The Hound of the Baskervilles · Character
Lestrade
A Scotland Yard detective who assists at the end.
minor
First appearance: XIII: Fixing the Nets
Lestrade shows up with force in XIII: Fixing the Nets. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Telegrams Holmes that he is coming down with a warrant.
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In XIII: Fixing the Nets: Telegrams Holmes that he is coming down with a warrant. Later, in XIV: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Assists in…
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- Main Cast and Suspects
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because Dr. Watson reaches his psychological breaking point, openly adm…
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See Lestrade in XIII: Fixing the Nets