Hounds of the Baskervilles - Version 1.0 Hounds of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe recent death of Sir Charles Baskerville stirs up a dangerous business. For the "luminous, ghastly, and spectral" hound of the family legend has been seen roaming the moors at night, and it appears that the new baronet has inherited, along with the ancient house and vast wealth of his family, a dreadful destiny. . .