#15 in Crime & mystery
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- 204
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
- Film 1959 +11
- On screen
- Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
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Our view
“The Hound of the Baskervilles” pits Holmes and Watson against a legend rather than an ordinary culprit, and the Dartmoor setting does half the work: eerie enough to unsettle, yet never at the expense of the pair’s dry humour. Some readers find the first two thirds slow, with Watson taking in country life, before the last act tightens sharply. Short and atmospheric, it makes a fine first Holmes for anyone who likes a shiver.
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About the book
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely in Dartmoor, Devon, in England's West Country and follows Holmes and Watson investigating the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. 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.
Reading order · canon of Sherlock Holmes
Full order & progress →- A Study in ScarletStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - The Sign of Four
7.67.6 / 10 - The Adventure of the Red-Headed League
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Speckled Band
–Not ranked yet - A Case of Identity
–Not ranked yet - The Man with the Twisted Lip
–Not ranked yet - The Five Orange Pips
–Not ranked yet - A Scandal in Bohemia
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
7.57.5 / 10 - The Adventure of Silver Blaze
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
–Not ranked yet - The Final Problem
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Resident Patient
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Crooked Man
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Gloria Scott
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Reigate Squire
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Yellow Face
–Not ranked yet - The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
8.28.2 / 10 - The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
–Not ranked yet - The Boscombe Valley Mystery
–Not ranked yet - The Hound of the BaskervillesThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - The Adventure of the Empty House
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Three Students
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Second Stain
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of Black Peter
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Priory School
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
–Not ranked yet - The Return of Sherlock Holmes
8.18.1 / 10 - The Adventure of the Dancing Men
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Red Circle
–Not ranked yet - The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Dying Detective
–Not ranked yet - The Valley of Fear
7.87.8 / 10 - His Last Bow
7.97.9 / 10 - The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
–Not ranked yet - The Problem of Thor Bridge
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Creeping Man
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Three Gables
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
–Not ranked yet - The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
7.97.9 / 10 - The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
–Not ranked yet - The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
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On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 12 times — from 1914 to 2012.
- FilmThe Hound of the BaskervillesIMDb
- FilmThe Hound of the BaskervillesIMDb
- SeriesThe Hound of the BaskervillesIMDb
- TV filmThe Hound of the BaskervillesIMDb
- TV filmThe Hounds of BaskervilleIMDb
- TV filmThe Hound of the BaskervillesIMDb
- FilmDer Hund von BaskervilleIMDb
- TV filmThe Hound of the BaskervillesIMDb
- FilmDer Hund von BaskervilleIMDb
- FilmThe Hound of the BaskervillesIMDb
- FilmThe Hound of the BaskervillesIMDb
- FilmThe Hound of Blackwood CastleIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 990 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 87% of the weight and the score stays at 8.2 — the Crime & mystery average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 62 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 928 | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Hound of the Baskervilles?
It has 204 pages — shorter than 97% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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