بهترین شرلوک هلمزی که تا الآن خوندم!

داستانی هیجان انگیز از کارآگاه معروف و قلم جذاب کانن دویل
ترجمه خیلی خوبی بود که کمک بزرگی برای انتقال هیجان و خوش قلمی داستان بود
داستان با مرگ چارلز باسکرویل و ورود وارث جدید شروع میشه و در شیب معماهایی پی در پی میافته

Highly enjoyable! The Hound of the Baskervilles leans more towards horror than the usual Sherlock crime-solving mystery, but Arthur Conan Doyle worked his hero into this genre with the easy of slipping on a finger-print hiding glove.

Since private investigator Sherlock Holmes' office is in town, taking us readers out of London and into the country can be tricky if it's not to seem forced. To avoid that, Conan Doyle has Holmes send his friend and volunteer assistant Watson out to check on this silly nonsense of a family curse. This is a brilliant move on the writer's part, as it allows us to get a solid dose of fright alongside Watson, who is a good deal more superstitious and way more prone to believe in boogiemen than Holmes. Once Holmes is on the scene we all stare abashedly at our shoes as he systemically unveils the mundane truth.

Admittedly, I read The Hound... again because of a new interest in Sherlock Holmes after the latest movies and tv shows came out. I feel shame. But hey, it got me reading Arthur Conan Doyle's work once more, so that's what's important, right? Goddamn, that show is good...

This reading time around, what struck me the most was the humor. I'd forgotten about the author's lighter side. Surprisingly, the horror aspect still affected me on at least some level, which is impressive considering I've read this before when I was a kid and also because I don't scare easy now that I'm an all growed up big boy!

I thoroughly enjoyed this detective story. This is my first Sherlock Holmes book. The story does a great job of combining elements of mystery and subtle supernatural horror. Though the book is serious there are elements of humor with some quirky dialogue.

The vibe of the book was spooky. It is set in the shadowy English autumn centering around the English folk legend of a demonic hellhound. Arthur Conan Doyle does a great job of using imagery with phrases like "the moonlit night, the desolate moor, the ghastly spectre, the apparition". The story has the mystery, the clues, the inductive reasoning, and eventually solving the case.

I definitely give it five stars and I probably will read it again in a few years. I highly recommend this one to anyone who enjoys a good book. Thanks!

–Hasta ahora he limitado mis investigaciones a este mundo –dijo–. He combatido el mal dentro de mis modestas posibilidades, pero enfrentarse con el mismísimo Padre del Mal quizá sea una tarea demasiado ambiciosa.

Aviso: la reseña se puede leer tranquilamente porque no hay spoilers de los libros anteriores y no son necesarios para leer la novela.

Se siente bien volver al ruedo. Me refiero a haber retomado los casos de Sherlock Holmes, esta vez para completarlos y saldar la deuda que me quedó desde mi adolescencia. Porque como la vida pide libros más maduros, con temáticas más existencialistas, a Holmes casi lo abandoné. Hice mal. Y fue muy bueno haber sido obligada por los estudios a releer esta novela que me encantó en la primera lectura. Así como me pasó con n  Dráculan y n  Alicia en el País de las Maravillasn, reforzó todo lo que me gustaba.

Dejando de lado las experiencias personales, la reseña: El sabueso de los Baskerville es una novela que se publicó después de ese episodio (casi) definitivo de n  Las memorias de Sherlock Holmesn(quienes lo leyeron saben a qué me refiero), un poco por pedido del público y otro poco porque una leyenda inspiró a Conan Doyle. La cuestión es que se puede leer en cualquier momento de la serie, según mi opinión, porque su argumento se independiza de los otros casos.

Empieza como siempre: alguien se presenta en el 221 Baker Street para exponer un problema a Holmes y él toma el caso. Sin embargo, el planteo es curioso: el doctor Mortimer, amigo de la familia de Baskerville, denuncia que el asesinato de Charles Baskerville fue cometido por un sabueso fantasmal que se mueve por los páramos de Dartmoor. Dado que su heredero, Henry, debe mudarse a la mansión que dejó Charles en ese mismo lugar, alguien tiene que protegerlo y resolver el misterio.

