In Re: Sherlock Holmes

"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]

"In Re: Sherlock Holmes" -- The Adventures of Solar Pons
Dust-jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne.
AuthorAugust Derleth
IllustratorRonald Clyne
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSolar Pons
GenreDetective fiction
PublisherMycroft & Moran
Publication date
1945
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pagesxv, 238
Followed byThe Memoirs of Solar Pons 

Contents

"In Re: Sherlock Holmes" -- The Adventures of Solar Pons contains the following tales:

  1. "In Re: Solar Pons" by Vincent Starrett
  2. "A Word From Dr. Lyndon Parker"
  3. "The Adventure of the Frightened Baronet"
  4. "The Adventure of the Late Mr. Faversham"
  5. "The Adventure of the Black Narcissus"
  6. "The Adventure of the Norcross Riddle"
  7. "The Adventure of the Retired Novelist"
  8. "The Adventure of the Three Red Dwarfs"
  9. "The Adventure of the Sotheby Salesman"
  10. "The Adventure of the Purloined Periapt"
  11. "The Adventure of the Limping Man"
  12. "The Adventure of the Seven Passengers"
  13. "The Adventure of the Lost Holiday"
  14. "The Adventure of the Man With a Broken Face"

References
  1. Boström 2018, p. 255.
  2. Boström 2018, pp. 255-256.

Sources
  • Boström, Mattias (2018). From Holmes to Sherlock. Mysterious Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-2789-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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.


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