Person
Mr. Frankland
Also known as Frankland, old Frankland.
An old gentleman of Lafter Hall, named by Dr. Mortimer alongside Stapleton as one of the only men of education living near the moor.
Chapter VI. Baskerville Hall
Holmes lists him among the moor neighbours Watson must study, calling him an unknown factor in the case.
Chapter VIII. First Report of Dr. Watson
He proves a choleric, litigious old man who has spent a fortune on lawsuits for the sheer love of fighting, and who now lies on his roof sweeping the moor with a telescope in hope of spotting the escaped convict.
Chapter X. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
He is revealed to be the estranged father of Laura Lyons, whom he cast off for marrying without his consent.
Chapter XI. The Man on the Tor
Gleeful over two fresh courtroom victories, he shows Watson through his telescope a boy carrying food daily across the moor, never guessing whom it truly serves.
Chapter XIV. The Hound of the Baskervilles
His house is passed on the dark drive toward the night's scene of action.
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