The Mystery Genre of Hound of the Baskervilles

The Mystery Genre of Hound of the Baskervilles

'The Hound of the Baskervilles,' written by Arthur Conan Doyle, is

based on a mysterious genre, it was published in 1902.

In his book Arthur Conan Doyle has created imagery for his readers to

gain a better understanding of the story. The character in his book

became very popular in them days and are still known of today, such as

Detective Sherlock Holmes.

The way Arthur's deceptive writing and the use of language he used in

this story creates the setting of suspense and tension. Back in the

1900's the novel was very popular with the people as in they could

just draw a picture in their head of what was going on, this is down

to Arthur's detailed writing. Not many people had televisions so a

book was the next best thing.

A feature of this mystery genre is a novel with lots of twists and

turns. Throughout the novel Arthur gives out a lot of red herrings and

clues. A red herring is something that misleads the reader, so it

confuses them and leaves them wondering. An example of a red herring

is, 'the man with the black beard.' The way he delivers the clues and

red herrings leaves the reader wondering throughout the whole novel.

The way Arthur has written this has made the reader to become a

detective themselves.

Another significant feature off 'Hound of the Baskervilles' is the use

of atmospheric settings. The imagery used for Baskerville hall helps

the reader to gain a better understanding of this novel. The

Baskerville is a very spooky place as you can understand from this

quotation, 'The lodge was a ruin of black granite and barred ribs of

rafters, but facing it was a ne...

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The best part of any of novel is the ending and this is no exception

as Mr Stapleton gets sucked in into the quicksand as described in this

quotation, 'Somewhere in the heart of the Great Grimpen Mire, down in

the foul slime of the huge morass which had sucked him in, this cold

and cruel-hearted man is forever buried.' This is a very clever

quotation which tells us what has happened and what sort of character

Mr Stapleton is. This is very surprising for the reader as is does not

tell the reader if Mr Stapleton survived or died. This is a very well

thought of cliff hanger which frustrates the reader.

I think this novel is a great for all types of readers, it really

appeals to readers who like to think and solve mysteries. You never

know what is going to happen next and I would recommend this book to

everyone.