"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

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 1945

1945 in literature

The year 1945 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*November 1 - The magazine Ebony is published for the first time.*Noel Coward's short play, Still Life, is adapted to become the film, Brief Encounter....

 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 3,604 copies. It was the first book issued under the Mycroft & Moran imprint. The book is the first 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. The stories 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

"In Re: Sherlock Holmes" -- The Adventures of Solar Pons contains the following tales:

1. "In Re: Solar Pons", by Vincent Starrett
   Vincent Starrett
   Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett , known as Vincent Starrett, was an American writer and newspaperman.- Biography :...
   
   
2. "A Word From Dr. Lyndon Parker"
3. "The Adventure of the Frightened Baronet"
4. "The Adventure of the Late Mr. Faversham"
5. "The Adventure of the Black Narcissus"
6. "The Adventure of the Norcross Riddle"
7. "The Adventure of the Retired Novelist"
8. "The Adventure of the Three Red Dwarfs"
9. "The Adventure of the Sotheby Salesman"
10. "The Adventure of the Purloined Periapt"
11. "The Adventure of the Limping Man"
12. "The Adventure of the Seven Passengers"
13. "The Adventure of the Lost Holiday"
14. "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).