The Chronicles of Solar Pons
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The Chronicles of Solar Pons is a collection of detective fiction
short stories
by author August Derleth
. It is the sixth volume in the series of Derleth's Solar Pons
short stories, and was released in 1973
by Mycroft & Moran
in an edition of 4,176 copies.
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 is the sixth volume in the series 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...
short stories, and was released in 1973
1973 in literature
The year 1973 in literature involved several significant events and the writing of many notable books.-Events:*September 25 - The funeral of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda becomes a focus for protests against the new government of Augusto Pinochet...
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 4,176 copies.
Contents
The Chronicles of Solar Pons contains the following tales:- "Introduction", by Allen J. Hubin
- "The Adventure of the Red Leech"
- "The Adventure of the Orient Express"
- "The Adventure of the Golden Bracelet"
- "The Adventure of the Shaplow Millions"
- "The Adventure of the Benin Bronze"
- "The Adventure of the Missing Tenants"
- "The Adventure of the Aluminum Crutch"
- "The Adventure of the Seven Sisters"
- "The Adventure of the Bishop's Companion"
- "The Adventure of the Unique DickensiansThe Adventure of the Unique Dickensians"The Adventure of the Unique Dickensians" is a detective fiction short story by author August Derleth. It was released in 1968 by Mycroft & Moran in an edition of 2,012 copies. The chapbook is illustrated by Frank Utpatel. The story is part of Derleth's Solar Pons series of pastiches of the...
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