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Hound Of The Baskervilles Essay

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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is an intricate crime novel. We begin the story on Bakers Street, where Holmes and Dr. Watson are introduced to Dr. James Mortimer. They get to know the history of the Baskerville family starting with the first victim Hugo. Sir Charles Baskerville being the recent victim’s death was too identical to what would normally happen if a member of the Baskerville family passed the Moor. As the story progresses Holmes sends Watson to live in Baskerville Hall and find out what really happens there. The story sets of in seventeenth century London, where Holmes’ and Watson live. The mystery begins when Sherlock Holmes finds a cane in his office, which symbolizes the need for him in the murder. …show more content…

He ends up following a lead to a nearby shed only to find out that Holmes has been there observing him all along. At first Watson was discouraged because he thought that Holmes did not trust him with the case, but later has Holmes explained the real reason as to why he was there, things started to get much more clearer. By Holmes and Watson theoretically being apart, they each would have a different point of view and have different ideas without influencing one another. Holmes lets out his observing skills when he identifies the scent which leads him to getting closer to the end of the mystery. Holmes was later positive that it was not a supernatural hound but infact a real one when he noticed that Sir Henry was missing a boot. Stapleton the suspected killer slipped up when he brought out a new boot that did not have Sir Henry’s scent which made it harder to find him. In the end of the story the death ends up being caused due to scientific causes rather than supernatural. Although Doyle had the readers believe for most of the time that it was because of supernatural causes Holmes proves everyone wrong and solves yet another

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