The Hound of the Baskervilles

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It demonstrated how detective fiction could incorporate gothic atmosphere and suspense while maintaining a rational solution.

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Sherlock Holmes investigates a supposed supernatural curse involving a monstrous hound on the desolate Dartmoor moors.

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" is a prime example of Holmes tackling a case with strong supernatural undertones and a vivid, foreboding setting.

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