Solar Pons is a fictional detective created by August Derleth as a pastiche of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
Robert Bloch wrote of the series, "During a span of a century there have been literally hundreds of Sherlockian imitations, ranging from parody to direct duplication, but no one except August Derleth ever succeeded in capturing the essential charm of Doyle's original concept... To Pons's exploits he brought not only expertise but evident expression of his respect, appreciation, and affection for the source of their inspiration. Viewed as Holmesian homage or as a character in his own right, Solar Pons became Derleth's personal guide to an enchanted time and place."[1]
^Block, Robert (1982). Foreword. The Solar Pons Omnibus. By Derleth, August. Vol. 1. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. pp. vii–viii.
write more stories about Pons than Conan Doyle did about Holmes. Pons is a pastiche of Holmes; the first full book about SolarPons was published in 1945...
SolarPons (UK: The Adventures of SolarPons) (1945) The Memoirs of SolarPons (1951) Three Problems for SolarPons (1952) The Return of SolarPons (1958)...
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author. The book collects stories about SolarPons, a character originally created by August Derleth. Derleth's Pons stories are themselves pastiches of the...
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