Originally serialised in the strand magazine from august 1901 to april 1902, it is set largely on dartmoor in devon in englands west country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural. The hound of the baskervilles is a 1983 british madefortelevision mystery thriller film directed by douglas hickox, starring ian richardson as sherlock holmes. Originally serialised in the strand magazine from august 1901 to april 1902, it is set largely on dartmoor in devon in englands west country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of. The poor girl died of fright, but baskervilles fate was worsea giant black hound, eyes afire and jaws dripping with blood, tore out his throat and.
The story has lent its name to a psychomedical condition called the baskerville effect heart ailments caused by psychological stress. When the latest heir to the baskerville estate seems to be. The beast is thought to be responsible for killing many members of. The movie tells the original story but takes its freedom. It has been extensively adapted for radio, film and television all over the world. The hound of the baskervilles with ian richardson had already been. Richardson was also a leading shakespearean stage actor. Butterfly, and as the lead in the broadway production of maratsade. With jeremy brett, edward hardwicke, raymond adamson, alastair duncan. Ridgway is a best selling author in the top one hundred ebooks on amazon medical thriller genre. It was directed by sidney lanfield and released by 20th centuryfox. The hound of the baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by sir arthur conan. It includes brian blessed,nicholas clay and others.
Hound baskervilles by doyle, first edition abebooks. This is an adaptation of the arthur conan doyles novel. In the hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle adapted by ian edginton, a thrilling story is told in graphic novel form in only 128 pages. Ian william richardson, cbe 7 april 1934 9 february 2007 was a scottish actor of film, stage and television he is well known for his portrayal of the machiavellian tory politician francis urquhart in the bbcs house of cards 1990 television trilogy. The extremely rare none currently available online first ever printing of the famous sherlock holmes stories the hound of the baskervilles and the return of sherlock holmes. The hound of the baskervilles gripped readers when it was first serialised and has continued to hold its place in the popular imagination. Sherlock holmes and the case of the hound of the baskervilles by doyle, arthur conan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ian richardson the arthur conan doyle encyclopedia.
Sherlock holmes series with jeremy brett as the famous detective. The hound of the baskervilles baker street wiki fandom. In an interview with scarlet street, ian richardson explained. We owe the hound of the baskervilles 1902 to arthur conan doyles good friend fletcher bobbles robinson, who took him to visit some scary english moors and prehistoric ruins, and told him more. Theres already a mystery to be solved right when you open the book, with a mysterious cane left in watson and sherlocks office. The hound of the baskervilles is a masterpiece of chilling detective fiction. This is a version of the hound of the baskervilles that i got mainly because i enjoy ian richardsons acting, so i really dont mind the fact that this one deviates from the story written by doyle in somequite a few actually places. The hound of the baskervilles is a british tv movie, produced by mapleton films, starring ian richardson as sherlock holmes and donald churchill as dr. This might have become a series had not the granadajeremy brett project. Richardson s other notable work included a portrayal of sherlock holmes in two films the sign of four and the hound of the baskervilles, significant roles in tinker tailor soldier spy, brazil, and m. The hound of the baskervilles import united kingdom. The hound of the baskervilles houn is a novel written by arthur conan doyle first published in the strand magazine in august 1901 april 1902 60 illustrations by sidney paget.
Deep end is an action thriller that will take the reader on an emotional roller coaster. Our book group choice for february 2009 is the hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle. Librivox recording of the hound of the baskervilles, by sir arthur conan doyle. I have many versions of the hound of the baskervilles and i enjoy almost all of them. It starred peter cook as sherlock holmes and dudley moore as dr. Sherlock holmes the hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle strand magazine first publication george newnes 1901.
Ian richardson is quite good as holmes but the rest of the cast is also good. The hound of the baskervilles is a 1939 mystery film based on the novel the hound of the baskervilles by sir arthur conan doyle. Can holmes and watson solve the mystery of the baskerville family curse before the demonic hound wreaks further violence in the bogs of dathmoor. One of the best this is one of my favorite hound of the baskervilles adaptation as is ian richardson s portrayal of sherlock holmes. This is a version of the hound of the baskervilles that i got mainly because i enjoy ian richardson s acting, so i really dont mind the fact that this one deviates from the story written by doyle in somequite a few actually places. The hound of the baskervilles ebook by arthur conan doyle. So, another version of the hound of the baskervilles the atmosphere is great, mostly because of the soundtrack. The hound of the baskervilles loveliest book group. Fortunately, the author did not go completely overboard and even. Listen to streaming audio of the hound of the baskervilles and download all arthur conan doyle audiobooks in mp3,and m4b formats for free from our library synopsis related download. The hound of the baskervilles wikimili, the best wikipedia.
