Arthur Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century. His most famous work is the detective series Sherlock Holmes, which started in 1887 with A Study in Scarlet. This character and his methods influenced actual police work at a time when science began to be used in investigations.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Mortimer, a close friend of the late Charles Baskerville, who died in mysterious circumstances, pays a visit to Sherlock Holmes to tell him about the curse plaguing the Baskerville family.
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