The Reminiscences of Solar Pons
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The Reminiscences of Solar Pons is a collection of detective fiction
short stories
by author August Derleth
. It was released in 1961
by Mycroft & Moran
in an edition of 2,052 copies. It was the fifth 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 1961
1961 in literature
The year 1961 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*First English production of Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui*Michael Halliday publishes his seminal paper on the systemic functional grammar model....
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 2,052 copies. It was the fifth 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 Reminiscences of Solar Pons contains the following tales:- "Introduction, by Anthony BoucherAnthony BoucherAnthony Boucher was an American science fiction editor and author of mystery novels and short stories. He was particularly influential as an editor. Between 1942 and 1947 he acted as reviewer of mostly mystery fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle...
- "The Adventure of the Mazarine Blue"
- "The Adventure of the Hats of M. Dulac"
- "The Adventure of the Mosaic Cylinders"
- "The Adventure of the Praed Street Irregulars"
- "The Adventure of the Cloverdale Kennels"
- "The Adventure of the Black Cardinal"
- "The Adventure of the Troubled Magistrate"
- "The Adventure of the Blind Clairaudient"
- "A Chronology of Solar Pons", by Robert Patrick