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The Hound of Baskervilles
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Novel Means “new” First novel written by Daniel Dafoe Robinson Crusoe in 1719
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Elements of a Novel Setting: The time, place and environment in which a story takes place Plot: The series of events in a story that reveal the conflict, crisis and resolution Characters: The people (or things) that take part in the story. Point of View: The perspective from which the story is told Theme: What the author is trying to tell us about the subject of the story Motifs: Recurring idea or theme Red Herring: Obvious solution in a mystery that attempts to throw us off the trail.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles Vocabulary Words Erroneous, presume, circumspect, agape, catastrophe, calamity, corroborated, luminous, spectral, executor, apparition
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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE PRESENTATION BY WBA Hound and Holmes Picture. Viewed 7 March 2005. www.oldetimeradio.com. http://www.oldetimeradio.com/sherlockholmes/shhoundp1l.htmwww.oldetimeradio.com
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Time Line of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Photo. Viewed 7 March 2005. www.snu.org. http://www.snu.org.uk/I_histsnu%20%5BI%5D.htmwww.snu.org Photo of A. C. D. Viewed 6 March 2005. www.thefreelibrary.com. http://doyle.thefreelibrary.com/ www.thefreelibrary.com
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) Occupation—Eye specialist (Optometrist) Knighted for his service as British Officer in The Great Boer War First story: A Study in Scarlet Sherlock Holmes modeled after Dr. J. Bell Wrote 60 Holmes stories Tried to kill off Holmes, but was forced by popular demand to “resurrect” him
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) Influenced by Edgar Allan Poe (Murder in the Rue Morgue) Wife and son died—resulting in Doyle becoming a Spiritualist Doyle became friends with Harry Houdini, the great escape artist
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Throughout the book, the setting is in numerous places, but the main location of action is in Devonshire, where Baskerville Hall is placed. This town is described as gloomy and dark at night, but during the day, the area seems to brighten a little bit. Setting “The driver pointed with his whip. ‘Baskerville Hall,’ said he… A few minutes later we had reached the lodge-gates, a maze of fantastic tracery in wrought iron, with weather-bitten pillars on either side, blotched with lichens, and surmounted by the boars’ heads of the Baskervilles”(p. 53-54). The Hound of the Baskervilles Picture. Viewed 6 March 2005. www.swoversart.com. http://www.swoyersart.com/charles_wysocki/hound_of_the_baskervilles.htmwww.swoversart.com
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Greed In The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the murderer of the book is portrayed through his greed and selfishness. His intentions, or goals, are to obtain the fortune of the late Sir Charles Baskerville. Achieving his goals and obtaining the fortune was due to the murderer’s desire for money and wealth. Money Picture. Viewed 10 March 2005. www.msu.edu. http://www.msu.edu/course/prr/840/econimpact/intro.htmwww.msu.edu
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Characters Who is he? And this…?
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What about this?
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Who is she? And him?
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Who is this character?
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Raising Action
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