Il mastino dei Baskerville by Arthur Conan Doyle

Mortimer says he had seen the footprints of a 'gigantic hound' near Sir Charles's body, though nothing was revealed at the inquest. The elderly man's heart wasn't strong, and he had planned to go to London the very next day. His face was contorted in a ghastly expression, while his footprints suggested that he was running away from something. Mortimer concluded that Sir Charles had been waiting for someone when he died. Sir Charles Baskerville had become fearful of the legendary curse and its hellhound. The hound tore out Baskerville's throat, then vanished into the night. She had died from fright, but a giant spectral hound stood guard over Baskerville's body. Baskerville and his victim were found dead. Aided by friends, he pursued the girl onto the desolate moor. She escaped and the furious Baskerville offered his soul to the devil if he could recapture her. 1.5 out of 5 stars 1.5 out of 5. He kidnapped her and imprisoned her in his bedroom. What listeners say about Il mastino dei Baskerville The Hound of Baskervilles Average Customer Ratings. According to an old account, said to have been written in 1742 and describing events which had occurred a century earlier still, during the English Civil War, Hugo Baskerville was infatuated with a farmer's daughter. Mortimer explains that the Baskerville family is afflicted by a curse. Fearing for the safety of Sir Charles's nephew and the only known heir, Sir Henry Baskerville, Dr James Mortimer travels to London and asks Sherlock Holmes for help in figuring out the case. Sir Charles Baskerville, baronet, is found dead on the grounds of his country house, Baskerville Hall.

Il mastino dei Baskerville by Arthur Conan Doyle