The Hound of the Baskerville
Chapter nine
The light upon the moor
Tim and Sammy
Table of contents
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Characters/suspects
Purpose of chapter/ events
Clues/ evidence
which detective story elements are present.
Quotes.
Characters / suspects
• Dr. Watson- finds out why Barrymore was up at two
in the morning, finds out what the mysterious light
on the moor was.
• Barrymore- giving food to the escaped convict who
was his brother, try’s to lie about doing it.
• Sir Henry decides to go try to find the convict.
• Selden- escaped convict, being feed by the
Barrymore's, Barrymore’s brother.
Holmes and
Watson
Purpose of events/ chapter
• Introduce a possible suspect
• Add details to the story
• Explain the reader of things that have
happened in the previous chapters
Clues/ evidence
• The mysterious light on the moor was the
escaped convict.
• The strange sound that they heard before
entering the moor at night.
Detective story elements
• Watson- memorable detective
– He is on top of the clues and is very observant.
• Worthy opponent
• Selden escapes them ( Watson and Sir Henry)
Quotes
• Sir Henry expressing his feeling's for Mrs. Stapleton
“I just felt that she was made for me, and she tooshe was happy when she was with me” (Conan
Doyle 83).
• Mr. Stapleton explaining why he interrupted Sir
Henry and Mrs. Stapleton “His sister is everything in
is life. They have always been together, and
according to his account he has been a very lonely
man with only her as a companion, so the thought
of losing here was really terrible to hear” (Conan
Doyle 84).
End of chapter summary
• Sir Henry and Dr. Watson find out why
Barrymore was at the window early in the
morning
• They try to catch the criminal but cant
• There is a mysterious man at the end of the
chapter.