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The Hound of the Baskervilles · Chapter
Dedication explained
Arthur Conan Doyle dedicates the novel to his friend Robinson, acknowledging that the story was inspired by Robinson's account of a West-Country legend and thanking him for his assistance with details.
What happens
Arthur Conan Doyle dedicates the novel to his friend Robinson, acknowledging that the story was inspired by Robinson's account of a West-Country legend and thanking him for his assistance with details.
Characters to notice
- Robinson
The dedicatee, whose account of a West-Country legend inspired the story.
Key passages
“It was to your account of a West-Country legend that this tale owes its inception.”
This story originated from your telling of a legend from the West Country.
Conan Doyle credits Robinson's story as the inspiration for the novel.