Hound of the Baskervilles (e-bog) af Doyle, Arthur Conan
Doyle, Arthur Conan (forfatter)

Hound of the Baskervilles e-bog

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Sir Charles Baskerville, Bart, is found dead on the grounds of his cointry house, Baskerville Hall. The cause is ascribed to a heart attack. Fearing for the safety of Sir Charles's nephew and the only known heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, coming from Toronto, Canada to claim his inheritance, Dr James Mortimer travels to London and asks Sherlock Holmes for help. Mortimer explains that the Baskervi...
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Forfattere Doyle, Arthur Conan (forfatter)
Udgivet 27 december 2015
Genrer FA
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9783956760778
Sir Charles Baskerville, Bart, is found dead on the grounds of his cointry house, Baskerville Hall. The cause is ascribed to a heart attack. Fearing for the safety of Sir Charles's nephew and the only known heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, coming from Toronto, Canada to claim his inheritance, Dr James Mortimer travels to London and asks Sherlock Holmes for help. Mortimer explains that the Baskerville family is afflicted by a curse. According to an old account, said to have been written in 1742 and describing events which had occurred a century earlier still, during the eng Civil War, Hugo Baskerville was infatuated with a farmer's daughter. He kidnapped her and imprisoned her in his bedroom. She escaped and the furious Baskerville offered his soul to the devil if he could recapture her. Aided by friends, he pursued the girl onto the desolate moor. Baskerville and his victim were found dead. She had died from fright, but a giant spectral hound stood guard over Baskerville's body. The hound tore out Baskerville's throat, then vanished into the night... (Excerpt from Wikipedia)