The Casebook of Solar Pons
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The Casebook of Solar Pons is a collection of detective fiction
short stories
by author August Derleth
. It was released in 1965
by Mycroft & Moran
in an edition of 3,020 copies. It was the sixth collection of Derleth's Solar Pons
stories which are pastiches of the Sherlock Holmes
tales of Arthur Conan Doyle
.
Detective fiction
Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator , either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder.-In ancient literature:...
short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
by author August Derleth
August Derleth
August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P...
. It was released in 1965
1965 in literature
The year 1965 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Lloyd Alexander - The Black Cauldron*J. G. Ballard - The Drought*Ray Bradbury - The Vintage Bradbury*John Brunner...
by Mycroft & Moran
Mycroft & Moran
Mycroft & Moran was an imprint of Arkham House publishers and was created in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1945. The imprint was created to publish weird detective stories and the Solar Pons stories by August Derleth...
in an edition of 3,020 copies. It was the sixth collection of Derleth's Solar Pons
Solar Pons
Solar Pons is a fictional detective created by August Derleth as a pastiche of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.-Approach:On hearing that he had no plans to write more Holmes stories, the young Derleth wrote to Conan Doyle, asking permission to take over the job...
stories which are pastiches of the Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
tales of Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
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Contents
The Casebook of Solar Pons contains the following tales:- "Foreword", by Vincent StarrettVincent StarrettCharles Vincent Emerson Starrett , known as Vincent Starrett, was an American writer and newspaperman.- Biography :...
- "(Cuthbert) Lyndon Parker", by Michael HarrisonMichael Harrison (writer)Michael Harrison was the pen name of English detective fiction and fantasy author Maurice Desmond Rohan.- Biography :Michael Harrison was born in Milton, Kent, England, on 25 April 1907...
- "The Adventure of the Sussex Archers"
- "The Adventure of the Haunted Library"
- "The Adventure of the Fatal Glance"
- "The Adventure of the Intarsia Box"
- "The Adventure of the Spurious Tamerlaine"
- "The Adventure of the China Cottage"
- "The Adventure of the Ascot Scandal"
- "The Adventure of the Crouching Dog"
- "The Adventure of the Missing Huntsman"
- "The Adventure of the Amateur Philologist"
- "The Adventure of the Whispering Knights"
- "The Adventure of the Innkeeper's Clerk"
- "Afterword"