The Hound of the Baskervilles (Summarized Edition)
Enriched edition. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson probe a Devonshire moorland curse—an epistolary whodunit pitting reason against superstition.By Arthur Conan Doyle
Length3h 33m
About this audiobook
The Hound of the Baskervilles, serialized in The Strand Magazine (1901-02), weds Gothic atmospherics to the rigors of deductive detection. When Sir Charles Baskerville dies under the shadow of a legendary, spectral hound, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson probe the desolate Dartmoor, a terrain of fog, tors, and the treacherous Grimpen Mire. Doyle's controlled pacing, epistolary inserts, and Watson's observant, often solitary narration build dread while preserving logical clarity, culminating in the unmasking of the naturalist Stapleton and the demystification of folklore without dispelling its psychological power. Arthur Conan Doyle, Scottish physician trained under diagnostician Joseph Bell, transposed clinical inference into literary method. His conversations with Bertram Fletcher Robinson and Dartmoor lore, especially the Cabell legend, seeded the plot. After 'killing' Holmes at Reichenbach, he revived him in response to voracious readers, probing fin-de-siecle anxieties about science, superstition, and the reach of natural history. Recommended to readers of crime fiction, Victorian studies, and moorland Gothic, this novel offers both an irresistible mystery and a study in how reason negotiates fear. As an entry point to Holmes or a return to the canon, it exemplifies Doyle's craft: lucid, suspenseful, and intellectually invigorating.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length3 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 12, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Author Biography
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6I. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
7II. The Curse of the Baskervilles
8III. The Problem
9IV. Sir Henry Baskerville
10V. Three Broken Threads
11VI. Baskerville Hall
12VII. The Stapletons of Merripit House
13VIII. First Report of Dr. Watson
14IX. The Light Upon the Moor
15X. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
16XI. The Man on the Tor
17XII. Death on the Moor
18XIII. Fixing The Nets
19XIV. The Hound of the Baskervilles
20XV. A Retrospection
21Analysis
22Reflection
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