Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes-The Hound of the Baskervilles Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock HolmesThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was originally serialized in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902. In 1893 Sherlock Holmes met his death at Reichenbach Falls in The Adventure of the Final Problem. His fans had to wait until 1901 to once again enjoy a novel featuring the great detective. In March of 1901 Conan Doyle vacationed in Norfolk with his friend Bertram Fletcher Robinson. While the men played golf and relaxed they spoke of many things. Robinson told Conan Doyle about growing up in Devon and the local legends. Conan Doyle was especially interested in the tales of ghostly hounds that roamed Dartmoor. Conan Doyle knew that the ghostly hound would make a good starting point for a novel. However he needed a strong central character. He decided that it made no sense to create a new character when he already had one in Sherlock Holmes. While he wasn't ready to bring Holmes back to life, Conan Doyle decided that he would write a novel that happened in an earlier time period. A time period before the incident at Reichenbach Falls. The knowledge that the public would go wild over another Sherlock Holmes novel must have also helped Conan Doyle in his decision. Later that month Robinson took Conan Doyle on a tour of Dartmoor. They visited Brook Manor, Grimspound, Child's Tomb and Fox Tor Mires.