Scholastic Classics: The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Price: £3.99
Brand: Scholastic
Description: One of the most iconic and memorable of all the Sherlock Holmes stories. A terrible beast, a house wreathed in fog, treacherous moorland and a cold-blooded murder - these are the things Sherlock and his faithful assistant Dr Watson are up against. THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES gripped readers when it was first published and endures today. Scholastic Classics: The Hound of the Baskervilles - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Merchant: Scholastic
Product ID: 106437
ISBN: 9781407171708
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Author: M. Dowden
Rating: 5
Review: This was first printed in book form in 1902 after it had been serialised in The Strand Magazine. This has always been very popular ever since its first publication and has remained so up to this day, where many people believe it to be quite correctly, one of the best of the Holmes tales. By the time that Conan Doyle started work on this he had already killed Holmes off in the tale ‘The Final Problem’ where it appears that both Holmes and Moriarty have plunged to their deaths at the Reichenbach Falls. Absolutely fed up with his famous detective Doyle wanted to move away from him, but as he supported a large extended family where he helped out cousins and in at least one case financed a business venture for a family member, as well as having an ill wife he needed money. This tale therefore takes place before Holmes was apparently killed. The actual basis of this tale does include a Devonshire family legend and at least one folk myth from Devon so this does help set this story in the right place as it were. I should think that most people know this tale although for those who don’t this involves a supposed family curse whereby a giant hound, seemingly from Hell itself is known to kill members of the Baskerville family. As the latest heir to the estate is making his way from North America so Holmes is called in to help offer advice and protection. This is told to us by Dr Watson as is the norm, but also not only in a direct narrative but also in letter and journal form, this is to perhaps give this a more intense feel. With a clever fiend for Holmes to tackle this also has red herrings and other events going on at the same time to try and confound you in getting the solution to this. With the background provided by Dartmoor this has some gothic undertones and is probably the best Holmes book when it comes to creating a very strong atmosphere and setting, all of which is used to advantage here. In all this has proved popular with many people throughout the world and if you haven’t read this before you are in for a treat.
Author: Paula Thomas
Rating: 4
Review: This was the only reasonably priced full length version of this story I could find. An old favourite and very difficult to get tired of. I have enjoyed listening to it several times, and think it well worth the money. If I do have a problem with it, it is with production/ direction. Sometimes I wonder if those producing audio books and those directing actors have any real interest or knowledge in what they are doing. This is only a minor point but it applies to this and plenty of other audio books I've listened to. Why do they get so many things wrong? Here, for example, the part of Mr. Stapleton in chapter seven is read as though it were his sister/ wife Beryl speaking. It is difficult to tell the difference from just reading the words in the book but the simple application of logic, punctuation and reason ought to make it clear that this is not so. The actor, David Case is allowed to go somewhat wide of the mark in chapter 12 too. Reading the discovery of the body thought, initially, to be Sir Henry; as if he were announcing the next train from platform one. Stiff, formal and overly dramatic. However, as I've said these are niggles. I'm not sorry I bought this C.D.
