The Hound of the Baskervilles' (3 words%2C 14 letters) The crossword solutions for the term ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE TITLE are SIR and The Hound of the Baskervilles. SIR is a title of respect used before a man's given name or full name and is derived from the Old French honorific title sire. The Hound of the Baskervilles is a novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1902. It is set on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin.