The King of the Foxes

"The King of the Foxes"
Short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Publication
Published inThe Windsor Magazine
Publication typeMagazine, print
PublisherWard, Lock & Co.
Publication dateJuly 1898
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"The King of the Foxes" is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in the United Kingdom in July 1898 in The Windsor Magazine, and in the United States in August 1898 in Ainslee's Magazine. While it is not a Sherlock Holmes story, it is recognized by scholars as a forebear of The Hound of the Baskervilles, both for its gothic themes in general and its treatment of a supernaturally terrifying animal in particular.