This has been on my mental wish list for ages and ages - I started watching an adaptation of it on TV and then stopped because I prefer to read the book first! I then found a copy in the charity shop just up the road, so there was a lot of excitement! I saved it up to read when I fancied a good comfort read, and eventually read it last week. I really liked it! It's the first Sherlock Holmes novel I've read, but I'll definitely be looking out for some more :-)

Bookray:
katrinat - UK - EU posting
Simson-Shilitoe - Germany - EU posting

This arrived today along with 3 other bookrings - typical! It may take a few weeks to get to as the bookrings are piling up but I'll be ensuring that I'm reading as much as possible to keep them all moving quickly.

The book has arrived safely today together with 3 other rays.

At the moment I am reading "Lord of the flies" by William Golding, a bookring from "EmgeeNl". I hope to start with "The Hound of the Baskervilles" soon.

Thank you "katrinat" for posting.

Thank you "lucy-lemon" for sharing.

Sorry for taking a little while longer. During the last 3 weeks I had to spend more time at work and with gardening than expected.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote this story shortly after returning from South Africa where he had worked as a volunteer physician at the Langman Field Hospital in Bloemfontein. He was assisted with the plot by a 30-year-old Daily Express journalist called Bertram Fletcher Robinson (1870-1907). His ideas came from the legend of Richard Cabell, who was the inspiration of the Baskerville legend. His tomb can be seen in the Devon town of Buckfastleigh. Squire Richard Cabell lived during the 17th century and was the local squire at Buckfastleigh. He had a passion for hunting and was what in those days described as a 'monstrously evil man'. He gained this reputation for, amongst other things, immorality and having sold his soul to the Devil. There was also a rumour that he had murdered his wife. On the 5th of July 1677, he died and was laid to rest in 'the sepulchre,' but that was only the beginning of the story. The night of his interment saw a phantom pack of hounds come baying across the moor to howl at his tomb. From that night onwards, he could be found leading the phantom pack across the moor, usually on the anniversary of his death. If the pack were not out hunting, they could be found ranging around his grave howling and shrieking. In an attempt to lay the soul to rest, the villagers built a large building around the tomb, and to be doubly sure a huge slab was placed on top of the grave to stop the ghost of the squire escaping.

Arthur Conan Doyle's description of Baskerville Hall was inspired by a visit to Cromer Hall in Norfolk. Some elements of the story were inspired by a stay at the Royal Links Hotel in West Runton, where Conan Doyle first heard the story of Black Shuck, the ghost dog from the Cromer area, which is said to run between Overstrand in the east and East Runton in the west. It is authoritatively noted that Baskerville Hall as first seen by Watson closely resembles the view of Stonyhurst College from its driveway during its first century (founded 1794).


One of the best books in English language I have ever read. The story was easy to understand because I have a copy of this book in German language and I watched different movies on televison. My favourite "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is a 1959 British detective film produced by Hammer Films and is directed by Terence Fisher.

The film is an adaptation from the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel of the same name and stars Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville and André Morell as Dr. Watson.

Sending out as a continuing bookray:

1. disneyfreaksam; UK - EU / intl
2. MKtiny; UK - EU / intl

Off to "dineyfreaksam" the first in the bookray. I hope you all enjoy the book and thanks for joining.

Thank you very much. I will read this and pass it on. Oh, and the chocolate WAS gorgeous. Thank you so so so so much. xx

Absolutely loved it.

Passing to next person in the ring.

Arrived today in the post, with lovely postcard, thanks. I have two books to read ahead of this one, so it may be a while before I get to it. I'm looking forward to reading it and will ray it forward in due course.

I can see why Sherlock Holmes was so popular with the Victorians. I loved the melodrama of it all. I found it interesting how the women in the book are portrayed - very much secondary characters. The dialogue is also amusingly Victorian: " 'The brute!' cried Holmes. 'Here, Lestrade, your brandy-bottle! Put her in the chair! She has fainted from ill-usage and exaustion.' "

On its way to Bloedengel as a wishlist RABCK - enjoy :) - 06/12/11

Thank you very much MKtiny, I will post out your surprise this week !
This is a 'have to read' book I look forward to.
Thank you for all the lovely bookplates ! ! ! ! !

This is a very good read. A must have read indeed. Far better than I expected. I don't know why this had leaped into the back of my mind, labelled : children's classic.
I would not recommend it to childrens parents who plan to have some sleep in the future.
It's classic. Classic in style, in setting a legend / tradition.
Deservedly on the 1001-list, and most probably not my last Sir Doyle !

I'm sending this out as a belated birhtday gift to someone on the OPPEM 2012 birthday rabck -list.
I'm catching up there ! Enjoy, hope you'll like it as much as I did.

I rec'd this book as a birthday gift from Bloedengel, along with tea and chocy and a b'day postcard. Thank you so much! I haven't read this before and I look forward to starting it soon.

WELCOME TO BOOKCROSSING Congratulations! You found a traveling book! This book has been set free. It is yours to keep or share. Please take a moment to make a journal entry to let me know the book has found a new home.

In the mail to to**** in a little book box.

Thank you for this RABCK book whiskeyjane....I've read this book before and I loved it. I will pass it along to someone else or wild release it.

I left the book in the waiting area of his office.

Released for The "THE" Challenge 2014

Read it many years ago, and just read it again. Still love Sherlock!
I'll pass it on.