalist of the district, while lying out on the spacious open downs without a soul within a couple of miles of him, as he thought, and almost dozing, heard close to him the sound as of a man coughing, sneezing, and then swearing savagely to himself; and looking, beheld nothing. Yet the voice was indisputable. It continued to swear with that breadth and variety that distinguishes the swearing of a cultivated man. It grew to a climax, diminished again, and died away in the distance, going as it seemed to him in the direction of Adderdean. It lifted to a spasmodic sneeze and ended. Gibbins had heard nothing of the morning's occurrences, but the phenomenon was so striking and disturbing that his philosophical tranquillity vanished; he got up hastily, and hurried down the steepness of the hill towards the village, as fast as he could go.
# The Isle of Seven Moons/Chapter 4

CHAPTER IV
SHADOWS
Into Water Street, which runs along the harbour front, irregular alleys trickle, and at the corners of two of these, fronting the five-storied warehouses, is a coagulation of low-ceilinged, dark saloons, a patch upon the whiteness of Salthaven. Tom Grogan's, the most notorious, was, of course, officially closed for the seventh day of the week, but just before moonrise, three shadows seemed to detach themselves from the yard at the rear, and stole up the passageway, singlefile because of its narrowness.
"He said tonight," said the first, assuming form and voice.
"At eight bells at Ole Man Veldmann's," the second shadow, broad-shouldered and hulking like the first, and with the same pugilistic crouch. Then he grumbled,—"Vat the tinhorn tank? He always keep us vaitin'."
"Ease off, Swedie, he's no —— — — —— uv a tinhorn," admonished the third, a little weazened figure of a man, "an' don't ye go monkeyin' with him. Yuh'd better try practisin' on a —— —— buzz saw fust."
They turned as a footfall sounded on the rough cobbles.
"It's him, all right."
The fourth shadow rounded the corner, taller than the ​other three, more cosmopolitan in carriage. The voice, too, though it gave the few low directions with a roughness and menace, assumed for the sake of command, was smoother and ice-cold. Even his silhouette seemed more crisply cut.
"Will Huntington show up?" he asked.
"Couldn't keep him away," the first responded, "he's spilin' to win back some u' that wad he lost the other night."
"Well, start things when I give the signal—just throw a scare into him, but don't beat him up." Then, as in the teeth of the wind that blew up the alley, he lighted his cigarette with a deftness that somehow seemed consonant with the crispness of his voice, of his very silhouette, and symbolic of skill in many things, he added,—"Use your usual discretion. Pete."
"All right, cap, we're on."
He left, and a little later, the trio lounged out of the alley, and sauntered towards the beach.
# The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section CXLIX

SECTION CXLIX
(Jatugriha Parva continued)
"Vaisampayana continued, 'A friend of Vidura's, well-skilled in mining, coming unto the Pandavas, addressed them in secret, saying, 'I have been sent by Vidura and am a skilful miner. I am to serve the Pandavas. Tell me what I am to do for ye. From the trust he reposeth in me Vidura hath said unto me, 'Go thou unto the Pandavas and accomplish thou their good. What shall I do for you? Purochana will set fire to the door of thy house on the fourteenth night of this dark fortnight. To burn to death those tigers among men, the Pandavas, with their mother, is the design of that wicked wretch, the son of Dhritarashtra. O son of Pandu, Vidura also told thee something in the Mlechchha tongue to which thou also didst reply in same language. I state these particulars as my credentials.' Hearing these words, Yudhishthira, the truthful son of Kunti replied, 'O amiable one, I
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now know thee as a dear and trusted friend of Vidura, true and ever devoted to him. There is nothing that the learned Vidura doth not know. As his, so ours art thou. Make no difference between him and us. We are as much thine as his. O, protect us as the learned Vidura ever protecteth us. I know that this house, so inflammable, hath been contrived for me by Purochana at the command of Dhritarashtra's son. That wicked wretch commanding wealth and allies pursueth us without intermission. O, save us with a little exertion from the impending conflagration. If we are burnt to death here, Duryodhana's most cherished desire will be satisfied. Here is that wretch's well-furnished arsenal. This large mansion hath been built abutting the high ramparts of the arsenal without any outlet. But this unholy contrivance of Duryodhana was known to Vidura from the first, and he it was who enlightened us beforehand. The danger of which Kshattri had foreknowledge is now at our door. Save us from it without Purochana's knowledge thereof.' On hearing these words, the miner said, 'So be it,' and carefully beginning his work of excavation, made a large subterranean passage. And the mouth of that passage was in the centre of that house, and it was on a level with the floor and closed up with planks. The mouth was so covered from fear of Purochana, that wicked wretch who kept a constant watch at the door of the house. The Pandavas used to sleep within their chambers with arms ready for use, while, during the day, they went a-hunting from forest to forest. Thus, O king, they lived (in that mansion) very guardedly, deceiving Purochana by a show of trustfulness and contentment while in reality they were trustless and discontented. Nor did the citizens of Varanavata know anything about these plans of the Pandavas. In fact, none else knew of them except Vidura's friend, that good miner.'"
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# The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section CXLV

