Novel

• Means “new”

• First novel written

by Daniel Dafoe

• Robinson Crusoe

in 1719

Elements of a Novel

• Setting: The time, place and environment in which a story takes place

• Plot: The series of events in a story that reveal the conflict, crisis and resolution

• Characters: The people (or things) that take part in the story

Elements of a Novel-cont

• Point of View: The perspective from which the story is told

• Theme: What the author is trying to tell us about the subject of the story

• Motifs: Recurring idea or theme

• Red Herring: Obvious solution in a mystery that attempts to throw us off the trail.

The Hound of the BaskervillesVocabulary Words

• Erroneous, presume, circumspect, agape, catastrophe, calamity, corroborated, luminous, spectral, executor, apparition  

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

PRESENTATION BY

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Hound and Holmes Picture. Viewed 7 March 2005. www.oldetimeradio.com. http://www.oldetimeradio.com/sherlockholmes/shhoundp1l.htm

Time Line ofSir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Photo. Viewed 7 March 2005. www.snu.org. http://www.snu.org.uk/I_histsnu%20%5BI%5D.htm

Photo of A. C. D. Viewed 6 March 2005. www.thefreelibrary.com. http://doyle.thefreelibrary.com/

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)

• Occupation—Eye specialist (Optometrist)

• Knighted for his service as British Officer in The Great Boer War

• First story: A Study in Scarlet

• Sherlock Holmes modeled after Dr. J. Bell

• Wrote 60 Holmes stories

• Tried to kill off Holmes, but was forced by popular demand to “resurrect” him

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)

• Influenced by Edgar Allan Poe (Murder in the Rue Morgue)

• Wife and son died—resulting in Doyle becoming a Spiritualist

• Doyle became friends with Harry Houdini, the great escape artist

Throughout the book, the setting is in numerous places, but the main location of action is in Devonshire, where Baskerville Hall is placed. This town is described as gloomy and dark at night, but during the day, the area seems to brighten a little bit.

Setting

“The driver pointed with his whip. ‘Baskerville Hall,’ said he… A few minutes later we had reached the lodge-gates, a maze of fantastic tracery in wrought iron, with weather-bitten pillars on either side, blotched with lichens, and surmounted by the boars’ heads of the Baskervilles”(p. 53-54).

The Hound of the Baskervilles Picture. Viewed 6 March 2005. www.swoversart.com. http://www.swoyersart.com/charles_wysocki/hound_of_the_baskervilles.htm

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a very interesting character. He is witty and clever. The most important trait of the detective is that he figures out the most detailed facts about a mystery that no one would even think to bother about using his powers of deduction.

“Sherlock Holmes had, in a very remarkable degree, the power of detaching his mind at will”(p. 39).

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Sherlock Holmes

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Dr. WatsonAs the narrator, Dr. Watson accompanies Sherlock Holmes throughout the course of the book. He is a bright man and tries to find the murderer who killed Sir Charles Baskerville. Sometimes Dr. Watson is afraid to speak his mind. Sherlock Holmes sometimes treats Watson like a fool.

“I’m afraid, my dear Watson that most of your conclusions are erroneous….to be frank, that in noting your fallacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth.” (pg.11)

Dr. Watson. Viewed 10 March 2005. www.pbs.org. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/hound/whoswho/images/watson.jpg>

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 1-Mr. Sherlock Holmes

• 221b Baker Street, London

• Watson examines a forgotten cane

• Elderly Doc from a hunting club

• Holmes sarcastically praises Watson and then deduces that:o Charing Cross Hospitalo Young Country Doctoro Amiable mano Owns medium size dogo Unambitious and Forgetful

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 1-Mr. Sherlock Holmes

• Dr Mortimer arrives with Spaniel

• Holmes is correct in his analysis

• Mortimer is a phrenologist (examines skulls)

• Hopes to consult the 2nd highest expert in London-ouch!

