In a similar vein there is August Derleth's Solar Pons story "The Adventure of the Unique Dickensians". As you may have guessed from the title, it's a cross between "The Blue Carbuncle" and Vincent Starrett's "The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet".
Yes. Because Pons is his own character the reader does not get hung up with a Holmes that doesn't quite ring true. Derleth was very good with plots and he also started writing the stories because Doyle wasn't going to do anymore after The Case-Book and he wanted the adventures to continue. He wrote his first Pons story in 1928. The Pinnacle paperbacks I read in the 70's are out of print. The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box Press is going to reissue them in trade paperback, I'm not sure when, maybe soon.
John, I also recommend the Pons stories. They are more than just copies of the Canon. You can learn a bit about Pons and check out the Solar Pons Gazette at www.SolarPons.com. - Bob Byrne
In a similar vein there is August Derleth's Solar Pons story "The Adventure of the Unique Dickensians". As you may have guessed from the title, it's a cross between "The Blue Carbuncle" and Vincent Starrett's "The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet".
ReplyDeleteI have yet to read Solar Pons, are they any good?
DeleteYes. Because Pons is his own character the reader does not get hung up with a Holmes that doesn't quite ring true. Derleth was very good with plots and he also started writing the stories because Doyle wasn't going to do anymore after The Case-Book and he wanted the adventures to continue. He wrote his first Pons story in 1928. The Pinnacle paperbacks I read in the 70's are out of print. The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box Press is going to reissue them in trade paperback, I'm not sure when, maybe soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I will look for them.
DeleteJohn, I also recommend the Pons stories. They are more than just copies of the Canon. You can learn a bit about Pons and check out the Solar Pons Gazette at www.SolarPons.com. - Bob Byrne
DeleteThanks, I will check them out.
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