description: Holmes and Watson receive a visit from Dr. James Mortimer, who wishes to consult them before meeting Sir Henry Baskerville, the last of the Baskervilles, and heir to the Baskerville estate in Dartmoor. Dr. Mortimer tells them he is uneasy about letting him go to Baskerville Hall, owing to a supposed family curse. He narrates the legend of the Hound of the Baskervilles, a demonic dog that first killed Sir Hugo Baskerville several hundred years ago, and is believed to kill all Baskervilles in the region of Dartmoor. When Holmes dismisses it as a fairy tale, he narrates the events of the recent death of Sir Charles Baskerville, Henry's uncle, who was found dead in his garden without any trace of physical damage, but with a terror-distorted face. He then reveals something that he had not mentioned at the official inquest. He alone had noticed footmarks at some distance from the body when it was found, the footmarks of a gigantic hound.
language: English
title: The Hound of the Baskervilles
titlecomplete: The Hound of the Baskervilles
characters: Eliza Barrymore, James Mortimer, Mr. Selden, Laura Lyons, Sherlock Holmes, Henry Baskerville, Beryl Stapleton, Charles Baskerville, Dr. John Watson, Mr. Frankland, Mr. Perkins, John Watson, John Barrymore (Conan Doyle), Johna Clayton, James Desmond, Jack Stapleton
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Classics, British Literature, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Literature, Audiobook
ratings_count: 331728
places: London, England, Devon, England, Dartmoor, Devon, England, England
series: Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes Compleet
awards: awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: Audie Award
category: Best Audio Drama, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: CWA Best Ever
category: Crime Novel
publisher: Audiofy/Jimcin