Directa y sin grandes pretensiones, esta novela es redonda. No incluye explicaciones larguísimas en la segunda parte como Estudio en escarlata ni da tantas vueltas como El signo de los cuatro. Está ambientada, como ya dije, en el condado de Devon, con sus tierras estériles y paisajes tan impresionantes como lúgubres. Watson, que otra vez narra las aventuras, no parece ser muy amigo del campo pero la descripciones no dejan de fascinar. Estuve buscando imágenes del lugar (incluso de Princetown, la cárcel que se menciona) y la verdad es que Conan Doyle eligió un lugar perfecto para que sea el escenario (tomo esta palabra con pinzas, porque para mí es más que un “escenario”) de los misteriosos acontecimientos.

Los personajes de las novelas y relatos de los libros sobre Sherlock Holmes no son la gran cosa y algunos hasta parecen iguales. Creo que esa es mi principal crítica (blanda, no dura) hacia Conan Doyle: la fórmula repetida, la escasa caracterización. Holmes y Watson están perfectos, ya los conocemos y así permanecerán, pero los personajes que se introducen nunca llegan a satisfacer mis exigencias literarias, a excepción de algunos pocos. Henry Baskerville sólo es un joven en peligro que se enamora rápido, el doctor Mortimer es quien pide ayuda e interviene escasamente, el mayordomo oculta un secreto, los vecinos despiertan curiosidad. Ni siquiera el criminal, a pesar de que Holmes lo bautice como uno de los más inteligentes contra los que luchó, se destaca lo suficiente. Con respecto a la construcción de personajes femeninos, hay que bajar las expectativas, como ocurre en los libros anteriores. Son bellas damas en peligro o fuentes de información, como la señora Lyons. No quiero olvidar a la señora Barrymore, la criada de la mansión Baskerville, y a una fregona que se menciona una vez y adiós.

Se puede considerar que el acierto de El sabueso de los Baskerville reside en haber planteado un caso que no se corresponde con las bases científicas del detective, que de entrada descarta la existencia de un perro sobrenatural y lo atribuye a las mentes poco educadas y evolucionadas. En la novela hay una pelea entre la superstición y la ciencia que atrae y que, sin embargo, deja una pata sin explicar.  ¿Era real el sabueso que asesinó a Hugo Baskerville? ¿O fue la invención de uno de los herederos, para que la línea masculina de la familia se mantuviera impoluta?  Pero tiene su encanto, ya que esa parte no le concierne a Sherlock Holmes y queda a criterio del lector.

El final no es el más logrado y creo que sortea, sin ninguna elegancia, el trabajo de dar explicaciones acerca del procedimiento del criminal. Me hubiera gustado algo más sólido y que existiera una respuesta.

En definitiva, la novela no es innovadora pero sí entretiene y se suma con dignidad a las aventuras del detective que ya conocemos. Más allá de los problemas que me causan los personajes, todo lo demás es disfrutable y no disminuye ante mis ojos. Me encanta El sabueso de los Baskerville porque genera dudas en personas de ciencia gracias a una leyenda que tiene raíces en las supersticiones reales de la gente del páramo. Menos mal que al amigo de Conan Doyle se le ocurrió contar esa historia.

Sherlock Holmes returns after his apparent death in "The Final Problem." Conan Doyle was tired of his detective,but his public wasn't and so Holmes got another lease of life,after his creator had not written about him for eight years.

Holmes is called on to investigate the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville.There is supposed to be a curse on the Baskerville family,since one of the earlier Baskervilles abducted a maiden and was, in turn,killed by a hound.

This hound is,supposedly haunting the moor again.Now,the task of Holmes and Watson is to protect the next Baskerville heir,Sir Henry.Watson watches over him,while Holmes disappears.

A convicted murderer has escaped from the nearby prison and is supposedly hiding in the hills.Sir Henry is enamoured of a beautiful young woman and tries to meet her,only to be rebuffed by her brother.

