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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Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics They all agreed that it was a huge creature luminous ghastly & spectral' Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles follows the infamous Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson as they investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville whose dead body is found on the misty & desolate Devon moors The locals blame his death on the legend of the fearsome phantom hound that they claim has haunted the Baskerville family for generations When the heir to the Baskerville fortune Sir Henry also comes under threat Holmes' detective skills are put to the test as he battles to discover the truth behind the legend & to solve one of the most macabre mysteries of his career ...

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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 From legendary Polish master-director Wojciech Has The Hourglass Sanatorium is a cinematic adaptation of renowned writer Bruno Schulz& Sanatorium Under The Sign Of The Hourglass This magnificent newly restored edition is one of the first Polish films to be restored in HD by the outstanding Polish cinematographer Witold Sobocinski giving it amazing depth of field & excellent definition Set in the pre-World War II era the film sees Joseph (Jan Nowicki) travelling on a strange dilapidated train to see his dying father (Tadeusz Kondrat) in a sanatorium Upon arrival though he finds a hospital crumbling into ruin where time is slowed down in order to maintain his father&s life signs Actors Jan Nowicki Tadeusz Kondrat Irena Orska Halina Kowalska Gustaw Holoubek Mieczyslaw Voit Bozena Adamek Ludwik Benoit Henryk Boukolowski Seweryn Dalecki Julian Jabczynski Jerzy Przybylski Wiktor Sadecki & Janina Sokolowska Director Wojciech Has Certificate 15 years & over Year 1973 Languages Polish Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 59 minutes (approx) ...

Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize & Pen Faulkner prize Made into an Oscar-winning film The Hours' is a daring & deeply affecting novel inspired by the life & work of Virginia Woolf In 1920s London Virginia Woolf is fighting against her rebellious spirit as she attempts to make a start on her new novel A young wife & mother broiling in a suburb of 1940s Los Angeles yearns to escape & read her precious copy of Mrs Dalloway' And Clarissa Vaughan steps out of her smart Greenwich village apartment in 1990s New York to buy flowers for a party she is hosting for a dying friend Moving effortlessly across the decades & between England & America this exquisite novel intertwines the stories of three unforgettable women ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An adaptation of the novel by Michael Cunningham this is the story of three women living in different time periods of the Twentieth Century all linked by a work of literature In 1923 Virginia Woolf starts to write her novel & Mrs Dalloway& whilst struggling to cope with depression & mental illness In 1951 Laura Brown a dissatisfied housewife contemplates her own life after reading & Mrs Dalloway& In 2000 editor Clarissa Vaughan struggles to look after her ex-lover Richard Brown who is losing his battle with Aids Richard nicknames her & Mrs Dalloway& Actors Nicole Kidman Meryl Streep Julianne Moore John C Reilly Claire Danes Ed Harris Toni Collette Jeff Daniels Stephen Dillane Alison Janney & Miranda Richardson Director Stephen Daldry Certificate 12 years & over Year 2002 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Italian Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Italian Duration 1 hour & 50 minutes (approx)
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