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Hound of the Baskervilles
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Hound of the Baskervilles
by:
Arthur Conan Doyle
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter I: Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Chapter II: The Curse of the Baskervilles
Chapters III–IV
Chapters V–VI
Chapter VII: The Stapletons of Merripit House
Chapter VIII–IX
Chapters X–XI
Chapters XII–XIII
Chapters XIV–XV
Characters
Character List
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Mr. Jack Stapleton
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
The Supernatural
Class
Isolation
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Chapter I: Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Chapter II: The Curse of the Baskervilles
Chapters III–IV
Chapters V–VI
Chapter VII: The Stapletons of Merripit House
Chapters VIII–IX
Chapters X–XI
Chapters XII–XIII
Chapters XIV–XV
Quotes By Character
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Mr. Jack Stapleton
Miss Stapleton
Sir Henry Baskerville
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1: Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Chapter 2: The Curse of the Baskervilles
Chapters 3–4
Chapters 5–6
Chapter 7: The Stapletons of Merripit House
Chapter 8–9
Chapters 10–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–15
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How to Write Literary Analysis
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Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quick Quiz
1
of 5
What does Mortimer believe the hound to be?
Non-existent
A puppet
A real animal
A supernatural beast
2
of 5
What literary tradition does the story take on?
Epistolary literature
The Gothic
Science fiction
Modernism
3
of 5
What quality do Henry’s servants demonstrate?
Rebelliousness
Docility
Murderousness
Slyness
4
of 5
What makes up most of the 18th-century manuscript presented at the opening of the story?
The Baskerville curse
A scientific theory
A theological treatise
The Baskerville family tree
5
of 5
What is a classic of the mystery/detective motif used prominently in Hound of the Baskervilles?
A femme fatale
A Macguffin
A red herring
A gun
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