The Hound of the Baskervilles
(by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Chapter 1
Setting: Time/places
Summer, September, London, 221B Baker Street
Characters: Name/Description/What they do in the story (job,
occupation)
Holmes: A brilliant detective, very observant and logical. Helps solve
difficult cases.
Dr. James Mortimer: Tall and thin, long nose, bright grey eyes,
young face, head pushed forward. A country doctor and friend of Sir
Charles Baskerville.
Dr. John Watson: Holmes’s loyal friend and assistant, also a doctor.
Observant and narrates the story.
Plot: Main events (summary)
It was a sunny day and Holmes was expecting a visitor. He was reading a
letter from Dr. Mortimer, who wanted an appointment. Soon after, Dr.
Mortimer arrived and told Holmes he needed help with a strange case
involving the Baskerville family.
Chapter 2
Setting: Time/places
The dining hall
Characters: Name/Description/What they do in the story (job,
occupation)
Charles Baskerville: A sensible, kind man and the owner of
Baskerville Hall.
Hugo Baskerville: A cruel and violent ancestor who kidnapped a
young girl and was later killed by a mysterious hound.
Plot: Main events (summary)
Dr. Mortimer tells Holmes and Watson the legend of the Baskerville curse —
about Hugo Baskerville and the hound that killed him. He explains that Sir
, Charles recently died mysteriously near the moor, with signs of a gigantic
dog near his body.
Chapter 3
Setting: Time/places
Baskerville Hall, the gardens of Baskerville Hall, Yew Alley, the USA
Characters: Name/Description/What they do in the story (job,
occupation)
Sir Charles: Friendly, generous, and charitable; recently found dead.
Barrymore: Sir Charles’s butler, with a black beard.
Plot: Main events (summary)
Dr. Mortimer describes the details of Sir Charles’s death. His body was found
near the moor, and the ground showed the prints of a huge hound. Mortimer
fears for Sir Henry, the next heir, who is returning from Canada.
Chapter 4
Setting: Time/places
221B Baker Street, London
Characters: Name/Description/What they do in the story (job,
occupation)
Holmes: Deduces clues from letters and objects.
Watson: Assists Holmes in investigating the mystery.
Dr. Mortimer: Shares more information about the Baskerville case.
Plot: Main events (summary)
Dr. Mortimer introduces Sir Henry Baskerville to Holmes. Sir Henry has
received a strange anonymous letter warning him to stay away from the
moor. Holmes suspects someone is following him.
Chapter 5
Setting: Time/places
Ten o’clock, the hotel, Baskerville Hall
(by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Chapter 1
Setting: Time/places
Summer, September, London, 221B Baker Street
Characters: Name/Description/What they do in the story (job,
occupation)
Holmes: A brilliant detective, very observant and logical. Helps solve
difficult cases.
Dr. James Mortimer: Tall and thin, long nose, bright grey eyes,
young face, head pushed forward. A country doctor and friend of Sir
Charles Baskerville.
Dr. John Watson: Holmes’s loyal friend and assistant, also a doctor.
Observant and narrates the story.
Plot: Main events (summary)
It was a sunny day and Holmes was expecting a visitor. He was reading a
letter from Dr. Mortimer, who wanted an appointment. Soon after, Dr.
Mortimer arrived and told Holmes he needed help with a strange case
involving the Baskerville family.
Chapter 2
Setting: Time/places
The dining hall
Characters: Name/Description/What they do in the story (job,
occupation)
Charles Baskerville: A sensible, kind man and the owner of
Baskerville Hall.
Hugo Baskerville: A cruel and violent ancestor who kidnapped a
young girl and was later killed by a mysterious hound.
Plot: Main events (summary)
Dr. Mortimer tells Holmes and Watson the legend of the Baskerville curse —
about Hugo Baskerville and the hound that killed him. He explains that Sir
, Charles recently died mysteriously near the moor, with signs of a gigantic
dog near his body.
Chapter 3
Setting: Time/places
Baskerville Hall, the gardens of Baskerville Hall, Yew Alley, the USA
Characters: Name/Description/What they do in the story (job,
occupation)
Sir Charles: Friendly, generous, and charitable; recently found dead.
Barrymore: Sir Charles’s butler, with a black beard.
Plot: Main events (summary)
Dr. Mortimer describes the details of Sir Charles’s death. His body was found
near the moor, and the ground showed the prints of a huge hound. Mortimer
fears for Sir Henry, the next heir, who is returning from Canada.
Chapter 4
Setting: Time/places
221B Baker Street, London
Characters: Name/Description/What they do in the story (job,
occupation)
Holmes: Deduces clues from letters and objects.
Watson: Assists Holmes in investigating the mystery.
Dr. Mortimer: Shares more information about the Baskerville case.
Plot: Main events (summary)
Dr. Mortimer introduces Sir Henry Baskerville to Holmes. Sir Henry has
received a strange anonymous letter warning him to stay away from the
moor. Holmes suspects someone is following him.
Chapter 5
Setting: Time/places
Ten o’clock, the hotel, Baskerville Hall
