In Re: Sherlock Holmes
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 Dust-jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne for "In Re: Sherlock Holmes"--The Adventures of Solar Pons |
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| Author | August Derleth |
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| Illustrator | Ronald Clyne |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Solar Pons |
| Genre(s) | Detective short stories |
| Publisher | Mycroft & Moran |
| Released | 1945 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | xv, 238 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| 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 author August Derleth. It was released in 1945 by Mycroft & Moran 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.
[edit] Contents
"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"
[edit] Reprints
- Los Angeles: Pinnacle, 1974 (as Regarding Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of Solar Pons).
- London: Robson, 1975 (as The Adventures of Solar Pons).
- London: Futura, 1976 (as The Adventures of Solar Pons).
[edit] References
- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc., 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., 844.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 177. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 149. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.
