Cabell rode a black horse through Dartmoor following a hound that was sent by their mutual master. In one version of the story Sir Richard Cabell made a pact with the Devil. In fact, Robinson gave Baskerville a copy of The Hound of the Baskervilles that was inscribed, “To Harry Baskerville, with apologies for using the name.”Īnother possible source is the legend of the Cabell family of Brook Manor. Harry Baskerville, a driver employed by Robinson, was thought to have provided the inspiration for the name. However Conan Doyle did dedicate the book to Robinson and probably paid him something for his troubles.
In the end, most experts agree that the book was written by Conan Doyle. There were some initial thoughts that Robinson would actually coauthor the book. They visited Brook Manor, Grimspound, Child’s Tomb and Fox Tor Mires. Later that month Robinson took Conan Doyle on a tour of Dartmoor. They are derived from tales of the black Hound of Odin. The origin of these legends springs from Norse mythology. These ghostly dogs were the inspiration for The Hound of the Baskervilles. Black Shuckīlack Shuck and the Whisht Hounds are spectral, demon dogs from British folklore. The knowledge that the public would go wild over another Sherlock Holmes novel must have also helped Conan Doyle in his decision. A time period before the incident at Reichenbach Falls. While Conan Doyle wasn’t ready to bring Holmes back to life, Conan Doyle decided that he would write a novel that happened in an earlier time period. He decided that it made no sense to create a new character when he already had one in Sherlock Holmes.
However he needed a strong central character. Conan Doyle was especially interested in the tales of ghostly hounds that roamed Dartmoor.Ĭonan Doyle knew that the ghostly hound would make a good starting point for a novel. Robinson told Conan Doyle about growing up in Devon and the local legends. While the men played golf and relaxed they spoke of many things. In March of 1901 Conan Doyle vacationed in Norfolk with his friend Bertram Fletcher Robinson. His fans had to wait until 1901 to once again enjoy a novel featuring the great detective. In 1893 Sherlock Holmes met his death at Reichenbach Falls in The Adventure of the Final Problem. Holmes and Moriarty fighting over the Reichenbach Falls.
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