The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles Book vs. Movie In Victorian England lies one of the greatest authors in the mystery genre, the father of the detective story, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of his best works, was written in 1902. It is in the perspective of Dr. Watson, who is working along with Mr. Sherlock Holmes to try and solve the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville. However, in 2002, one hundred years later, David Atwood directed a…

provide a helping hand to her while solving a mystery. Bess and George much resemble Dr. Watson in The Hound of the Baskervilles written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Watson, Marvin and Fayne both contribute a different point of view to Sherlock Holmes and Nancy Drew, respectively, to observations about a mystery. Without Watson's assistance Holmes would not have been able to solve the mystery of the hound. Watson is Holmes's eyes and ears throughout the novel. Watson and Holmes are making…

great novel’s creation when it is adapted into another form of entertainment. Often times, these other forms differ from the original. This remains true for “The Hound of Baskerville” movie, book, and television show. Some of the main similarities and differences lie in their plot, characters, setting. The plot of the “Hound of the Baskerville” remains for the most part the same thorough the movie and book. The television show on the other hand is highly different, with the only similarity…

In the book, The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and in life imagination is very important. How important could imagination be? Well Holmes uses his to solve crimes and its possible to use it in real life to be successful. “The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” Holmes uses his imagination to think off and observe things which no one else would ever be able to see or think off. He knows that once you eliminate the impossible…

In the novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the six qualities needed to define the book as a good mystery, are present and as a result, readers are kept full of interest throughout the entire novel. As the readers are lead to believe the guilt of an innocent, suspected culprit, they are able to follow the trail that is believed to lead to the character’s guilt, while they’re in for a great surprise after all of the suspense upon realizing who the true culprit is. Also…

prefer the movie, and 9% don’t read the book. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle follows the mystery of the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville from the point of view of Dr. Watson, the admirable companion of Sherlock Holmes, a master of deduction. The 2002 BBC movie adaptation, directed by David Attwood, follows the same story, but both major and minor plot details differ as well as the characters. Comparing The Hound of the Baskervilles book to the movie, the two differ in…

SELECTED TEXT CHAPTER IX. Second Report of Dr. Watson THE LIGHT UPON THE MOOR Baskerville Hall, Oct. 15th. My dear Holmes: If I was compelled to leave you without much news during the early days of my mission you must acknowledge that I am making up for lost time, and that events are now crowding thick and fast upon us. In my last report I ended upon my top note with Barrymore at the window, and now I have quite a budget already which will, unless I am much mistaken, considerably surprise you.…

Obstruction of Justice In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes: Hound of the Baskervilles (1986), the idea that justice is put forth over the character’s individual righteousness is the privileged idea. What is actually being shown is that the characters, even Sherlock Holmes, favor what they personally think is right ahead of what is just. Sir Henry Baskerville takes it upon himself to chase down Selden because he knows he is a convict, but he does not stop to consider that he should…

Detective stories are one of the most complicated genres there are. With a good detective story comes many aspects: a good crime, a thorough investigation, some red herrings to throw the reader off, and a lot of action. But, most of all, detective stories need a good and qualified detective at the helm. Easily the most famous of all detectives in the genre and possibly the world is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Being the most enduring character of detective stories, he is known for…

effective as Sherlock Holmes by how he observes every inch of the crime scene. Holmes interacts with his sidekick by sending him off to do most of the work while he secretly does the exact same work, as seen on Page seventy-three of The Hound of the Baskervilles, in which Holmes says, “I can only wish you better in Devonshire,” while Shawn does most of the work and his partner Gus…