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The Hound of the Baskervilles
By, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Setting:
London and Devonshire, England 1884
Main Characters:
Sherlock Holmes (head detective), Dr. Watson (assistant detective), the hound (killer of Sir Charles, attempted killer of Sir Henry), Stapleton (murderer and owner of the hound), James Mortimer (doctor and personal friend of the Baskervilles), Sir Henry Baskerville (heir to the Baskerville fortune), Barrymore and Mrs. Barrymore (butlers to the Baskervilles), Mrs. ... He brought with him a manuscript dated 1742 regarding the legend of Baskerville Hall and how the Baskervilles have, in the past, been mysteriously murdered. ... Mortimer told Sherlock Holmes that they were the footprints of a “gigantic hound! ... Sir Henry would have to walk home alone, giving the hound a chance to strike. ... Stapleton’s plan did work because the hound (“enormous coal black with firing bursting from its mouth, his muzzle and hackles and dewlap outlined as a flickering flame”) started chasing him, leaped and dragged him down. Holmes shot five (5) bullets into the hound and killed it. ... As they were on their way, they found Sir Henry’s black boot in the mud and they surmised that it was used to give the hound Sir Henry’s scent.
Approximate Word count = 992
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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