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The Hound of the Baskervilles The cover of the book Conan Doyle （1859-1930） The name and the author of the book 2 About the author Arthur Conan Doyle(22 May 1859-7 July 1930)was a British writer best known for his detective novel featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician,in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels about Holmes and Dr.Watson. In addition, Doyle wrote over fifty short stories featuring the famous detective.The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. He was ‘the father of Sherlock Holmes’. Sherlock Holmes is a character created by Conan Doyle. Holmes and Dr. John Watson are close friends.They share rooms with each other at 221B Baker Street, London. Holmes is a smart, careful, sharp and strange detective. He is proficient in many kinds of specialties needed in detective,such as chemisty, psychology, anatomy(解剖学), mathematics, foreign languages and so on. About Sherlock Holmes About Dr. John Watson Dr. John Watson, the novel’s narrator, is Holmes stalwart assistant at Baker Street and the chronicler of his many triumphs as a private investigator. 5 The Hound of the Baskervilles is a mystery of an ancient curse solved by Sherlock Holmes. Could the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerille have been caused by the big ghostly hound that is said to have haunted his family for generations? Watson accompanies the estate’s heir Sir Henry Baskervillle,to Baskerville Hall,and Holmes is called in to investigate. About the book-- Background Chapters--19 Dr. Mortimer told the myteries Waston reported his findings to Holmes Holmes solved the murder Summarized the case About characters The Hound of the Baskervilles What’s the hound like? Who are the family members of the Baskervilles according to the book? It was huge, and the fire came from its open mouth while its eyes glowed like smoldering coals, and its body was outlined in