The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

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For many years, the region around the Baskerville estate was poor and backward, but when Sir Charles Baskerville returns to claim his estate, the region again begins to prosper. By devoting his vast fortune—earned in business—to better the community, Sir Charles fills the long-empty role of leadership that is the duty of the Baskervilles. But into this otherwise happy and orderly society comes disorder in the form of two...

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. He began his career as an eye doctor, writing in his spare time to supplement the me... Read more

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

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The Hound of the Baskervilles was written in the late 1800's by Arthur Conan Doyle. The Baskervilles had lived at Baskerville Hall for many generations. In the time of the Great Rebellion the master o... Read more

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