Quotes from book
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his apparent death in "The Final Problem", and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character's eventual revival.One of the most famous stories ever written, in 2003, the book was listed as number 128 of 200 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel". In 1999, it was listed as the top Holmes novel, with a perfect rating from Sherlockian scholars of 100.


Arthur Conan Doyle photo
Arthur Conan Doyle photo

“Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.”

Arthur Conan Doyle book The Hound of the Baskervilles

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle photo

“There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.”

Arthur Conan Doyle book The Hound of the Baskervilles

Variant: There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle photo

“There's a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words.”

Arthur Conan Doyle book The Hound of the Baskervilles

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle photo
Arthur Conan Doyle photo
Arthur Conan Doyle photo

“The devil’s agents may be of flesh and blood, may they not?”

Arthur Conan Doyle book The Hound of the Baskervilles

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle photo

“It seems to leave the darkness rather blacker than before.”

Arthur Conan Doyle book The Hound of the Baskervilles

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Similar authors

Arthur Conan Doyle photo
Arthur Conan Doyle166
Scottish physician and author 1859–1930
A. J. Cronin photo
A. J. Cronin7
Scottish novelist and physician None
Patch Adams photo
Patch Adams10
Physician, activist, diplomat, author None
Salvador Allende photo
Salvador Allende16
Chilean physician and politician None
Bill Shankly photo
Bill Shankly5
Scottish footballer and manager None
Maria Montessori photo
Maria Montessori39
Italian pedagogue, philosopher and physician None
Axel Munthe photo
Axel Munthe15
Swedish physician None
Janusz Korczak photo
Janusz Korczak3
Polish physician and writer None
Louis-ferdinand Céline photo
Louis-ferdinand Céline88
French writer None
H.P. Lovecraft photo
H.P. Lovecraft203
American author None