Baskervillen Koira
1901
The most famous Sherlock Holmes adventure begins with a legend: a spectral hound that has haunted the Baskerville family for generations, ever since the wicked Hugo Baskerville was torn apart on the misty moor by a demonic creature with blazing eyes. When Sir Charles Baskerville dies on his estate with a face frozen in terror, the family fears the hound has returned. Holmes sends Dr. Watson to protect the new heir, Sir Henry, but the moors are thick with fog, isolated houses, and secrets. An anonymous warning arrives. A convict escapes from prison. A figure watches from the tors. And somewhere in the darkness, something with deadly intent stalks the living. This is Doyle at his most atmospheric, weaving Victorian crime detection with the primal fear of the uncanny. The result is a masterpiece of sustained dread, a puzzle box that rewards both first-time readers and devoted Holmesians. If you love fog, false leads, and the thrill of watching the world's greatest mind work, this is the one.
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“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.””
— Arthur Conan Doyle
“Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.””
— Arthur Conan Doyle
“presume nothing””
— Arthur Conan Doyle
“It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.””
— Arthur Conan Doyle
“There's a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words.””
— Arthur Conan Doyle
“The devil’s agents may be of flesh and blood, may they not?””
— Arthur Conan Doyle
“There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.””
— Arthur Conan Doyle
“He burst into one of his rare fits of laughter as he turned away from the picture. I have not heard him laugh often, and it has always boded ill to somebody.””
— Arthur Conan Doyle
“Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. "I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities. It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt.””
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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