Long ago the evil Hugo Baskerville of Baskerville Hall was attacked and killed on the lonely moor near the Hall. His murderer was not a person but an enormous fierce dog. Since then many of he Baskerville family have died suddenly or mysteriously, and the people living near the Hall continue to live in fear of the terrible hound. Then one night Sir Charles Baskerville dies just outside the Hall. Near his body are found the footprint of an unnaturally large hound. The great detective Sherlock Holmes is asked to find out how he died - and how to protect the new owner of Baskerville Hall from the terrible Hound of the Baskervilles. The Longman Fiction series offers a stimulating range of literature for intermediate to advanced level studentes of English. Every book contains an introduction, glossary and exercises material to help understanding and appreciation of the book. This upper intermediate level title has been abridged and simplified to a 2000 word vocabulary level.