Question

summary of the story the hound of baskervilles
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Answer 1

Sir Charles’ death was attributed to a heart attack, but Mortimer suspects foul play because Sir Charles died with an expression of horror on his face, and Mortimer noticed “the footprints of a gigantic hound” nearby. The Baskerville family had supposedly been under a curse since the English Civil War when ancestor Hugo Baskerville allegedly offered his soul to the devil for help in abducting a woman and was reportedly killed by a giant hound. Sir Charles believed in the curse and seemed to be fearfully fleeing from something when he died.

Holmes meets with Sir Henry, who has just arrived from Canada and has received an anonymous note, cut and pasted from newsprint, warning him to stay away. One of Sir Henry’s new boots is suddenly missing from his London hotel room. Sir Henry plans to move into Baskerville Hall in spite of the warning. Holmes and Dr. Watson follow him from Holmes’ apartment back to his hotel and notice a bearded man following him in a cab. They pursue the man, but he escapes. Mortimer tells them that Mr. Barrymore, the butler at Baskerville Hall, has a beard like the one on the stranger. Sir Henry’s boot reappears, but an older one vanishes.

Holmes sends for the cab driver who drove the bearded man after Sir Henry and is surprised to learn that the stranger had made point to give his name as “Sherlock Holmes” to the cab driver. Holmes now becomes even more interested in the Baskerville case but, being busy with other cases, sends Watson to accompany Sir Henry to Baskerville Hall with instructions to send him frequent reports. Upon arriving at the Baskerville estate, Watson and Sir Henry learn that an escaped murderer named Selden is believed to be in the area.

Barrymore and his wife, who also works at Baskerville Hall, wish to leave the estate soon. Watson hears a woman crying at night; it is obvious to him that it was Mrs. Barrymore, but her husband denies it. Watson then meets a brother and sister who live nearby, Mr. Stapleton and Miss Stapleton. When an animal sound is heard, Stapleton quickly dismisses it as unrelated to the legendary hound. When her brother is out of earshot, Miss Stapleton mistakes Watson for Sir Henry and warns him to leave. She and Sir Henry later meet and quickly fall in love. Mr. Stapleton initially becomes angered by this but later apologizes and invites Sir Henry to dine with him a few days later.

Barrymore arouses more suspicion when Watson and Sir Henry catch him at night with a candle in an empty room. Barrymore refuses to answer their questions, but Mrs. Barrymore confesses that Selden is her brother. Watson and Sir Henry pursue Selden on the moor, but he eludes them, while Watson notices another man nearby.

After an agreement is reached to allow Selden to leave the country, Barrymore reveals the contents of an incompletely burnt letter asking Sir Charles to meet. It was signed with the initials L.L.; on Mortimer’s advice, Watson questions a Laura Lyons, who admits to writing the letter in hopes that Sir Charles would help finance her divorce, but says she did not keep the suggested meeting.

Watson tracks the second man he saw in the area and discovers it to be Holmes, investigating separately, hoping for a faster resolution. Holmes reveals additional information: Stapleton is actually married to the supposed Miss Stapleton. They hear a scream and discover the body of Selden, dead from a fall. They initially mistake him for Sir Henry, whose old clothes he was wearing.

At Baskerville Hall, Holmes notices a resemblance between Stapleton and a portrait of Hugo Baskerville. He realizes that Stapleton could be an unknown Baskerville family member, trying to claim the Baskerville wealth by getting rid of his relatives. Accompanied by Inspector Lestrade, whom Holmes has summoned, Holmes and Watson travel to the Stapleton home, where Sir Henry is dining. They rescue him from a hound Stapleton releases while Sir Henry is walking home across the moor. Shooting the animal dead in the struggle, Holmes reveals that it was a normal dog—a mix of bloodhound and mastiff and painted to give it a scary appearance. They find Miss Stapleton bound and gagged inside the house, while Stapleton apparently dies in an attempt to reach his hideout in a nearby mine. They also find Sir Henry’s boot, which was used to give the hound Sir Henry’s scent.

Weeks later, Holmes provides Watson with additional details about the case. Stapleton was, in fact, Rodger Baskerville’s son, also named Rodger. He supported himself through crime for many years before learning that he could inherit a fortune by murdering his uncle and cousin. Stapleton had taken Sir Henry’s old boot because the new, unworn boot lacked his scent. The hound had pursued Selden to his death because of the scent on Sir Henry’s clothes. Mrs. Stapleton had disagreed with her husband’s plan, so he imprisoned her to prevent her from telling anyone about it.