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Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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1902 · Complete work
The Hound of the Baskervilles
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“A deadly ancient curse haunts the fog-drenched Devon moors, challenging Sherlock Holmes with his most chilling case.”
When Sir Charles Baskerville is discovered dead near his ancestral Dartmoor estate, rumors of a spectral, demonic hound terrorizing the lineage resurface. With the arrival of the new heir, Sir Henry, fear and superstition grip the desolate moors. Summoned to unravel the enigma, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson confront treacherous bogs, cryptic locals, and inexplicable nighttime howls. Caught between cold scientific deduction and the terrifying specter of the supernatural, Watson must protect the heir while Holmes orchestrates a daring investigation to unmask the true menace prowling the mist.
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Episode 01
~11 min
Mr. Sherlock Holmes
““To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,” was engraved upon it, with the date “1884.””
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Episode 02
~11 min
The Curse of the Baskervilles · I
““Yes, it is a statement of a certain legend which runs in the Baskerville family.””
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Episode 03
~7 min
The Curse of the Baskervilles · II
“At twelve o’clock Barrymore, finding the hall door still open, became alarmed, and, lighting a lantern, went in search of his master.”
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Episode 04
~8 min
The Problem · I
“Holmes leaned forward in his excitement and his eyes had the hard, dry glitter which shot from them when he was keenly interested.”
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Episode 06
~11 min
Sir Henry Baskerville · I
““Who knew that you were going to the Northumberland Hotel?” asked Holmes, glancing keenly across at our visitor.”
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Episode 07
~8 min
Sir Henry Baskerville · II
““And also,” said Holmes, “that someone is not ill-disposed towards you, since they warn you of danger.””
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Episode 08
~9 min
Three Broken Threads · I
““No, sir, this is Mr. Johnson, the coal-owner, a very active gentleman, not older than yourself.””
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Episode 09
~7 min
Three Broken Threads · II
““I will come, with pleasure,” said I. “I do not know how I could employ my time better.””
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Episode 10
~10 min
Baskerville Hall · I
““Would it not be well in the first place to get rid of this Barrymore couple?””
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Episode 11
~7 min
Baskerville Hall · II
““It’s no wonder my uncle felt as if trouble were coming on him in such a place as this,” said he.”
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Episode 12
~13 min
The Stapletons of Merripit House · I
““Did you, for example, happen to hear someone, a woman I think, sobbing in the night?””
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Episode 13
~10 min
The Stapletons of Merripit House · II
“Yes, you will find some very singular points about the moor, Dr. Watson.”
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Episode 14
~7 min
First Report of Dr. Watson · I
“The longer one stays here the more does the spirit of the moor sink into one’s soul, its vastness, and also its grim charm.”
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Episode 15
~6 min
First Report of Dr. Watson · II
“This is Mr. Frankland, of Lafter Hall, who lives some four miles to the south of us.”
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Episode 16
~12 min
The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. Watson] · I
“The night was very dark, so that I can hardly imagine how he could have hoped to see anyone.”
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Episode 17
~12 min
The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. Watson] · II
“I have said “by one night’s work,” but, in truth, it was by two nights’ work, for on the first we drew entirely blank.”
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Episode 18
~7 min
The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. Watson] · III
““A hound it was,” he said at last, “but it seemed to come from miles away, over yonder, I think.””
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Episode 19
~10 min
Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson · I
“I proceed, then, from the morning which followed our abortive chase of the convict and our other strange experiences upon the moor.”
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Episode 20
~7 min
Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson · II
“In the distant hollow on the left, half hidden by the mist, the two thin towers of Baskerville Hall rose above the trees.”
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Episode 21
~13 min
The Man on the Tor · I
“I left Sir Henry behind, therefore, not without some prickings of conscience, and drove off upon my new quest.”
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Episode 22
~9 min
The Man on the Tor · II
““No doubt,” said I; “but how do you know that he is anywhere upon the moor?””
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Episode 23
~14 min
Death on the Moor · I
““I never was more glad to see anyone in my life,” said I as I wrung him by the hand.”
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Episode 24
~10 min
Death on the Moor · II
““It is not the baronet—it is—why, it is my neighbour, the convict!””
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Episode 25
~10 min
Fixing the Nets · I
““I’ve been moping in the house all day since Watson went off in the morning,” said the baronet.”
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Episode 26
~8 min
Fixing the Nets · II
“He is the best of the professionals, I think, and we may need his assistance.”
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Episode 27
~12 min
The Hound of the Baskervilles · I
““As long as I have my trousers I have a hip-pocket, and as long as I have my hip-pocket I have something in it.””
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Episode 28
~9 min
The Hound of the Baskervilles · II
““It’s a thousand to one against our finding him at the house,” he continued as we retraced our steps swiftly down the path.”
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Episode 29
~12 min
A Retrospection · I
““Perhaps you would kindly give me a sketch of the course of events from memory.””
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Episode 30
~8 min
A Retrospection · II
“The man, like Mrs. Stapleton herself, spoke good English, but with a curious lisping accent.”
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Public-domain work (1902). Text: Project Gutenberg #2852. The Spanish version is an AI-assisted translation and may contain errors. Digital edition by Inkora Stories. Learn more