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The Hound of the Baskervilles is a Sherlock Holmes’ mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Summary of the Book When asked to investigate the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville, Sherlock Holmes quickly dismisses all ideas of a supernatural event. However, the legend has haunted the Baskerville family for generations. Every member of the family was said to have been killed by the evil of a ghostly hound. To solve the case, Sherlock Holmes journeys to the moorland. However, there he will encounter a monstrous dog that will put even his deductive reasoning to the test. About Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician best known for his mystery novels and short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes. He is also famous his Professor Challenger series detailed in: The Lost World, The Poison Belt and The Land of Mist. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He was knighted in 1902 by King Edward for his services as a volunteer doctor in the Langman Field Hospital at Bloemfontein between March and June 1900. Media Note The Sherlock Holmes stories have been adapted for film and television several times over the years. Of the most recent adaptations, the BBC TV series Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman is one of the most popular series and has completed three seasons so far.