' The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings & the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels' So says John Berry son of a hapless dreamer brother to a cadre of eccentric siblings & chronicler of the lives lived the loves experienced the deaths met & the myriad strange & wonderful times encountered by the family Berry Hoteliers pet-bear owners friends of Freud (the animal trainer & vaudevillian that is) & playthings of mad fate they 'dream on' in this funny sad outrageous & moving novel ...

Sandor Clegane is known as the Hound because of his savage nature & unquestioning obedience to his masters Although he hones his fierce demeanor while serving as the bodyguard of Joffrey Baratheon he is not completely without compassion After his desertion of the Kingsguard he becomes a traveling companion & protector of Arya Stark The Hound&s formidable proportions are reflected in this 85" figure He is shown wearing his signature helmet which is hinged so that it opens & closes ...

When Sir Charles Baskerville is found mysteriously dead in the grounds of Baskerville Hall everyone remembers the legend of the monstrous creature that haunts the moor The great detective Sherlock Holmes knows that there must be a more rational explanation but the difficulty is to find it before the hellhound finds him ...

' Mr Holmes they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!' The death quite suddenly of Sir Charles Baskerville in mysterious circumstances is the trigger for one of the most extraordinary cases ever to challenge the brilliant analytical mind of Sherlock Holmes As rumours of a legendary hound said to haunt the Baskerville family circulate Holmes & Watson are asked to ensure the protection of Sir Charles' only heir Sir Henry
- who has travelled all the way from America to reside at Baskerville Hall in Devon & it is there in an isolated mansion surrounded by mile after mile of wild moor that Holmes & Watson come face to face with a terrifying evil that reaches out from centuries past
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With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies The Hound of the Baskervilles is the classic detective chiller It features the world's greatest detective Sherlock Holmes in his most challenging case The Baskerville family is haunted by a phantom beast with blazing eyes & dripping jaws which roams the mist-enshrouded moors around the isolated Baskerville Hall on Dartmoor Now the hound seems to be stalking young Sir Henry the new master of the Baskerville estate Is this devilish spectre the manifestation of the family curse? Or is Sir Henry the victim of a vile & scheming murderer? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve this devilish affair The Valley of Fear is a dark powerful tale which provides the great detective with a most perplexing case & opens with a vile murder Lying across his chest was a most curious weapon a shotgun with the barrel sawn off in front of the triggers It was clear that it had been fired at close range & that he had received the whole charge in the face blowing his head almost to pieces Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy the criminal genius Professor Moriarty is back! But the solution to the riddle found after many surprising twists & high dramas lies far away half across the world in a location known as ' The Valley of Fear' This is Conan Doyle's last Holmes novel & in the opinion of many of his fans it is the best! ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Sherlock Holmes is the most filmed character of all time but it is arguably this 1959 re-telling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s classic tale The Hound of the Baskervilles from legendary horror studio Hammer & starring genre stalwarts Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee which stands as the super sleuth s finest cinematic hour Rising up out of the swirling mists of Dartmoor Baskerville Hall stands tall & gloomy Its occupant Charles Baskerville has been found dead in mysterious circumstances Could Sir Charles have been the victim of the so-called Baskerville Curse which tells of a deadly beast that stalks the surrounding countryside? Unperturbed by the legend next-in-line Sir Henry Baskerville (a rare leading man performance from Lee) sets out to Dartmoor to assume inheritance of the family estate under the auspices of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes & right-hand man Dr Watson (Andre Morell) Imbued with an atmosphere as thick as fog The Hound of the Baskervilles is a superlative gothic yarn which benefits from game performances from Cushing Lee & Morell as well as the expert direction of Terence Fisher known for helming many of Hammer s most celebrated efforts including The Curse of Frankenstein Dracula & The Devil Rides Out ...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles gripped readers when it was first serialised & has continued to hold its place in the popular imagination to this day This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction & notes by Christopher Frayling Could the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville have been caused by the gigantic ghostly hound that is said to have haunted his family for generations? Arch-rationalist Sherlock Holmes characteristically dismisses the theory as nonsense & immersed in another case he sends Dr Watson to Devon to protect the Baskerville heir & observe the suspects at close hand With its atmospheric setting on the ancient wild moorland & its savage apparition The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the greatest crime novels ever written Rationalism is pitted against the supernatural & good against evil as Sherlock Holmes sets out to defeat a foe almost his equal This edition contains a full chronology of Arthur Conan Doyle's life & works an introduction by renowned horror scholar Professor Christopher Frayling discussing the background to the novel & the legends & events that inspired the story with further reading & explanatory notes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh where he qualified as a doctor but it was his writing which brought him fame with the creation of Sherlock Holmes the first scientific detective He was also a convert to spiritualism & a social reformer who used his investigative skills to prove the innocence of individuals If you enjoyed The Hound of the Baskervilles you might enjoy Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes & The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes also available in Penguin Classics' Arthur Conan Doyle is unique Personally I would walk a mile in tight boots to read him to the milkman' Stephen Fry ...

The Penguin English Library Edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle Mr Holmes they were the footprints of a gigantic hound! The terrible spectacle of the beast the fog of the moor the discovery of a body this classic horror story pits detective against dog rationalism against the supernatural good against evil When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the wild Devon moorland with the footprints of a giant hound nearby the blame is placed on a family curse It is left to Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson to solve the mystery of the legend of the phantom hound before Sir Charles' heir comes to an equally gruesome end The Hound of the Baskervilles gripped readers when it was first serialised & has continued to hold its place in the popular imagination The Penguin English Library
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play For generations the Baskerville family believes they have been cursed by a diabolical killer hound that prowls the fog-shrouded moors of their estate When Sir Henry Baskerville is found dead the great detective Sherlock Holmes embarks on his most famous case & will need all his skills of deduction to unravel this haunting mystery & the legend of the hound ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Basil Rathbone appears for the first time as the invincible Sherlock Holmes & says the (now classic) line & Quick Watson the needle!& Holmes is called in when Sir Charles Baskerville seemingly falls prey to the family curse a hell-hound which is said to haunt the moors of Devon However rather than investigate personally Holmes opts to send his trusted colleague Doctor Watson to take up residence at Baskerville Hall in an attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery But what will Holmes be up to in his friend&s absence? Extras Interview with Sir Christopher Frayling
- writer & presenter of BBC documentary series Nightmare The Birth of Victorian Horror Interview with Basil Rathbone biographer Michael Druxman
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