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 2-Curse of the Baskervilles

• Dr Mortimer presents manuscript (1742)

• Infamous Hugo Baskerville kidnapped a maiden, she escaped from the tower by climbing down the ivy covered wall

• Hugo makes a deal w/the Devil• Hell hound kills Hugo, one witness

dies and two others go insane

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 2-Curse of the Baskervilles

• Sir Charles was a philanthropist

• Apparently died of natural causes (heart attack)

• Dr. Mortimer noticed cigar ashes and the footprints of a gigantic hound

• Wants advice on what to do with Sir Henry Baskerville

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 3-The Problem

• NOK: Roger Baskerville-Presumed dead in

S. America, Black

sheep of family• Holmes smokes pipe and

consults a map of Devonshire• Discusses Supernatural-vs-

natural

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 4-Sir Henry Baskerville

• Anonymous note—warning or threat?

• Times newspaper clippings (moor)

• Used short blade scissors• In a hurry (words carelessly

glued)• Hotel pen (sputtering ink)

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 4-Sir Henry Baskerville

• Henry’s new brown boot is missing

• Holmes spots bearded man following Henry

• Cartwright inspects 23 Hotel garbage cans for newspaper clippings

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 5-Three Broken Threads

• Holmes checks hotel register• Henry loses another boot

(black)• Barrymore has a black beard• Holmes sends telegram to

Barrymore• Henry inherits 740,000 lbs

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 5-Three Broken Threads

• NOK: James Desmond, a distant cousin, clergyman

• Holmes sends Watson with Henry to B-ville Hall

• Cabbie states that Sherlock Holmes was his mysterious passenger

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 6-Baskerville Hall

• Watson has a list of suspects• Warning to Baronet: “Do not go

into the moors at night when the powers of evil are exalted.”

• Selden, the Notting Hill murderer has escaped

• Moor and Manor are Melancholy• Barrymores wish to resign• Watson hears a woman crying at

night

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter7-Stapletons of Merripit House

• Barrymore lies about crying wife

• Telegram was delivered to MRS Barrymore

• Watson meets Stapleton (Naturalist / Entomologist)

• Stapleton suggests that Sir Charles could have been frightened to death by an ordinary hound

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 7-Stapletons of Merripit House-cont

• Stapleton warns Watson of the Grimpen Mire

• Claims that he is the only one that can navigate past the quicksand

• They hear a low moan arising from the moor

• Beryl Stapleton warns Watson to “Go back to London…!”

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 8-First report of Dr. Watson

• Letter format

• Selden not seen for a “fortnight”

• Mr. Frankland of Lafter Hall: a litigator and amateur astronomer

• Henry questions Barrymore about telegram, gives him his wardrobe

• Watson sees Barrymore creeping down the hall with a candle

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 9-2nd report of Dr. Watson

• Miss Stapleton averts her head at Henry’s attempt to kiss her

• Mr. Stapleton reacts like a madman

• Barrymore signaling into the moor

• Eliza Barrymore admits Selden is her brother

• Waston sees the Man on the Tor

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 10—Extract from Diary

• Aiding and Abetting a felon

• Barrymore confesses Sir Charles was waiting for a woman, initials L.L

• Dr. Mortimer, minus spaniel, says L.L. might be Laura Lyons—Frankland the Crank’s estranged daughter

• Sir Charles has helped her set up a typing business

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 11—The Man on the Tor

• L.L. is beautiful and freckled

• P.S.—As you are a gentleman, burn this letter

• Needed money from Sir Charles to get a divorce from husband she abhorred

• Frankland has spotted Cartwright (the boy) with his telescope

• Watson hides in stone hut

• Holmes recognizes Watson’s cigarette

The Hound of the BaskervillesChapter 12—Death on the Moor

• Watson upset that Holmes used him and had not trusted him

• Miss Stapleton is really Jack’s wife, not sister

• Stapleton used L.L. to draw out Sir Charles

• “Sir Henry” is killed by the Hound—Selden is wearing Henry’s tweed suit

GreedIn The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the murderer of the book is portrayed through his greed and selfishness. His intentions, or goals, are to obtain the fortune of the late Sir Charles Baskerville. Achieving his goals and obtaining the fortune was due to the murderer’s desire for money and wealth.

Money Picture. Viewed 10 March 2005. www.msu.edu. http://www.msu.edu/course/prr/840/econimpact/intro.htm