SECTION CXLV
(Jatugriha Parva continued)
"Vaisampayana said, Then prince Duryodhana, along with his brothers began to gradually win over the people to his side by grants of wealth and honours. Meanwhile, some clever councillors, instructed by Dhritarashtra, one day began to describe (in court) the town of Varanavata as a charming place. And they said, The festival of Pasupati (Siva) hath commenced in the town of Varanavata. The concourse of people is great and the procession is the most delightful of all ever witnessed on earth. Decked with every ornament, it charmed the hearts of all spectators.' Thus did those councillors, instructed by Dhritarashtra, speak of Varanavata, and whilst they were so speaking, the Pandavas, O king, felt the desire of going to that delightful town. And when the king (Dhritarashtra) ascertained that the curiosity of the Pandavas had been awakened, the son of Ambika addressed them, saying, 'These men of mine often speak of Varanavata as the most delightful town in the world. If therefore, ye children, ye desire to witness that festival, go to Varanavata with your followers and friends and enjoy yourselves there like the celestials. And give ye away pearls and gems unto the Brahmanas and the musicians (that may be assembled there). And sporting there for some time as ye please like the resplendent celestials and enjoying as much pleasure as ye like, return ye to Hastinapura again.'
"Vaisampayana continued, 'Yudhishthira, fully understanding the motives of Dhritarashtra and considering that he himself was weak and friendless, replied unto the king, saying, 'So be it.' Then addressing Bhishma, the son of Santanu, the wise Vidura, Drona, Valhika, the Kaurava, Somadatta, Kripa, Aswatthaman, Bhurisravas, and the other councillors, and Brahmanas and ascetics, and the priests and the citizens, and the illustrious Gandhari, he
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said slowly and humbly, 'With our friends and followers we go to the delightful and populous town of Varanavata at the command of Dhritarashtra. Cheerfully give us your benedictions so that acquiring prosperity, therewith we may not be touched by sin.' Thus addressed by the eldest of Pandu's sons, the Kaurava chiefs all cheerfully pronounced blessings on them, saying, 'Ye sons of Pandu, let all the elements bless you along your way and let not the slightest evil befall you.'
"The Pandavas, having performed propitiatory rites for obtaining (their share of) the kingdom, and finishing their preparations, set out for Varanavata.'"
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# The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section CXLVI

