The Hound Of The Baskervilles -

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Penguin Classics

2008

224 páginas

7h 28m

ISBN-13: 9780141034324

Some blame the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville on the legend of a fearsome and ghostly hound that is said to have haunted his Devonshire family for generations.

So when the services of famed detective Sherlock Holmes are engaged to ensure the safety of Baskerville heir Sir Henry – recently arrived from America – Dr Watson is surprised to find his friend dismissive of the matter. In fact, Watson is dispatched alone to accompany Sir Henry to Baskerville Hall in Devon while Holmes deals with another case.

Yet Watson finds the wild moors are a far cry from the orderly streets of London, and in the cold night a savage and bestial howl may be heard …

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Os livros de Sherlock Holmes costumam me cativar mais do que os contos.
Esse então, com a investigação feita por Watson e o sentimento de incerteza constante, o cenário gótico e a lenda local permeando o imaginário dos personagens e leitores mostrou-se ainda mais emocionante.
Amei a leitura.