The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third crime novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialized in The Strand Magazine from August 1901-April 1902, it is set largely in 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.
In 2003 the book was listed as No. 128 of 200 on the BBC’s The Big Read poll of the United Kingdom’s “Best-Loved Novel.” In 1999 it was listed as the top Holmes novel with a perfect rating from Sherlockian scholars of 100.
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