The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901)
0.2128Canon Score · ranked #72 all time
Aggregated from 6 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set in 1889 largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Ho
Why it ranks #72
Every list on which The Hound of the Baskervilles appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Le Monde 100 Books of the Century | Critics' canon | #44 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #109 / 500 |
| BBC Big Read Top 200 (2003) | Editorial list | #128 / 200 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Telegraph 100 Novels (2009) | Editorial list | Selected |