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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

Book Review by: artemissweety     

Original Author: ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
“THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES” IS ANOTHER ADVENTURE OF THE MOST FAMOUS DETECTIVE, SHERLOCK HOLMES. ARTHUR CONAN
DOYLE WROTE IT. THE AUTHOR NARRATES THE STORY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF DR. WATSON, HIS ASSITANT. SHERLOCK HOLMES’ STORIES ARE FAMOUS ALL OVER THE WORLD AND ARE READ BY EVERYBODY, AND ARE LOVED BY ALL.
  THIS IS ANOTHER SPINE-TINGLING, ELECTRIFYING AND ENTHRALLING STORY ABOUT AN ANCIENT CURSE THAT RUNS IN THE BASKERVILLE FAMILY. A MAN—DR. JAMES MORTIMER ARRIVES IN SHERLOCK HOLME’S CHAMBER. HE NARRATES TO HOLMES THE SPINE-CHILLING LEGEND ABOUT HOW HUGO BASKERVILLE HAD BEEN CURSED BY A MAIDEN AND HAD BEEN KILLED BY A VICIOUS AND LARGE HOUND. LEGEND SAYS THAT THIS CURSE RUNS IN THE FAMILY. DR. MORTIMER SHOWS HIM FURTHER PROOF BY TELLING ABOUT THE UNNATURAL DEATH OF CHARLES BASKERVILLE, WHO WAS A FRIEND OF DR.MORTIMER. DR.MORTIMER ASKS HIM FOR GUIDANCE AS TO WETHER HE SHOULD TAKE CHARLES’S COUSIN HENRY TO THE BASKERVILLE HALL AND REQUESTS HIM TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
 SEVERAL MYSTERIOUS INCIDENTS OCCUR WITH HENRY BASKERVILLE. LIKE SHOES GOING MISSING, AND HENRY AND MORTIMER BEING FOLLOWED BY A BEARDED MAN CLAIMING HIMSELF TO BE SHERLOCK HOLMES. ONLY HOLMES KNOWS WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO…  WILL SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DR.WATSON FIND OUT WHO IS THE CULPRIT? OR IS THE CURSE REALLY TRUE? WILL HENRY BE THE NEXT VICTIM? ONLY TIME AND THE BOOK WILL TELL US…  
Published: April 08, 2007
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