The Hound Of The Baskervilles

Dr. Mortimer visits Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson to explain the strange circumstances of the death of his friend and patient, Sir Charles Baskerville. The old man with a weak heart has died of a heart attack after a short night walk through the gardens of the mansion, overlooking the misty moors of Devonshire.

Mortimer Holmes tells an old legend centuries running on this family. He shows her a manuscript dated 1742 reporting that Hugo Baskerville, a cruel ancestor, was murdered by a demonic dog after he tried to rape a young peasant. This dog still would prowl on the moor in search of descendants of the Baskervilles.

Holmes remains skeptical about the supernatural aspect of the investigation, but the facts passionate. Mortimer tells him that the last heir of the Baskervilles Sir Henry, nephew of Charles, arrives from Canada to inherit the family estate. Sir Henry is a mature man, adventurous, energetic and determined, intended to continue the good works of his uncle.

But knowing the doom of the members of this family, Mortimer hesitate to take the young man on the moor. After some adventures in London, Holmes and Watson are certain that human influence is real and present in this case. But who could blame as the Baskerville family?

Holmes suddenly abandoned the investigation, citing more important matters to deal with, and asked his friend to protect Sir Henry in Dartmoor, a fog area and loopholes bogs. Thus begins an adventure that will mobilize all our heroes analysis capabilities ...

Arthur Conan Doyle (born Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and died July 7, 1930 in Crowborough, Sussex) is a British writer and physician. He is famous for his novels and short stories featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes - considered a major innovation of the detective novel - and Professor Challenger.

This prolific writer has also been the author of science fiction books, historical novels, plays, poems and historical works. He was ra