Includes: The adventure of the speckled band.

"The hound of the Baskervilles was first published in the Strand Magazine in 1901-2."--T.p. verso.

"The adventure of the speckled band was first published in the Strand Magazine in 1892 and in a 1927 edition of the magazine, Doyle picked it out as his best Holmes story."--T.p. verso.

The Baskerville family curse tells of how a terrifying, supernatural hound roams the moors around Baskerville Hall and preys on members of the family in revenge for a terrible crime committed by one of their ancestors. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in his grounds, with a large animal footprint near his lifeless body, the locals are convinced that the hound is back. It is up to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to uncover the truth and keep the new heir to Baskerville Hall safe from danger.