SHERLOCK HOLMES The Hound of the Baskervilles (Dover Graphic Novel Classics)

by Arthur Conan Doyle, John Green (Adapted by)

Overview

"Brilliant! The art was phenomenal. Highly recommend to fans of Sherlock!" — WondrousBooks
The intrepid detective and his faithful assistant take on a supernatural challenge in one of Arthur Conan Doyle's most popular mysteries. This graphic novel's original illustrations accompany an easy-to-read account of Holmes and Watson's investigation of a family curse. Readers will be irresistibly drawn into the search for a giant spectral hound that haunts the fog-shrouded moors.
This Dover Graphic Novel Classic offers readers ages 8 and up an exciting introduction to a time-honored tale. Expertly abridged and packed with dramatic illustrations, this version offers a streamlined narrative that retains all of the storytelling essentials.
"I love the clean artwork that makes the images easy to understand but also enables them to be colored in by the reader. What a great way to further immerse yourself in the story, express your creativity, or practice for a career in comics!" — Prince William Public Library System

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486785073
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	11/19/2014
Series:	Dover Graphic Novels
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	315,923
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

A prolific author of books, short stories, poetry, and more, the Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is best known for the creation of one of literature’s most vivid and enduring characters: Sherlock Holmes. Through detailed observation, vast knowledge, and brilliant deduction, Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, step into the swirling fog of Victorian London to rescue the innocent, confound the guilty, and solve the most perplexing puzzles known to literature.

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885