The Hound of the Baskervilles - Ch. 2 - The Curse of the Baskervilles
Doctor Mortimer reads from an old manuscript describing the Baskerville Curse
Now read the complete (adapted & illustrated) text of Chapter Two
Original text of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) by Arthur Conan Doyle. (full e-text)
Quick Check
1. Which Baskerville kidnapped a young woman?
a) Sir Charles b) Sir Henry c) Sir Hugo
2. When was the ‘statement’ written?
a) 1724 b) 1824 c) 1894
Adapted from The Hound of the Baskervilles (1887) by Arthur Conan Doyle.
The complete original text is free to access through Project Gutenberg here. Listen to Chapter 2 here
retold by Kieran McGovern English language level: broadly suitable for pre-intermediate and above (CEF: A2+)
<