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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Doyle, Arthur Conan · ~302 min total
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About The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes’s most famous novel-length case. A spectral hound stalks the Baskerville family across the foggy moors of Dartmoor. Atmospheric, supernatural-tinged, but ultimately deductive.
Why it works as an audiobook
Doyle’s pacing is built for serial reading — chapter cliffhangers, atmospheric set pieces, and dialogue-driven scenes. Six hours of pure listening pleasure.
- Genre: Mystery
- Themes: detective fiction, gothic mystery, Sherlock Holmes, Dartmoor
- Approximate length: 6 hours
- Source: Project Gutenberg #2852 (public domain)
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Who wrote The Hound of the Baskervilles?
The Hound of the Baskervilles was written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in 1902.
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