Which sentence in this introduction paragraph from a literary analysis essay is the thesis of the essay? The Hound of Baskervilles is one of the most popular titles from the Sherlock Holmes detective series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle
borrowed from several English folktales to spin a mystery around a scary ghost dog. In this story, Holmes is asked to find out the truth behind a
curse that has been placed on the Baskerville family.
According to the curse, every Baskerville man would be killed by a large, black ghost dog. Set in the foggy moorland of Southwestern England,
the novel's dark atmosphere sets it apart from other Sherlock mysteries. In The Hound of the Baskervilles. Doyle explores the theme of humans
fear of the unknown.