The Hound of the Baskervilles Themes

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Obviously, Holmes is clever. Who wants read about a detective who isn't good at figuring stuff out? (Well, unless it's some kind of joke detective like...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Did you notice that, in The Hound of the Baskervilles, neither Holmes nor Watson is a member of any official police force? Obviously, they're committed...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Holmes and Watson's friendship is the stuff of legends: it's been at the center of about a thousand spin-offs and TV shows, including the BBC's contemp...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) In The Hound of the Baskervilles, London is a glittering place of art galleries, opera performances, swanky hotels, taxis, and lots of people who enjoy...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Obviously, most of the respect in The Hound of the Baskervilles is shown to Holmes the Genius. Watson's a willing, eager audience, always quick to admi...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) There are two kinds of isolation in The Hound of the Baskervilles: geographical and mental. We talk about geographical isolation in our theme "Contrast...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) Wait—do you mean guilt as in guilty conscience, or guilt as in, "He's the one who ate your Swedish Fish!" Let's look at both. You can be guilty but n...

(Click the themes infographic to download.) There has been murder committed at Baskerville Hall—murder most foul!—so obviously, someone in the novel is lying about it. Otherwise, who needs Sh...