Chapter 1 FIRESIDE READING of Sherlock Holmes in "The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Arthur Conan Doyle read by Gildart Jackson. In the Previous Chapter: Holmes is the Man on the Tor and Watson demands an explanation. It seems that Holmes asked Watson to travel with Sir Henry as a ruse so Holmes could conduct his own investigation. He explains that Laura Lyons and Stapleton are lovers, and that the Stapletons are not brother and sister but husband and wife. Beryl Stapleton had tried to warn away Sir Henry because Stapleton is the murderer!
A scream interrupts their conversation. They run out into the darkness and moments later find a dead body at the bottom of a cliff. At first they think it is Sir Henry, but as they turn him over they realize that it is Selden. It seems that he had been running from something, fell off the cliff, and broke his neck.
Stapleton shows up unexpectedly, explaining that he was worried when Sir Henry didn't show up to the dinner appointment at Merripit House and had come out to look for him. They separate and set off for their respective homes.
Fireside Reading: Gildart Jackson is offering to all a free Fireside Reading of classic novels. What started in the Coronavirus lockdown has been so well received that Fireside Reading continues with the classic Sherlock Holmes story The Hound of the Baskervilles. A chapter a day. Live recording daily at 5pm PST @firesidereading on Instagram. Each chapter re-broadcast for free on the Fireside Reading channel on YouTube.
Gildart Jackson: Gildart has narrated more than 300 Audiobooks, won an Audie and multiple Earphones Awards and been nominated for multiple Audie Awards and Audiobook Listener Awards. He has played Giles the Butler/Host of the acclaimed NBC hit series Whodunnit! and is known by many as Gideon from Charmed and Simon Prentiss on General Hospital. He currently stars as Ian Carlyle in Freeform’s The Bold Type and as Flyseyes on Netflix’s Castlevania.
He is married to Melora Hardin (The Office and Transparent) and they have two beautiful daughters Rory and Piper and a cat a dog - Barnaby and Lollie - who all might make appearances during the Fireside Readings... If Gildart forgets to tell them he's recording!
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