The Hound of the Baskervilles
Edition: Second printing
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1975-08
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780345247186
Copyright date: 1975
Subjects: Non-Classifiable; Nonfiction - General
Description: The evil of Sir Hugo, master of the lonely, moor-encompassed Manor of Baskerville, began the Curse of the Baskervilles in the 17th Century.

Desirous of a yeoman's daughter, Sir Hugo swore he was ready to give his soul to the devil for her. He captured her, but she escaped. He saddled his horse and chased her over the moors until she dropped dead from exhaustion...and then a black hell-hound appeared, with eyes like fire, and ripped out Hugo's throat.

N»w, years later, the Hound has returned and caused the death of Hugo's descendant, Sir Charles Baskerville. And the new Lord of the Manor, Henry Baskerville, had been warned not to claim his inheritance.. .on pain of death!
Table of contents: title: Introduction by Don Pendleton
pagenum: ix; label: Chapter I
title: Mr. Sherlock Holmes
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter II
title: The Curse of the Baskervilles
pagenum: 8; label: Chapter III
title: The Problem
pagenum: 19; label: Chapter IV
title: Sir Henry Baskerville
pagenum: 29; label: Chapter V
title: Three Broken Threads
pagenum: 41; label: Chapter VI
title: Baskerville Hall
pagenum: 52; label: Chapter VII
title: The Stapletons of Merripit House
pagenum: 62; label: Chapter VIII
title: First Report of Dr. Watson
pagenum: 76; label: Chapter IX
title: The Light Upon the Moor
pagenum: 84; label: Chapter X
title: Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
pagenum: 102; label: Chapter XI
title: The Man on the Tor
pagenum: 113; label: Chapter XII
title: Death on the Moor
pagenum: 126; label: Chapter XIII
title: Fixing the Nets
pagenum: 139; label: Chapter XIV
title: The Hound of the Baskervilles
pagenum: 151; label: Chapter XV
title: A Retrospection
pagenum: 163