Sir Hugo Baskerville was the picture of aristocratic excess; drunkenness and debauchery until he was struck down by a demonic hound sent to punish his wickedness ndash; or so thelegend tells. Two hundred years later his descendant Sir Charles apparently meets a similar fate; dying of fright in the grounds of Baskerville Hall. Can Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson solve the mystery of the Hound of the Baskervilles before Sir Charlesrsquo; heir comes to an equally gruesome end? The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the greatest stories of the twentieth century and its macabre appeal has made it the most popular of the Sherlock Holmes adventures. Clive Francisrsquo;s adaptation premiered at Nottingham and Salisbury Playhouses in 2004 and has toured the UK ever since.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great photographer; excellent bookBy doug kortyTony Mendoza is an extraordinary photographer and has a unique gift for clear; and unpretentious writing. I hope that he will publish a book of his best photographs which are spectacular. I also hope he and his wife have an opportunity to return to a democratic and free Cuba soon.He put a great deal of work into this book; taking detailed notes on 200 conversations and reading many years of Fidels speeches. He presents a lot of information about the conditions and opinions of the people in Cuba. He seems to be objective and intelligent in his presentation. It is a sad picture of what went wrong with the revolution that overthrew the corrupt and bloody Batista dictatorship. It doesnt answer many questions about why this tragedy happened but it gives a broad picture of what exists; including excellent photographs. Other books worth reading about Cuba:Brenner; Philip; Marguerite Rose Jimeacute;nez; John M. Kirk; A Contemporary Cuba Reader: The Revolution under Rauacute;l Castro; Rowman Littlefield Publishers; Second Edition; 2014Chomsky; Aviva; Barry Carr; Pamela Maria Smorkaloff; The Cuba Reader: History; Culture; Politics (The Latin America Readers); Duke University Press Books; 2004Cooke; Julia; The Other Side of Paradise: Life in the New Cuba; Seal Press; 2014Frank; Marc; Cuban Revelations: Behind the Scenes in Havana (Contemporary Cuba); University Press of Florida; 2013Gjelten; Tom; Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause; Penguin Books; Reprint edition; 2009Latell; Brian; After Fidel: The Inside Story of Castros Regime and Cubas Next Leader; Palgrave Macmillan Trade; Second Edition; Revised edition; 2007LeoGrande; William M. and Peter Kornbluh; Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana; The University of North Carolina Press; 2014Sanchez; Yoani; M. J. Porter (Translator); Havana Real: One Woman Fights to Tell the Truth about Cuba Today; Melville House; 2011Sweig; Julia E.; Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Knowreg;; Second Edition;Oxford University Press; 2 edition; 2013Midwest Independent Research; educational websites. mwir-improvements.blogspot.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. In-depth Look at CubaBy KipperMy husband and I just returned from a trip to Cuba and found this book to be thoughtful and insightful regarding the situation in Cuba in the late 1990s. It is clear that Cuba is in transition at the current time and changes have occurred from the time the book was written. However; the book gives a great background of those remaining in Cuba as well as those who left. Tony Mendoza gives an extremely fair accounting of the many people he interviews during his stay. The in-depth quality of his interviews; plus his own recounting of his boyhood in this lovely land is deeply moving. The Cuban people are amazingly resourceful; and this comes across beautifully in this book. The photographs are also quite illuminating. We would recommend this book to anyone interested in Cuba; especially to those who are lucky enough to travel to this beautiful country.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Cuba as a returning Cuban saw itBy Marilyn Kay WargoThe buildings remain like husks in Havana from Tony Mendozas childhood when the revolution sent many Cubans of means to the USA. But his grandfathers house was alive and in use. This is nostalgic and revealing what the country has been through under Castro. Unique perspectives and memories throughout. Mar Wargo