SECTION CXLVI
(Jatugriha Parva continued)
"Vaisampayana said, 'The wicked Duryodhana became very pleased when the king, O Bharata, had said so unto Pandavas. And, O bull of Bharata's race, Duryodhana, then, summoning his counsellor, Purochana in private, took hold of his right hand and said, 'O Purochana, this world, so full of wealth, is mine. But it is thine equally with me. It behoveth thee, therefore, to protect it. I have no more trustworthy counsellor than thee with whom to consult. Therefore, O sire, keep my counsel and exterminate my foes by a clever device. O, do as I bid thee. The Pandavas have, by Dhritarashtra, been sent to Varanavata, where they will, at Dhritarashtra's command, enjoy themselves during the festivities. Do that by which thou mayest this very day reach Varanavata in a car drawn by swift mules. Repairing thither, cause thou to be erected a quadrangular palace in the neighbourhood of the arsenal, rich in the materials and furniture, and guard thou the mansion well (with prying eyes). And use thou (in erecting that house) hemp and resin and all other inflammable materials that are procurable. And mixing a little earth with clarified butter and oil and fat and a large quantity of lac, make thou a plaster for lining the walls, and scatter thou all around that house hemp and oil and clarified butter and lac and wood in such a way that the Pandavas, or any others, may not, even with scrutiny behold them there or conclude the house to be an inflammable one. And having erected such mansion, cause thou the Pandavas, after worshipping them with great reverence, to dwell in it with Kunti and all their friends. And place thou there seats and conveyances and beds, all of the best workmanship, for the Pandavas, so that Dhritarashtra may have no reason to complain. Thou must also so manage it all that none of Varanavata may know anything till the end we have in view is accomplished. And assuring thyself that the Pandavas are sleeping within in confidence and without fear, thou must then set fire to that mansion beginning at the outer door. The Pandavas thereupon must be burnt to death, but the people will say
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that they have been burnt in (an accidental) conflagration of their house.
"Saying, 'So be it' unto the Kuru prince, Purochana repaired to Varanavata in a car drawn by fleet mules. And going thither, O king, without loss of time, obedient to the instructions of Duryodhana, did everything that the prince had bid him do."
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# The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section CXVI

SECTION CXVI
(Sambhava Parva continued)
"Janamejaya said, 'O sinless one, thou hast narrated to me from the beginning all about the birth of Dhritarashtra's hundred sons owing to the boon granted by the Rishi. But thou hast not told me as yet any particulars about the birth of the daughter. Thou hast merely said that over and above the hundred sons, there was another son named Yuyutsu begotten upon a Vaisya woman, and a daughter. The great Rishi Vyasa of immeasurable energy said unto the daughter of the king of Gandhara that she would become the mother of a hundred sons. Illustrious one, how is that thou sayest Gandhari had a daughter over and above her hundred sons? If the ball of flesh was distributed by the great Rishi only into a hundred parts, and if Gandhari did not conceive on any other occasion, how was then Duhsala born. Tell me this, O Rishi! my curiosity hath been great."
"Vaisampayana said, 'O descendant of the Pandavas, thy question is just, and I will tell thee how it happened. The illustrious and great Rishi himself, by sprinkling water over that ball of flesh, began to divide it into parts. And as it was being divided into parts, the nurse began to take them up and put them one by one into those pots filled with clarified butter. While this process was going on, the beautiful and chaste Gandhari of rigid vows, realising the affection that one feeleth for a daughter, began to think within herself, 'There is no doubt that I shall have a hundred sons, the Muni having said so. It can never be otherwise. But I should be very happy if a daughter were born of me over and above these hundred sons and junior to them all. My husband then may attain to those worlds that the possession of a daughter's sons conferreth. Then again, the affection the women feel for their sons-in-law is great. If, therefore, I obtain a daughter over and above my hundred sons, then, surrounded by sons and daughter's sons, I may feel supremely blest. If I have ever practised ascetic austerities, if I have ever given anything in charity, if I have ever performed the homa (through Brahamanas), if I have ever gratified my superiors by respectful attentions, then (as the fruit of those acts) let a daughter be born unto me.' All this while that illustrious and best of Rishis, Krishna-Dwaipayana himself was dividing the ball of flesh; and counting a full hundred of the parts, he said unto the daughter of Suvala, 'Here are thy hundred sons. I did not speak aught unto thee that was false. Here, however,
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is one part in excess of the hundred, intended for giving thee a daughter's son. This part shall develop into an amiable and fortunate daughter, as thou hast desired' Then that great ascetic brought another pot full of clarified butter, and put the part intended for a daughter into it.
"Thus have I, O Bharata, narrated unto thee all about the birth of Duhsala. Tell me, O sinless one, what more I am now to narrate.'"
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