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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Paper book: €21.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1902
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
433
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Crime and Thriller, Horror
Moods
Solve a mystery, Get the chills
Translated from
English

Book summary

An old legend says that a monstrous hound haunts the Baskerville family on the Devon moor. One evening, Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his face frozen in terror. Near him are the footprints of a gigantic hound. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are called in to protect his heir.

It is Sherlock Holmes's most famous case, amid fog, bogs and fear of the supernatural.

Full of suspense, it is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

Сэр Чарльз Баскервиль, богатый англичанин, найден мёртвым возле своего поместья, на краю дикой пустоши. Его врач, доктор Мортимер, рассказывает сыщику Шерлоку Холмсу, что он увидел неподалёку от тела.

The world of the book

Дикая пустошь в Англии. Действие происходит в Дартмуре — огромной пустоши на юго-западе Англии, с голыми холмами и гранитными скалами. Посреди раскинулась большая трясина, где можно увязнуть в грязи. Там до сих пор…

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