# Dedication explained — The Hound of the Baskervilles

> Chapter companion for The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle.

## 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.

## Character check-ins

### Robinson

The dedicatee, whose account of a West-Country legend inspired the story.

## Key lines

> 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._

## Links

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