Who wrote 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'?

Arthur Conan Doyle wrote *The Hound of the Baskervilles*.

The Sherlock Holmes novel was first serialized in *The Strand Magazine* from August 1901 to April 1902, then published in book form in March 1902 by George Newnes. It is set mainly on Dartmoor in Devon, where Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the legend of a supernatural hound haunting the Baskerville family.

The story was especially significant because it marked Holmes's return after Doyle had apparently killed him in “The Final Problem” in 1893. Doyle set the novel before that apparent death, allowing Holmes to appear again without immediately undoing the earlier story. Its success helped persuade Doyle to revive Holmes permanently.

A common mix-up is confusing the novel with the Sherlock Holmes character: Holmes is the detective, while Doyle is the author. Doyle also drew on local Dartmoor legends and received assistance with background and local color from journalist Bertram Fletcher Robinson.