The Hound of the Baskervilles (d.1861) of Fowelscombe) and Brook Hall, in the parish of Buckfastleigh, about two miles east of Hayford, the actual home of Richard Cabell (d.1677), husband of Elizabeth Fowell. It has also been claimed that Baskerville Hall is based on a property in Mid Wales, built in 1839 by one Thomas Mynors Baskerville. The house was formerly named Clyro Court and was renamed Baskerville Hall towards the end of the last century. Arthur Conan Doyle was apparently a family friend who often stayed there and may have been aware of a local legend of the hound of the Baskervilles. Still other
The Moor (novel) The Moor (novel) The Moor is the fourth book in Mary Russell series by Laurie R. King. Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes investigate strange goings-on on Dartmoor. Reprising the setting and some of the plotlines of "The Hound of the Baskervilles", Holmes and Russell come to the aid of the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould. For an excerpt of the first chapter, go to Laurie R. King's website. The events in the book take place between September and November 1923. The book opens with Mary Russell receiving a telegram to come immediately to Devon and to bring her compass. Initially Mary is