A mystery cache in honor of my favorite fictional consulting detective, Mr. Sherlock Homes.
The Hound of the Baskervilles is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s third crime novel first appearing in Strand magazine between August 1901 and August 1902. This story takes place in the Dartmoor area near Devon England during the 1880’s and centers around several generations of the Baskerville family.
Time to put on your Inverness cape, your deerstalker cap, get your large reading glass and your friend, Dr. Watson along with some abductive reasoning and perhaps some forensic science to see if you can solve this mystery.
Congratulations to Tjslady for FTF!!!
Coordinates can be found at: N42 36.abc W083 11.def
The mystery to be solved…
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Dr. James Mortimer, physician of Charles Baskerville, has an old manuscript documenting the Baskerville estate. What year was it written? Last digit only for “a”.
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In Dartmoor (moorland), a plaque and a letterbox was placed at Duck’s Pool commemorating William Crossing (1847-1928) who was an early writer and chronicler of Dartmoor. (Many believe him to be the first person to place a letterbox.) What year was the plaque placed? Subtract the third digit from the fourth for “b”.
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Dr. Mortimer’s first year as surgeon with Charing Cross Hospital was in what year? Add the first digit to the fourth for “c”.
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Dartmoor is an area of moorland in southern Devon, England. How many square kilometers in size is the moor? First digit only “d”.
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John Baskerville (no relation) was a printer in Birmingham England who created this serif typeface which was cut by John Hardy. In what decade did this occur? Subtract the third digit from the second digit to determine “e”.
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Hugo Baskerville acquired the Baskerville estate, Charles Baskerville was the current owner who died during the story, and Henry Baskerville is Charles’ nephew who inherited the estate. In total, how many generations of Baskervilles are included in the story? This will become “f”.