The Hound Of Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Hound Of Baskervilles

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Reading Level 6 11LE Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.

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About This Book

Sherlock Holmes is the smartest detective ever, and in this story, he faces a mystery darker than any before—a terrifying hound that haunts the moors. But is the ghostly beast real, or just a clever trick? The answer could change everything.

Themes

Classic fictionMysteryAdventure

Quick Assessment

This classic mystery novel features Sherlock Holmes investigating an eerie legend surrounding a deadly hound on the foggy moors of England. Suitable for middle-grade readers, it blends suspense and detective work without graphic content, making it an engaging introduction to classic literature and mystery-solving.

For Parents

Content Intensity

11LE — Light — Emotional
Emotional
Light ←
Physical
Light
Social
Clear
Thematic
Light

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.

Data confidence: standard

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Reading Insights

Hook Factor

3/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
5
Emotional Weight
4
Theme Richness
3
World Scope
10
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

204 pages
ISBN
9781421808109
Pages
204
Publisher
1st World Library - Literary Society
Published
October 12, 2005
Type
Fiction

Genres

Juvenile Fiction

Subjects

Classic FictionClassicsCrime NovelEnglish Civil WarMiresTorsTombsDogsEnglandWatsonJohn H.British and Irish FictionPrivate InvestigatorsHolmes, SherlockWatson, John H.Sherlock HolmesBlessing and CursingChildren's Non-fictionAnimalsDoyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930Literary LandmarksDartmoorEngland, GuidebooksEngland, in LiteratureMystery and Detective StoriesLarge Type BooksEnglish Detective and Mystery StoriesAdaptationsDramaEnglish FictionTranslations Into IrishClassic LiteratureMurderMysteryConclusionsAmoralityAnglo-SaxonsApacesAristocracyBanksBarquesBerylsBrain FeverBushrangersCabinet CardsCarbunclesChristmas DinnersChurchesCommissionairesConfederate States ArmyCoronetsCounterfeit MoneyCrimeCrime & Mystery FictionDarkroomsDetective and Mystery StoriesDetective FictionElectric BlueEncyclopædia BritannicaEnglish Children's StoriesEnglish MastiffsEnglish Short StoriesFootprintsFuller's EarthGovernessesHalf-penniesHonourable Society of the Inner TempleHydraulic PressesJewelleryKu Klux KlanLascarsLocked-room MysteriesMaidsMystery and SuspenseOpium DensPawnbrokersPenniesPolice InspectorsPrima DonnasPrivate Investigators in FictionProspectingRed HairRevolversSailing ShipsShort StoriesSmoke BombsSnowThumbsJohn H. WatsonLong Now Manual for Civilization

People

Mr. Sherlock Holmes (Fictional character)Dr. Watson (Fictional character)Sherlock HolmesJohn H. Watson (Fictitious character)Inspector LestradeJames MortimerBaskerville familyCharles BaskervilleHenry BaskervilleBarrymoresSeldenJack StapletonBeryl StapletonJohn H. WatsonViolet HunterJephro RucastleMr. TollerMrs. TollerAlice RucastleAlexander HolderArthur HolderMaryGeorge BurnwellHatty DoranLord St. SimonInspector G. LestradeFrancis H. MoultonVictor HatherleyLysander StarkBaker Street IrregularsCountess of MorcarJohn HornerPetersonHenry BakerBreckinridgeMrs OakshottCatherine CusackJames RyderMrs. OakshottKate WhitneyIsa WhitneyNeville St. ClairHugh BooneJohn OpenshawOpenshawJohn TurnerAlice TurnerCharles McCarthyJames McCarthyPatience MoranBallarat GangMary SutherlandHosmer AngelJames WindibankHafezHoraceJabez WilsonVincent SpauldingDuncan RossPolice Inspector JonesMr. MerryweatherJohn ClayArchieWilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von OrmsteinClotilde Lothman von Saxe-MeiningenIrene AdlerGodfrey Norton

Places

Devon (England)EnglandCanadaDartmoor (England)Dartmoor PrisonScotland YardLondon (England)Baskerville HallCopper BeechesHampshireWinchesterStreethamHyde ParkSerpentineLondon221B Baker StreetAlpha InnBritish MuseumCovent GardenBrixtonUpper Swandam LaneRiver ThamesHorshamWest SussexUnited StatesFloridaPondicherryIndiaDundeeGeorgiaTexasSavannahNorth AtlanticBoscombe ValleyHerefordshireAustraliaBoscombe PoolHatherley FarmVictoriaBallaratLeadenhall StreetBaker StreetBohemiaScandinaviaWarsawChurch of St. MonicaEdgware RoadCharing Cross railway station