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{{Short description|1952 collection of detective fiction short stories by August Derleth}} |
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| caption = Dust-jacket by Ronald Clyne |
| caption = Dust-jacket by Ronald Clyne. |
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| author = [[August Derleth]] |
| author = [[August Derleth]] |
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| cover_artist = [[Ronald Clyne]] |
| cover_artist = [[Ronald Clyne]] |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English |
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| series = [[Solar Pons]] |
| series = [[Solar Pons]] |
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| genre = [[Detective fiction]] |
| genre = [[Detective fiction]] |
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| publisher = [[Mycroft & Moran]] |
| publisher = [[Mycroft & Moran]] |
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| release_date = 1952 |
| release_date = 1952 |
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| media_type = Print ( |
| media_type = Print (hardback) |
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| pages = vii, 112 |
| pages = vii, 112 |
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| isbn = NA |
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'''''Three Problems for Solar Pons''''' is a collection of [[detective fiction]] [[short stories]] by |
'''''Three Problems for Solar Pons''''' is a collection of [[detective fiction]] [[short stories]] by American writer [[August Derleth]]. It was released in [[1952 in literature|1952]] by [[Mycroft & Moran]] in an edition of 996 copies. It was the third collection of Derleth's [[Solar Pons]] stories which are [[pastiches]] of the [[Sherlock Holmes]] tales of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. The book was intended as an interim collection and all the stories are reprinted in ''[[The Return of Solar Pons]]''. Because of the low print run, it is the scarcest Mycroft & Moran book. |
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The dustjacket was by artist Ronald Clyne. |
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==Contents== |
==Contents== |
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# "The Adventure of the Camberwell Beauty" |
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==Sources== |
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*{{cite book | last=Jaffery | first=Sheldon | authorlink=Sheldon Jaffery | title=The Arkham House Companion | location=Mercer Island, WA | publisher=Starmont House, Inc.| pages=42 | year=1989 | isbn=1-55742-005-X}} |
*{{cite book | last=Jaffery | first=Sheldon | authorlink=Sheldon Jaffery | title=The Arkham House Companion | location=Mercer Island, WA | publisher=Starmont House, Inc.| pages=42 | year=1989 | isbn=1-55742-005-X}} |
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*{{cite book | last=Joshi | first=S.T. | authorlink=S.T. Joshi | title=Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography | location=Sauk City, WI | publisher=Arkham House| pages=179 | year=1999 | isbn=0-87054-176-5}} |
*{{cite book | last=Joshi | first=S.T. | authorlink=S.T. Joshi | title=Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography | location=Sauk City, WI | publisher=Arkham House| pages=179 | year=1999 | isbn=0-87054-176-5}} |
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*{{cite book | last=Nielsen | first=Leon | title=Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide | location=Jefferson, NC and London | publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.| pages=150 | year=2004 | isbn=0-7864-1785-4}} |
*{{cite book | last=Nielsen | first=Leon | title=Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide | location=Jefferson, NC and London | publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.| pages=150 | year=2004 | isbn=0-7864-1785-4}} |
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{{Works of August Derleth}} |
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[[Category:1952 short story collections]] |
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[[Category:Solar Pons]] |
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[[Category:Books by August Derleth]] |
[[Category:Books by August Derleth]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:04, 30 April 2024
Author | August Derleth |
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Cover artist | Ronald Clyne |
Language | English |
Series | Solar Pons |
Genre | Detective fiction |
Publisher | Mycroft & Moran |
Publication date | 1952 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | vii, 112 |
Three Problems for Solar Pons is a collection of detective fiction short stories by American writer August Derleth. It was released in 1952 by Mycroft & Moran in an edition of 996 copies. It was the third collection of Derleth's Solar Pons stories which are pastiches of the Sherlock Holmes tales of Arthur Conan Doyle. The book was intended as an interim collection and all the stories are reprinted in The Return of Solar Pons. Because of the low print run, it is the scarcest Mycroft & Moran book.
The dustjacket was by artist Ronald Clyne.
Contents
[edit]Three Problems for Solar Pons contains the following tales:
- "A Note for the Aficionado"
- "The Adventure of the Rydberg Numbers"
- "The Adventure of the Remarkable Worm"
- "The Adventure of the Camberwell Beauty"
Sources
[edit]- Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc. p. 42. ISBN 1-55742-005-X.
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 844.
- Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 179. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 150. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.