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Widely considered the greatest of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, The Hound of the Baskervilles was originally serialized in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902. It is the third of only four short novels Doyle wrote about his super sleuth. Set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country, it is the gloom-enshrouded story of murder inspired by the family legend of a gigantic, demonic hound of supernatural origin.

Nelle paludi lugubri e desolate di Dartmoor, e' voce popolare che una creatura diabolica, si aggiri nella brughiera sotto forma di gigantesco cane. Questa e' la maledizione che perseguita la famiglia dei Baskerville, per un atroce delitto commesso da un suo avo. E la morte misteriosa di un suo discendente mette alla prova la razionalita' di Watson e anche di Sherlock Holmes, unici a dubitare seriamente dell'origine paranormale del delitto.

The lord of the Baskerville estate, Sir Charles Baskerville, has died of a heart attack, apparently terrified, while running away from something outside the family's ancestral home at Dartmoor. Now the young Henry Baskerville, who has returned from Canada to claim his inheritance, is being followed in London, and has received an anonymous warning to stay away from the moor....

"To call this only a 'reading' of the classic Sherlock Holmes story would be to devalue the beauty of the performance. Although you may have heard recordings of the Sherlock Holmes work before with distance and haughty affectation, none of that is present in Mr. Davies storytelling performance. This features one man, many voices and a hefty portion of talent. This performance is fresh, approachable and inviting." ( Storyteller.net Review)

In what is arguably both the best Sherlock Holmes story in the canon and one of the classic all-time mystery novels, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle parlays his interest in the occult with keen scientific detection in a story that prominently showcases Dr. Watson. A lonely English moor, full of ancient woe and inhabited by a hound from hell, and a host of suspects all give Sherlock Holmes and Watson a baffling case to solve.

Penguin Classics presents Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by Freddie Jones. "Mr Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!" The terrible spectacle of the...

Sherlock Holmes investigates a ghostly, mysterious hound on the moors. Is the fiend that plagues the Baskerville family real or is it part of some deadly scheme?

Il mitico Shelock Holmes, con l'aiuto dell'inseparabile Dr. Watson, sono chiamati a risolvere l'omicidio dell'anziano sir Charles Baskerville. Morte di cui si ritiene responsabile una creatura diabolica sotto forma di cane.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialized in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Dartmoor. A wild, wet place in the south-west of England. A place where it is easy to get lost, and to fall into the soft green earth which can pull the strongest man down to his death. A man is running for his life. Behind him comes an enormous dog - a dog from his worst dreams, a dog from hell. Between him and a terrible death stands only one person - the greatest detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes.

Dr. Mortimer looked strangely at us for an instant and his voice sank almost to a whisper as he answered, “Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound.”

The 'Young Adult Classics' series continues with The Hound of the Baskervilles, the most popular Sherlock Holmes story. It is a chilling tale of a slavering dog on the moor that will excite listeners of any age. The popular classics, presented in an abridged form, are brilliantly brought to life by master Holmes reader David Timson and enhanced with atmospheric music.

Holmes y Watson se trasladan a los páramos de Dartmoor para ayudar a la familia Baskerville, víctima de una antigua y terrible maldición. Un miembro de la familia ha muerto y un perro diabólico parece acechar en los alrededores, amenazando la vida del nuevo heredero. ¿Conseguirán los detectives desentrañar el misterio antes de que la bestia ataque de nuevo?

The Baskerville family curse tells of how a terrifying, supernatural hound roams the moors around Baskerville Hall and preys on members of the family in revenge for a terrible crime committed by one of their ancestors. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in his grounds, with a large animal footprint near his lifeless body, the locals are convinced that the hound is back. It is up to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to uncover the truth and keep the new heir to Baskerville Hall safe from danger.

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro El sabueso de los Baskerville, Arthur Conan Doyle nos sumerge a través de una impecable estructura argumental, en el relato de una magistral obra de misterio y suspenso. Sir Henry Baskerville, el último vástago de la antiquísima dinastía familiar, se traslada desde Canadá hasta el Reino Unido, con motivo del inesperado fallecimiento de su tío Charles, en extrañas circunstancias.

Holmes encounters one of his most formidable adversaries and must unlock the mystery of the demonic hound, the curse of the Baskerville family. Published in The Strand magazine in episodes between August 1901 and April 1902, The Hound of the Baskervilles became one of the most popular of all the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

A deadly curse. A legendary detective. A mystery on the misty moors. This groundbreaking new recording, performed by Golden Voice narrator Simon Jones, brings Conan Doyle’s haunting masterpiece to life with wit, warmth, and spine-tingling precision. After the story, enjoy two unique extras: A Student Guide, as if told by Sherlock Holmes himself—witty, insightful, and full of deductive brilliance.

In this iconic mystery, Holmes and Watson must unravel more than one mystery before time runs out as they confront a cunning foe who will stop at nothing to accomplish a dreadful goal. But is that foe human or the result of a centuries-old curse? Come to the foggy English moors to learn the truth about The Hound of the Baskervilles, in this audio adaptation performed by Jim Weiss.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes investigates the death of Sir Charles Baskerville, who died under suspicious circumstances on the grounds of his Devonshire estate.

In the eerie Baskerville Hall, a baronet is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Could his death be the consequence of a centuries-old family curse, believed to be carried out by a supernatural hound? Join the iconic detective duo, Holmes and Watson, as they delve into the enigmatic death of Sir Charles Baskerville, racing against time to protect the new baronet from a similar ominous fate.