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Top 10 Notes: The Hound of the Baskervilles


mr. Holmes they were the footprints of a
gigantic hound hummed it’s the third of
this author’s novels featuring Sherlock
Holmes welcome to watchmojo.com and in
this installment of mojo notes we’ll be
exploring ten things you should know
about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s the Hound
of the Baskervilles very interesting to
see if my deductions are accurate number
10 about the author born in 1859 in
Edinburgh Scotland Arthur Conan Doyle
started writing short stories while
studying medicine at university since he
attracted few clients as a doctor he
continued to write though he found much
success when he created detective
Sherlock Holmes
he was also politically active and wrote
nonfiction pieces after being knighted
by the king he wrote more books Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle died of a heart
attack in 1930 number 9 influences and
inspirations during the 19th century
science wasn’t yet a popular tool for
criminal investigators so it was a
fairly new concept for Conan Doyle’s
detective to use observation skills to
solve crimes and that likely contributed
to Sherlock Holmes popularity while
Conan Doyle was probably inspired by
several sources his biggest influence
for the character is dr. Joseph Bell and
the lecturers scientific methods of
observation now use as a student to have
a old professor his name was Bell who
was extraordinarily quick at deductive
work number eight settings and era Conan
Doyle wrote this gothic style mystery
and crime novel after spending time as a
doctor in South Africa during the Boer
War it was published eight years after
his previous Sherlock Holmes story in
which readers were led to believe the
detective had died
the Hound of the Baskervilles
is set before this story and it takes
place in various locations in England
such as London and the Devonshire Moors
during the late 1880s number seven plot
the crime fiction novel follows
detective Sherlock Holmes and assistant
dr. John Watson as they try to solve the
mystery surrounding Sir Charles
Baskervilles death the body was
untouched chase never in all my medical
career have I seen such a look of horror
I did thus so Charles must have been
terrified when he died told from
Watson’s point of view it also describes
their efforts to protect Baskervilles
nephew and heir henry from the family
curse he has told you of the legend of
the Hound of the Baskervilles yes but I
don’t attach any importance then sort of
old wives tale and then after my own
heart
they eventually realize Henry’s
long-lost relative Jack Stapleton set a
dog upon Charles in the hope that his
death would bring him closer to the
family inheritance the fingers also she
goes right and went stupid
exact state illegitimate ascendancy to
go next in line to the Baskerville
fought fortunately Holmes and Watson are
able to stop Stapleton from doing the
same to Henry and this results in
Stapleton fleeing and falling to his
death
number six Sherlock Holmes London
detective Sherlock Holmes is known for
his intelligence rational way of
thinking and powers of observation and
deduction facts are only a value in a
clear concise and correct dr. Mortimer
he distinguishes himself by using
scientific methods and technologies in
his criminal investigations his
influence is so powerful that he doesn’t
actually need to be physically present
for us to know he’s actually busy on the
case and by novel’s end Holmes has saved
the day again so the curse has claimed
its last victim yes
no more will be heard at the heart of
the Baskerville number five dr. John H
Watson
to what dr. John Watson is Sherlock
Holmes trusty and loyal assistant as
well as the novel’s narrator though he’s
usually a sidekick and more of a
secondary character Watson eagerly
participates in much of the action and
crime solving in this novel
that’s just it was well done methought
number four the Baskervilles and Jack
Stapleton you never touch the back and
you 100 the dog set the Hansa legend has
it a ghostly hound ended the life of The
Selfish sir Hugo Baskerville in the
1600s since Sir Charles Baskerville
believed in this family curse his friend
dr. James Mortimer asks Holmes to
investigate his mysterious death and to
protect his nephew Henry from the same
fate I was a child’s best friend my duty
is to protect that boy it was the
Baskerville family fortune that led the
evil Jack Stapleton who was actually a
Baskerville to plot his relatives
murders so he could be next in line and
you can see it yourself Stapleton won
moving our shoot to stay we were you’re
under arrest Stapleton for the murder of
Sir Charles Baskerville the murder of a
convict and the attempted murder of Sir
Henry you can’t arrest me hose I won’t
move from any of you and I’ll blast you
wanna kingdom come number three values
and themes if you were anyone but my own
daughter master you shall be proud of
the Baskervilles from so much as look at
your child one of the novel’s main
themes is the exploration of good versus
evil as can be seen when Hugo
Baskerville and Jack Stapleton’s actions
ultimately lead to their deaths the
importance of truth versus fantasy is
also a prevalent theme and is
represented by Holmes and Watson solving
the case and the Baskerville curse
they use this mask to make it look more
terrifying
bestop tweaks kept down the mind of the
times ripe they’ve given the scent the
hound of the baskervilles also touches
upon ideas of rank rights and privileges
between family members mr. Stapleton
will you lead us back to the pile to me
get to please number to modern
popularity I’ve written a good deal more
about him than I ever intended to do but
my hand has been rather forced by kind
friends who continually wanted to know
more though Conan Doyle first introduced
the private investigator in his 1887
novel a Study in Scarlet Sherlock Holmes
really gained fame and commercial appeal
with the author’s short stories thanks
to Holmes Conan Doyle is considered the
man who popularized crime fiction as a
literary genre first published in 1901
the Hound of the Baskervilles sold so
well that Conan Doyle had to take the
character off hiatus and write several
more stories involving him you made the
front page I can name a new picture
number one adaptations because of
Sherlock Holmes popularity the novel has
been adapted multiple times and
reference in various media
these include literature parodies
theatrical productions and comic book
interpretations notable screen versions
include its first colour adaptation in
1959 BBC televisions adaptations from
the 1960s and more fur God’s sakes
Holmes tell me
it is Stapleton who is our enemy do you
agree with our list any men today my
dear Watson what’s your favourite piece
of the Hound of the Baskervilles trivia
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