But exactly who are this brother and sister duo and what is their real relationship ? And where has Holmes been all this time ? Is the curse of the Hound of the Baskervilles for real or is there another explanation for the appearance of the hound ?

The book has been given a fine treatment in the 1980s TV series,The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.Jeremy Brett is great as Holmes.Watched it today and enjoyed it,more than the book.

Of all the Sherlock Holmes books, The Hound of the Baskervilles is the most commonly made into movies, TV episodes, and radio dramas. As of my last count there were over 30. Of all the novels and stories, it is the most horrifying with a demon dog that seems to stalk the male members of the Baskerville family whenever they return to claim their position and estate. There are real terrors on the moors, if you have ever been at night. Not the least of which are the thick bog pits that will swallow you whole with very quiet and rapid insistence. There are thick mists that hide the pits, causing your own steps to echo as if the movement is coming from a distance and not your very own feet. There are howling predators, lost prey, and surreptitious ne'er-do-wells hiding in the darkness, furtive and secret. Watson does most of the investigating on his own, reporting to Holmes on a regular basis, so it seems a little disappointing when Holmes enters in the final act to solve what is not just a murder mystery, but a horrifying creature feature, as well. In every way this novel fits with my definition of classic: exceptional, paradigm shifting, and longevity.

(Book 781 From 1991 Books) - The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes.

Dr. James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes for advice following the death of his friend, Sir Charles Baskerville. Sir Charles was found dead on the grounds of his Devonshire estate, Baskerville Hall. Mortimer now fears for Sir Charles's nephew and sole heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, who is the new master of Baskerville Hall.

The death was attributed to a heart attack, but Mortimer is suspicious, because Sir Charles died with an expression of horror on his face, and Mortimer noticed "the footprints of a gigantic hound" about 50 yards from where Sir Charles lay dead.

The Baskerville family has supposedly been under a curse since the era of the English Civil War when ancestor Hugo Baskerville allegedly offered his soul to the devil for help in abducting a woman and was reportedly killed by a giant spectral hound.

Sir Charles believed in the curse and was apparently fleeing from something in fright when he died. ...

عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «درنده باسکرویل»؛ «شرلوک هلمز: آوای باسکروی‍ل»؛ «سگ باسکروی‍ل»؛ نویسنده: سر آرتور کونان دویل؛ انتشاراتیها: (نشر مرکز، هرمس، ثالث، رخ مهتاب)؛ ادبیات کارآگاهی؛ نخستین خوانش: روز اول آوریل سال 1997میلادی

عنوان: درنده باسکروی‍ل؛ نویسنده: آرتور کانن دویل؛ مترجم: مهدی غبرائی؛ تهران، نشر مرکز - کتاب مریم، احمد شفیعی، 1375؛ در 126ص؛ شابک9643052281؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان بریتانیا - سده 20م

عنوان: شرلوک هلمز: آوای باسکروی‍ل؛ نویسنده: آرتور کانن دویل؛ مترجم: احمد شفیعی؛ معصومه محمودی؛ شیراز، احمد شفیعی، 1379؛ در 71ص؛ شابک: 9643509060؛

عنوان: درنده باسکروی‍ل؛ نویسنده: آرتور کانن دویل؛ مترجم: مژده دقیقی؛ تهران، هرمس ( کارآگاه )، 1382؛ در 220ص؛ شابک 978963631895 چاپ چهارم 1393؛

عنوان: درنده ی باسکروی‍ل؛ نویسنده: آرتور کانن دویل؛ مترجم: نرگس مساوات؛ تهران، ثالث، 1391؛ در 201ص؛ شابک 9789643807641؛

عنوان: سگ باسکروی‍ل؛ نویسنده: آرتور کانن دویل؛ مترجم: مونا ولیپور؛ قم، رخ مهتاب، 1391؛ در 242ص؛ شابک: 9786006572895؛

