‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Chapter One Importance of the title of the first scene or the opening scene of the first chapter. Ans. The title ‘Sherlock Holmes’ given to the first chapter of the novel is quite appropriate. After reading it, we come to know that Sherlock Holmes is going to play a pivotal (important) role in the novel. This chapter also introduces us with another character whose name is Dr. Watson, who is an assistant to Sherlock Holmes. This character has been introduced here to highlight the outstanding qualities of the main character, Sherlock Holmes. The situation is that a person, whose name they come to know in the later part of this chapter, visits their office in their absence. His stick is found in the office. Now they are to reveal the mystery of that stick. They forward inferences according to their understanding. Dr. watson’s observations prove to be erroneous and Sherlock Holmes studies the cas...
