The Hound of the Baskervilles (Library Edition) (Sherlock Holmes Mysteries (Blackstone Audio))

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

ISBN 10: 1455129828 ISBN 13: 9781455129829

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2012

Synopsis

[This is the Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.]

[Read by Frederick Davidson]

Dr. Mortimore looked strangely at us for an instant and his voice sank almost to a whisper as he answered, ''Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound.''

The ''luminous, ghostly, and spectral'' hound of family legend has been seen roaming the moors at night. Sir Charles Baskerville has recently died, and it appears that the new baronet, Sir Henry, has inherited not only the vast wealth and property of his family, but a terrible destiny. To this Holmes ominously observes, ''It's an ugly business, Watson, an ugly dangerous business and the more I see of it the less I like it.''

About this title

About the Author:

SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (1859-1930) was born of Irish parentage in Scotland. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, but he also had a passion for storytelling. His first book introduced that prototype of the modern detective in fiction, Sherlock Holmes. Despite the immense popularity Holmes gained throughout the world, Doyle was not overly fond of the character and preferred to write other stories. Eventually popular demand won out and he continued to satisfy readers with the adventures of the legendary sleuth. He also wrote historical romances and made two essays into pseudoscientific fantasy: The Lost World and The Poison Belt.

Review:

''What distinguishes this particular Hound is its fulfillment of Doyle's great debt to Edgar Allan Poe--it's full of ancient woe, low moans, a Grimpen Mire that sucks ponies to Dostoyevskian deaths, and locals digging up Neolithic skulls without next-of-kins' consent . . . Read on--but, reader, watch your step!'' --Amazon.com, editorial review

''It is not going too far to say that in Sherlock Holmes we find one of the most interesting characters of contemporary fiction. The versatile pen of Dr. Doyle has never done better work than these capital detective stories, the best of which is the powerfully written novel here considered.'' --Book News

''Arguably both the best Sherlock Holmes story in the canon and one of the classic all-time mystery novels . . . Doyle parlays his interest in the occult with keen scientific detection.'' --Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1455129828
• ISBN 13: 9781455129829
• Binding: Audio CD