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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the legend of a spectral hound on Dartmoor after the death of Sir Charles Baskerville.

First published 1902 · 15 chapters · about 59,000 words · Scotland

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Public domain. First published 1902; every creator of the text and cover art died by 1930 (Arthur Conan Doyle, author, d. 1930; Caspar David Friedrich, cover painting, d. 1840). Public domain in the United States (published before 1931) and in countries whose copyright term is life plus 70 years or less, including Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union and Nigeria. Text and cover from Standard Ebooks, whose own work is dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0).

Rights checked 2026-10-23. Source: Standard Ebooks. Edition prepared by Standard Ebooks and dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0). Cover: painting by Caspar David Friedrich (d. 1840), public domain.

A public-domain work by a historical author. Arthur Conan Doyle is not a contributor to The Insight Docket, and this book is not part of any contributor's readership or earnings.

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