A curse hangs over the Baskerville, who inhabit the old mansion of their ancestors, lost in the middle of a moor: when a dog-demon, an unclean animal, giant, arises, is death. And the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville tragic and mournful howls that is sometimes heard from the swamps, the Grimpen Mire, accredit a strikingly sinister legend. Upon his arrival in London, from Canada, Sir Henry Baskerville, sole heir of Sir Charles, received an anonymous letter: "If you value your life and your reason, keep away from the moor." Despite these threats, Sir Henry decides to go to Baskerville Hall. Consulted, Sherlock Holmes Watson instructs its faithful to accompany him. Captivating novel, stressful, The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the most famous Sherlock Holmes Conan Doyle's great.