In Re: Sherlock Holmes
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Dust-jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne. | |
Author | August Derleth |
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Illustrator | Ronald Clyne |
Language | English |
Series | Solar Pons |
Genre | Detective fiction |
Publisher | Mycroft & Moran |
Publication date | 1945 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | xv, 238 |
Followed by | The Memoirs of Solar Pons |
"In Re: Sherlock Holmes"—The Adventures of Solar Pons (in the UK it was titled The Adventures of Solar Pons) is a collection of detective fiction short stories by American writer August Derleth. It was released in 1945 by Mycroft & Moran[1] in an edition of 3,604 copies. It was the first book issued under the Mycroft & Moran imprint. The book is the first collection of Derleth's Solar Pons stories. The stories are pastiches of the Sherlock Holmes tales of Arthur Conan Doyle.[2]
Contents
[edit]"In Re: Sherlock Holmes" -- The Adventures of Solar Pons contains the following tales:
- "In Re: Solar Pons" by Vincent Starrett
- "A Word From Dr. Lyndon Parker"
- "The Adventure of the Frightened Baronet"
- "The Adventure of the Late Mr. Faversham"
- "The Adventure of the Black Narcissus"
- "The Adventure of the Norcross Riddle"
- "The Adventure of the Retired Novelist"
- "The Adventure of the Three Red Dwarfs"
- "The Adventure of the Sotheby Salesman"
- "The Adventure of the Purloined Periapt"
- "The Adventure of the Limping Man"
- "The Adventure of the Seven Passengers"
- "The Adventure of the Lost Holiday"
- "The Adventure of the Man With a Broken Face"
References
[edit]- ^ Boström 2018, p. 255.
- ^ Boström 2018, pp. 255–256.
Sources
[edit]- Boström, Mattias (2018). From Holmes to Sherlock. Mysterious Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-2789-1.
- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. pp. 13–14. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 844.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 177. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 149. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.