"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.
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"
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).
References
- Jaffery, Sheldon The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc.. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd..
- Joshi, S.T. Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc.. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.