سر آرتور کانن دویل، شاهکار خود یعنی سگ شکاری باسکِرویل را در سال 1902میلادی بنوشتند؛ سر چارلز باسکرویل، یکی از افراد سرشناسان «دارتمور»، به طرز مشکوکی می‌میرند؛ افراد محلی، مرگ ایشان را به یکی از داستان‌های خرافی نسبت می‌دهند؛ به نظر آن‌ها سگ تازی غول پیکری، با ظاهری ترسناک ایشان را کشته است، و نفرینی خانواده ی «باسکرویل» را گرفتار کرده است؛ وارث «سر چارلز»، «هنری باسکرویل»، از «آمریکای شمالی» به «انگلستان» می‌آیند، ولی «دکتر مورتیمر» دوست «سر چارلز» و همسایه ی او، نگران آن است که آن داستان‌های ترسناک، «سر هنری» را از آنجا دور سازد؛ برای همین به «لندن» پیش «شرلوک هولمز» می‌رود، و داستان را برای او بازگو می‌کند، و از ایشان می‌خواهد که پرونده را بپذیرد، و او را یاری کند؛ ولی «شرلوک هولمز» آن داستان را باور نمی‌کند، و از دیدگاه او، گفته ها خرافاتی بیش نیستند، اما «دکتر مورتیمر» به او می‌گوید: در کنار جسد «سر چارلز»، ردپاهای عجیبی را دیده، که به نظر شبیه به ردپاهای سگ تازی غول پیکری هستند، و...؛

تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 15/07/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ 28/05/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

3.5

Re-read due to THE BEST CLASS EVER (aka Crime Fiction). I love my life.

An unusual Gothic atmosphere makes The Hound of the Baskervilles a quite special mystery among other Sherlock Holmes tales by Arthur Conan Doyle.

That night he went out as usual for his nocturnal walk, in the course of which he was in the habit of smoking a cigar. He never returned. At twelve o’clock Barrymore, finding the hall door still open, became alarmed, and, lighting a lantern, went in search of his master. The day had been wet, and Sir Charles’s footmarks were easily traced down the alley. Halfway down this walk there is a gate which leads out on to the moor. There were indications that Sir Charles had stood for some little time here. He then proceeded down the alley, and it was at the far end of it that his body was discovered.

The crimes are sinister and enigmatic… And everything seems to be happening under the ominous sign of the beast that had risen from the abyss…

As if in answer to his words there rose suddenly out of the vast gloom of the moor that strange cry which I had already heard upon the borders of the great Grimpen Mire. It came with the wind through the silence of the night, a long, deep mutter then a rising howl, and then the sad moan in which it died away. Again and again it sounded, the whole air throbbing with it, strident, wild, and menacing. The baronet caught my sleeve and his face glimmered white through the darkness.

No matter how smart and inventive is a criminal the detective always is even smarter.

Prima carte (și una dintre singurele) cu Sherlock Holmes pe care am avut plăcerea de a o citi și, probabil, una dintre cele mai bune, pentru că îmi este greu să-mi imaginez un alt roman care îl depășește cu mult pe acesta. Umor, suspans, personaje interesante, o relație între un detectiv și un doctor la fel de plăcută și îmbogățitoare pentru povestire ca cea dintre Hercule Poirot (o altă bijuterie a romanului polițist englez) și căpitanul Hastings și, cel mai important, o atmosferă. O atmosferă suculentă, caracteristică romanelor englezești.

"- (...). Aceasta înseamnă a-ți folosi imaginația în mod științific; întotdeauna însă începem să facem presupuneri pornind de la fapte concrete."

"Nimic nu te poate amăgi mai mult ca distanța ce te desparte de o lumină într-o noapte neagră ca păcura, licăritul acela ce ți se pare când departe în zare, când la doi pași de tine."

The story is about solving a murder mystery when Sir Charles Baskerville was found dead at Baskerville Hall (which, by the way, exists still) fearing some big hound was behind the murder.

I find the writing really good (easy to read and enjoyable), the plot quite unique, the description of the different characters distinct from one another and the ending quite thrilling.

You will come across a few morally gray characters in the story.

The murder mystery isn't that difficult to solve but it's the way how Sherlock and Watson handled the characters and the situation together that gave much needed oomph to the plot.