Sir arthur conan doyles the hound of the baskervilles is a 1983 british madefortelevision mystery film directed by douglas hickox, starring ian richardson as sherlock holmes and donald churchill as dr. Martin shaw seems to have been unable to acieve an american accent, and has been dubbed from the start, most shots are. Mar 31, 2018 the hound of the baskervilles is a 1983 british madefortelevision mystery film directed by douglas hickox, starring ian richardson as sherlock holmes and donald churchill as dr. The hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle. Richardson s contributions to his art were honored in 1989 when he was made a commander of the order of the british empire cbe. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Widely considered to be conan doyles finest work, the hound of the baskervilles features the famous detective sherlock holmes and his faithful colleague dr. Sir arthur conan doyles the hound of the baskervilles is a 1983 british madefortelevision mystery thriller film directed by douglas hickox, starring ian richardson as sherlock holmes and donald churchill as dr.
The hound of the baskervilles 1983 directed by douglas. Holmes and watson are faced with their most terrifying case yet. By the time of its publication in book form eight months later, this brilliantly plotted, richly atmospheric detective story had already achieved the status of a classic. For generations the baskerville family believes they have been cursed by a diabolical killer hound that prowls the fogshrouded moors of their estate. The hound of the baskervilles is a fourpart bbc miniseries adaptation of the famous detective novel, featuring tom baker as sherlock holmes. The penguin english library edition of the hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle mr holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound. The hound of the baskervilles is a 1932 british mystery film directed by gareth gundrey and starring john stuart, robert rendel and frederick lloyd. Ian richardson as sherlock holmes in the hound of the baskervilles. Stapleton is still the villain of the piece, but seems slightly more prone to emotional outbursts than counterparts of his are in other versions of the hound of the baskervilles. I am very happy with the transfer to bluray as unlike the sign of four which i also bought this transfer is well done. The hound of the baskervilles one of the four novels remains the bestknown. It is among the bestknown cinematic adaptations of the book, and is often regarded as one of the best.
Adding a dash of the supernatural to the great detectives adventures, it is certainly one of the most dramatic and an obvious target for screen interpretation. The hound of the baskervilles quotes sir henry baskerville. Import from the netherlands with english soundtrack. Ian richardson the sherlock holmes society of london. Ian richardson project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Ian richardson 7 april 1934 9 february 2007 was a british actor who played sherlock holmes in 2 tv movies the sign of four and the hound of the baskervilles. Mysteries of the real sherlock holmes series in 20002001 with robin laing and charles edwards as arthur conan doyle. Ian richardson stars as the baker street sleuth in this 1983 adaptation of the. The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body. The hound of the baskervilles is a 1983 british madefortelevision mystery film directed by douglas hickox, starring ian richardson as sherlock holmes and donald churchill as dr. A study in scarlet the hound of the baskervilles by. The hound of the baskervilles is the third of the crime novels written by sir arthur conan doyle featuring the detective sherlock holmes. It tells the story of the curse of the baskerville familya family haunted by a terrifying hound on dartmoor. Sherlock holmes movies sherlock holmes and the house of fear full movie for free basil rathbone duration. Richardson s television work has included the role of sherlock holmes in the 1983 british tv movies the hound of the baskervilles and the sign of four, and the role of reallife british turncoat sir anthony blunt in the 1989 bbc presentation blunt.
For generations the baskerville family believes they have been cursed by a diabolical killer hound that prowls the fogdrenched moors of their estate. Weintraub planned to make a series of theatrically released sherlock. This madefortv movie has excellent production values and with this new 2016 bluray release by second sight its never look better, yet some might take issue with the reframing of the picture from 4. The hound of the baskervilles, a 1983, britishamerican television coproduction, part of a shortlived 1980s series of sherlock holmes television films. In 1982 ian richardson starred in two tv adaptations of doyle stories, the hound of the baskervilles and the sign of four. It is based on arthur conan doyles the hound of the baskervilles. It was a madefortelevisionmovie, part of a proposed series that was never fully. A classical actor and founding member in 1960 of the royal shakespeare company, richardson earned international fame as the villainous. The lodge was a ruin of black granite and bared ribs of rafters, but facing it was a new building, half constructed, the first fruit of sir charless south african gold. Sherlock holmes comes to the aid of his friend henry baskerville, who is under a family.
