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    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    A family curse, a lonely moor, and a death surrounded by strange clues draw Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson into one of their most famous investigations.

    By Arthur Conan Doyle · First published 1902 · English original · Complete text

    English original. Text prepared from the Standard Ebooks edition. Original author credited above; digital edition contributions are dedicated under CC0 1.0. Chapter formatting and links adapted for this reader. New cover by Novel Grove; no source cover artwork is reused.

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    1. Dedication
      45 Words
    2. Chapter 1: Mr. Sherlock Holmes
      2,264 Words
    3. Chapter 2: The Curse of the Baskervilles
      3,854 Words
    4. Chapter 3: The Problem
      2,908 Words
    5. Chapter 4: Sir Henry Baskerville
      4,067 Words
    6. Chapter 5: Three Broken Threads
      3,425 Words
    7. Chapter 6: Baskerville Hall
      3,498 Words
    8. Chapter 7: The Stapletons of Merripit House
      4,976 Words
    9. Chapter 8: First Report of Dr. Watson
      2,764 Words
    10. Chapter 9: Second Report of Dr. Watson
      6,668 Words
    11. Chapter 10: Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
      3,671 Words
    12. Chapter 11: The Man on the Tor
      4,581 Words
    13. Chapter 12: Death on the Moor
      4,875 Words
    14. Chapter 13: Fixing the Nets
      3,451 Words
    15. Chapter 14: The Hound of the Baskervilles
      4,184 Words
    16. Chapter 15: A Retrospection
      4,091 Words
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