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Sherlock Holmes #5,7

The Hound of the Baskervilles & The Valley of Fear

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This volume contains two of the greatest Sherlock Holmes novels penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Hound of the Baskervilles is the classic detective chiller. The Baskerville family is haunted by a phantom beast which roams the mist-enshrouded wilds of Dartmoor. Now The Hound seems to be stalking the young Sir Henry, new heir to the Baskerville estate. Is this devilish spectre the manifestation of the family curse? Or is Sir Henry the victim of a vile and scheming murderer? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve the mystery. In The Valley of Fear a cipher message and a horrible murder begin this dark, powerful tale in which Sherlock Holmes faces his old arch enemy, Professor Moriarty once more. The solution to the riddle lies far away from the disturbed calm of a country house in Sussex, halfway across the world in a location known as The Valley of Fear.

424 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1902
Series
Sherlock Holmes

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Format
424 pages, Hardcover
Published
August 1, 2004 by Collectors Library
ISBN
9781904633723
ASIN
1904633722
Language
English

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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.
Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.

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parttimeotaku97
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April 26,2025
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5* - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Remembers me of one of Agatha Christie's work that I read in the childhood.
4* - The Valley of Fear
Second part seemed to long. Holmes was like a secondary character here, somehow.
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flufferpupper
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April 26,2025
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It was fine the characters were good and the twists were not super predictable, but I trudged through the book, I think it is just not my style. So I think this is the last I will read of Sherlock Holmes in a while, but still a solid book. 6.5
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Daya99
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April 26,2025
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4.5 overall

hounds of baskervilles:
although i really liked this case, i feel like it's extremely overhyped. i have read so many people saying that it's the best sherlock holmes story, and i definitely understand why they're saying that, but i found it to be not all that exciting or exhilarating as others made it seem, which was a little disappointing, i will admit. i do, however, especially like how this case highlighted watson's importance to holmes and gave a little more detail about their friendship. anyone who knows me knows that i love to talk about holmes and watson's dynamic endlessly, and this is the perfect source material for that. due to all of this, i give it a 4.5 stars, and i would recommend it to anyone, especially those trying to get more into holmes.

valley of fear:
contrary to what i said about hounds of baskervilles, this case is extremely underrated, which is truly a shame because it's brilliant. it's very thrilling and exciting. it seems very much like golden age (1920s-1930s) mysteries with the setting and all, and it also reminds me of the study in scarlet in terms of how the story progresses, which is what i didn't like.  i find the historical bits rather boring, especially because they're set in the emptiest places possible in america, so there's nothing much of interest going on there anyway, aside from what's involved with the case, and i don't necessarily like that time period in terms of american history, so i found the second half of the book extremely dull in contrast to the excitement and exhilaration of the first half . because of this, i give it a 4.5 stars and i would recommend it to the same people who id recommend hounds of baskerville to, but i'd honestly recommend this case more.
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Rockerleo098
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April 26,2025
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4.5



This two nouvelles were

  

But I didn't have much time to read so I was like



Y la serie regresa en 2017



Así que hay que matar el vicio leyendo al Sir.

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Kyuutoryuu
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April 26,2025
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It's a really good novel. Firstly, Sherlock Holmes is of course, an amazing character but the way the content has been presented is really awesome. All the things are kept hidden in suspense till the very last. Things combine however, so rapidly but easily, that it feels like extremely wonderful. Thankful to my friend Hashir Hameed Niazi, who gifted this book to me an I could read it.
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Turpow
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April 26,2025
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I really enjoyed about 3/4 of it! Especially The Hound of the Baskervilles.
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kwk47
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April 26,2025
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[English]
4.5 stars, the truth is that for me it is always fascinating to read the adventures of this iconic detective, to see how ingenious he is when solving a case is wonderful, this book is made up of two stories "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and "The Valley of Fear”, to tell the truth I loved the first one and it would get 5 stars if it weren't for the second one, which honestly didn't feel as exciting as the first one, but that's not why I enjoy reading my beloved Sherlock Holmes any less.

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4.5 estrellas, la verdad es que para mí siempre es fascinante leer las aventuras de este icónico detective, ver lo ingenioso que es al resolver un caso es maravilloso, este libro se conforma por dos relatos “El Sabueso De Los Baskerville” y “El Valle Del Terror”, a decir verdad el primero me encantó y se llevaría las 5 estrellas de no ser por el segundo, que sinceramente no lo sentía tan emocionante como el primero, pero no por eso disfruto menos leer a mi querido Sherlock Holmes.
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