The Final Adventures of Solar Pons
Encyclopedia
The Final Adventures of Solar Pons is a collection of detective
, science fiction
short stories
by author August Derleth
. It was released in 1998
by Mycroft & Moran
. It was a 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:...
, science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
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 1998
1998 in literature
The year 1998 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*March 5 - Tennessee Williams' 1938 play, Not About Nightingales, receives its stage première....
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...
. It was a 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 Final Adventures of Solar Pons contains the following tales:- "Introduction", by Peter RuberPeter RuberPeter Ruber is a United States author, editor and publisher. He has been an advertising executive, book publisher, and for the past two decades, a consultant and free-lance journalist for many leading business information technology magazines...
- "Reception in Elysium" (poem) by Mary F. Lindsley
- Terror Over London [novel]
- "The Adventures of Gresham Old Place"
- "The Adventure of the Burlstone Horror"
- "The Adventure of the Viennese Musician"
- "The Adventure of the Muttering Man"
- "The Adventure of the Two Collaborators", by Peter RuberPeter RuberPeter Ruber is a United States author, editor and publisher. He has been an advertising executive, book publisher, and for the past two decades, a consultant and free-lance journalist for many leading business information technology magazines...
- "The Adventure of the Nosferatu" (with Mack ReynoldsMack ReynoldsDallas McCord "Mack" Reynolds was an American science fiction writer. His pen names included Clark Collins, Mark Mallory, Guy McCord, Dallas Ross and Maxine Reynolds. Many of his stories were published in Galaxy Magazine and Worlds of If Magazine...
) - "The Adventure of the Extra-Terrestrial" (with Mack ReynoldsMack ReynoldsDallas McCord "Mack" Reynolds was an American science fiction writer. His pen names included Clark Collins, Mark Mallory, Guy McCord, Dallas Ross and Maxine Reynolds. Many of his stories were published in Galaxy Magazine and Worlds of If Magazine...
) - "More from Dr. Parker's Notebooks"