In Re: Sherlock Holmes
1945 collection of detective fiction short stories by August Derleth
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"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]
Dust-jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne. | |
| Author | August Derleth |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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"
