# James Desmond — The Hound of the Baskervilles character guide

> James Desmond in The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. James Desmond

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-the-curse-of-the-baskervilles

## Who they are

A relative and the next heir after Sir Henry.

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