The Hound of the Baskervilles

mass market paperback, 173 pages

English language

Published June 19, 1975 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:
9780345247186

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The evil of Sir Hugo, master of the lonely, moor-encompassed Manor of Baskerville, began the Curse of the Baskervilles in the 17th Century.

Desirous of a yeoman's daughter, Sir Hugo swore he was ready to give his soul to the devil for her. He captured her, but she escaped. He saddled his horse and chased her over the moors until she dropped dead from exhaustion...and then a black hell-hound appeared, with eyes like fire, and ripped out Hugo's throat.

N»w, years later, the Hound has returned and caused the death of Hugo's descendant, Sir Charles Baskerville. And the new Lord of the Manor, Henry Baskerville, had been warned not to claim his inheritance.. .on pain of death!

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Esta novela es una de las cumbres de Conan Doyle, si no la mayor. Es capaz de mantener al lector atrapado sin resistirse a seguir leyendo capítulo tras capítulo. Al contrario que en otros autores de misterio, no es, en mi opinión, tan extraordinario el misterio en sí, o su resolución más o menos sorpresiva, como la tensión narrativa y la trama de historias secundarias que va tejiendo. A pesar de ser el autor un apasionado del espiritismo y otras "ciencias" ocultas, no cayó en el error de hacer una simple historia de miedo, sino que guía a Holmes y Watson (el verdadero protagonista esta vez) en todo momento por los caminos de la deducción y la lógica para crear una obra fascinante. Imprescindible.

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