The Hound of the Baskervilles is a detective novel with added superstition. Arthur Conan Doyle is the author of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Additionally, he is the creator of the legendary Sherlock Holmes and the Sherlock Holmes saga. The Hound of the Baskervilles was not originally supposed to feature in the Holmes saga, but due to the company's influence, it was changed to add Holmes to the mix. Additionally, Holmes is a legion created by Arthur Conan Doyle which, in turn, was a success that outlasted the author Doyle. However, The Hound of the Baskervilles is considered the best detective novel of all time. Additionally, it contains mystery elements that add suspense and keep the reader in suspense. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote The Hound of the Baskervilles, creating Sherlock Holmes and providing big picture perspectives. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character who is an excellent detective. The character of Sherlock Holmes tends to analyze, preserve and humiliate the things around him. Sherlock Holmes has the ability to analyze things around him that people normally wouldn't notice. Holmes' observational ability and skills and the scientific culture of the turn of the century help him solve the crime (Cranfield). Additionally, Holmes would use this unique skill to see items that could be used as evidence in a case. At the University of Edinburgh, Doyle discovered the muse of Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Joseph Bell had diagnostic skills far beyond the merely medical; he would study the character and detect certain clues regarding the subject's profession and habits. Additionally, this made Dr. Bell an important source of unusual talents for Sherlock Holmes (Benstock). The book quotes: “The world is full of obvious things which no one, by chance, observes” (Doyle 18). ...... middle of paper .......Doyle, Arthur C. The Hound of the Baskervilles. New York: Dover Publications, 1994. Print. Heller, Terry. “Arthur Conan Doyle.” British fantasy and science fiction writers before the First World War. Darren Harris-Fain. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 178. Gale Documentary Resources. Internet. January 21, 2014. Kissane, James and John M. Kissane. “Sherlock Holmes and the Ritual of Reason.” Nineteenth-Century Fiction 17.4 (1963): 353-362. Rep. in 20th century literary criticism. Ed. Lawrence J. Trudeau. Flight. 287. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Gale Library Resources. Internet. January 14, 2014. Rifelj, Carol. "'Knowledge of literature - zero?': Sherlock Holmes the reader." Indices 18.2 (1997): 1-18. Rep. in 20th century literary criticism. Ed. Lawrence J. Trudeau. Flight. 289. Detroit: Gale, 2014. Gale Library Resources. Internet. January 14