Sherlock holmes hound of the baskervilles import anglais. Find books like the hound of the baskervilles from the worlds largest community of readers. However, he was totally ignorant of granadas plans to film a series with jeremy. And in my opinion one of the greatest detective books made. It was mysterious and perfect for a story playing mostly in the moor. This adaptation of the classic arthur conan doyle tale follows the renowned british sleuth sherlock holmes ian richardson and his trusty companion, dr. The hound of the baskervilles simplified english series. Originally made for television, this adaptation of sir arthur conan doyles classic mystery sees master detective sherlock holmes sir ian richardson called. The hound of the baskervilles is the third of four crime novels by sir arthur conan doyle featuring the detective sherlock holmes. With ian richardson, donald churchill, denholm elliott, glynis barber. The hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle was interesting from the first page. Buy the hound of the baskervilles simplified english series by sir arthur conan doyle, alan ronaldson isbn.
It is based on the novel the hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle, in which sherlock holmes is called in to investigate a suspicious death on dartmoor. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sherlock holmes ian richardson faces a supernatural mystery when a. Page 82 on either side, blotched with lichens, and surmounted by the boars heads of the baskervilles.
Listen to streaming audio of the hound of the baskervilles and download all arthur conan doyle audiobooks in mp3,and m4b formats for free from our library. Sherlock holmes comes to the aid of his friend henry baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people. Sherlock holmes the hound of the baskervilles 1983. It is about the mysterious baskerville curse, that a demon hound comes out and kills any baskerville that crosses the moor at night. A number of other wellknown british comedy actors appeared in the film including terrythomas in his final screen appearance, kenneth williams and denholm elliott. Originally serialised in the strand magazine from august 1901 to april 1902, it is set largely on dartmoor in. The hound of the baskervilles dvd by ian richardson. The hound of the baskervilles by arthur conan doyle, newnes. Ian richardson as sherlock holmes in the hound of the baskervilles 1983. Arthur conan doyles classic sherlock holmes tale investigates a fearsome animal and a family curse, retold for younger readerswritten by in 1902, the hound of the baskervilles is one of his most frightening books. The hound of the baskervilles the arthur conan doyle. The curse of the baskervilles dates to the seventeenth century, when the wicked hugo baskerville chased a farmers daughter across the pitchdark moor of grimpen with vile intentions.
It was his first role after coming out of doctor who. The hound of the baskervilles tv movie 1983 the arthur. This version with ian richardson i consider among the best. The hound of the baskervilles is a 1978 british comedy film spoofing the hound of the baskervilles by sir arthur conan doyle. In what order should i read the sherlock holmes books by. Goodreads members who liked the hound of the baskervilles al. The hound of the baskervilles by douglas hickox douglas.
You really do have to read them in the order they were published, because they are chronological to the characters. The hound of the baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by sir arthur conan doyle featuring the detective sherlock holmes. The legend of the devilbeast that haunts the moors around the baskerville families home warns the descendants of that ancient clan never to venture out in those dark hours when the power of evil is exalted. It was a joy to watch richardson take on the role so many have played. The hound of the baskervilles by sir arthur conan doyle. The war years 1979, sherlock holmes in the hound of the baskervilles 1983, and indian prime minister. When sir henry baskerville is found dead the great detective sherlock holmes embarks on his most famous case and will need all his skills of deduction to unravel this haunting mystery and the legend of the hound. The hound of the baskervilles, the 1988 featurelength episode of the itv granada television series, starring jeremy brett and edward hardwicke. Sherlock holmes comes in the story to try and figure out the curse. Buy the hound of the baskervilles in very good condition. Richardson was also familiar to american television viewers as the man in the. The hound of the baskervilles tv miniseries 1982 the.
A study in scarlet the hound of the baskervilles i chose to read this for the summary reading list. The hound of the baskervilles first appeared as a serial in the strand magazine in 1901. The penguin english library 100 editions of the best fiction in english, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to. The hound of the baskervilles book by arthur conan doyle. The book opened me to detective based books and interested into the subject since after finishing the book. Sherlock holmes the hound of the baskervilles 1950 youtube. One of the most famous thrillers of all time is expertly translated to the small screen, with ian richardson starring as sherlock holmes and donald churchill as faithful friend watson. I will admit that i first read the hound of the baskervilles, as i had the pb novel, but i then purchased the complete sherlock holmes, which contains all the stories and novels in order. Ian richardson sherlock holmes on screen pictures cbs news. It was a madefortelevisionmovie, part of a proposed series that was never fully completed.