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The Hound of the Baskervilles · Character

Selden

The escaped murderer from Princetown whose shadow on the moor terrifies the district and complicates every search for the hound.

supporting

First appearance: vi baskerville hall

As a supporting figure in The Hound of the Baskervilles, Selden is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Revealed as the convict on the moor and Mrs.
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A notorious killer who has broken out of Dartmoor Prison, he haunts the tors and hollows while soldiers and villagers hunt him. His presence gives the moor a second, human menace, and Watson's glimpses of a figure on…

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Character Web

8 connections

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SHSherlock HolmesBABarrymoreSHSir Henry Bask…MBMrs. BarrymoreMSMr. StapletonSESelden

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Background and Off-Stage Figures
  • Main Cast and Suspects
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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