The Hound of the Baskervilles is a novel-length Sherlock Holmes adventure published in 1902. It was the first appearance of the great detective since his implied death in the story collection The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.This is the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a diabolical hound of supernatural origin. In 2003, The Hound of the Baskervilles placed 128th of the top 200 best-loved UK novels.Sayre Street Books offers the world's greatest literature in easy to navigate, beautifully designed digital editions.