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  1. Jul 31, 2024 · In The Hound of the Baskervilles Conan Doyle uncharacteristically emphasized the eerie setting and mysterious atmosphere rather than the hero’s deductive ingenuity. One of the all-time classic mysteries, the novel was hugely popular as readers rejoiced at the return of Sherlock Holmes.

    • Sherlock Holmes

      By popular demand, Conan Doyle resurrected his detective in...

  2. As well as its popularity and that of its iconic protagonist, the novel is important for the development of detective fiction, especially a popular sub- genre in which a clever amateur...

  3. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely in Dartmoor, Devon, in England's West Country and follows Holmes and Watson investigating the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin.

    • Arthur Conan Doyle
    • 1902
  4. Historical Context: Late-Victorian London as a Setting. Much of Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle’s popularity today stems from his vivid description of late-Victorian London.

  5. Set largely on the fog-enshrouded moors of England's West Country, the story revolves around the legend of a supernatural hound that haunts the Baskerville family.

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  6. A list of important facts about Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists.

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  8. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was published in serialized form from August 1901 to April 1902 in the British magazine the Strand. The novel was wildly popular with the public, which had been waiting for a new Sherlock Holmes story for eight long years.