The Adventures of Solar Pons (Solar Pons #1)
August Derleth
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· 6 ratings · 233 pages · Published: 1945
Pons, Solar. Born 1880 in Prague. Public school education. Graduated Oxford University 1889. Unmarried. Member Savile, Diogenes, Athenaeum, Cliff Dwellers, Lambs. Est. private inquiry practice at 7B Praed Street, 1907. British Intelligence World War I, II. Widely travelled. Residences: New York, Chicago, Paris, Vienna, Prague, Rome, 7B Praed Street, London W2. Telephone: AMbassador 10000.
Sherlock Holmes' decision to live alone in the bee-loud glade left an abhorrent vacuum in the life of London; but of all the Holmesian commentators, only August Derleth perceived the obvious truth - that the vacuum had to be filled. And how admirably Solar Pons fills it! - Anthony Boucher
"In Re: Solar Pons" by Vincent Starrett
"A Word From Dr. Lyndon Parker"
"The Adventure of the Frightened Baronet"
"The Adventure of the Late Mr. Faversham"
"The Adventure of the Black Narcissus"
"The Adventure of the Norcross Riddle"
"The Adventure of the Retired Novelist"
"The Adventure of the Three Red Dwarfs"
"The Adventure of the Sotheby Salesman"
"The Adventure of the Purloined Periapt"
"The Adventure of the Limping Man"
"The Adventure of the Seven Passengers"
"The Adventure of the Lost Holiday"
"The Adventure of the Man With a Broken Face".
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