Sherlock Monthly: The Hound of the Baskervilles
From May 6-June 24, 2024, we streamed a live mini-series on The Hound of the Baskervilles. This was a paid subscriber series, but now we release it for everyone to watch free.
When Arthur Conan Doyle wrote “The Final Problem,” he had no intention of continuing to create more adventures for his detective. However, his readers (including his own mother) wanted more, so he resurrected Sherlock and Watson for an investigation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, a nine-part monthly serial in The Strand Magazine. Join us as we take a Biblioventure to Dartmoor where a strange diabolical hound haunts the moors, preying upon the heirs of Baskerville Hall. What will the logically reasoning Sherlock Holmes do when faced with a supernatural creature? We’ll condense the story slightly into eight weekly episodes. Host Edward G. Pettit and a rotating group of cohosts will have a conversational annotation about each story, providing context and insight about Doyle and his Hound.
The Rosenbach holds in its collection first editions of some of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes books, including The Hound of the Baskervilles, as well as the handwritten manuscript of “The Adventure of the Empty House.” Our founder Dr. Rosenbach was deeply committed to mystery and crime literature, corresponded with the famous Sherlockian and founder of the Baker Street Irregulars, Christopher Morley, and once purchased Doyle’s personal crime library.
You can watch all the episodes here: Sherlock Monthly: The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles as first published in the Strand Magazine
Ep 1 (May 6, 2024) with cohosts Mark Jones and Paul M. Chapman from Doings of Doyle
Strand Magazine Aug 1901
Chapter 1: Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Chapter 2: The Curse of the Baskervilles
Ep 2 (May 13, 2024) with Anastasia Klimchynskaya
Strand Sept 1901
Chapter 3: The Problem
Chapter 4: Sir Henry Baskerville
Ep 3 (May 20, 2024) with Monica Schmidt
Strand Oct 1901
Chapter 5: Three Broken Threads
Chapter 6: Baskerville Hall
Ep 4 (May 27, 2024) with Steve Doyle of The Fortnightly Dispatch
Strand Nov and Dec 1901
Chapter 7: The Stapletons of Merripit House
Chapter 8: First Report of Dr. Watson
Chapter 9: The Light upon the Moor
Ep 5 (June 3, 2024) with Curtis Armstrong
Strand Jan 1902
Chapter 10: Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
Chapter 11: The Man on the Tor
Ep 6 (June 10, 2024) with Scott Monty of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere
Strand Feb and Mar 1902
Chapter 12: Death on the Moor
Chapter 13: Fixing the Nets
Chapter 14: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Ep 7 (June 17, 2024) with Mary Alcaro
Strand Apr 1902
Chapter 14 (con): The Hound of the Baskervilles
Chapter 15: A Retrospection
Ep 8 (June 24, 2024) with Max Magee
The Legacy of the Hound
