 August William Derleth was born in Sauk City, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of Wisconsin where he obtained a BA in 1930. At an early age, he started to write stories. In 1926, he sold his first story to Weird Tales. He created 'Solar Pons', a detective based on Sherlock Holmes. After his death the series was continued by Basil Copper. Derleth also wrote under the pseudonym 'Tally Mason'. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Solar Pons' Novels | |
| 1) In Re Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of Solar Pons (UK Title: The Adventures of Solar Pons [1975]) (Also published as: Regarding Sherlock Holmes [1974]) (short stories) | 1945 |
| 2) The Memoirs of Solar Pons (short stories) | 1951 |
| 3) Three Problems for Solar Pons (short stories) | 1952 |
| 4) The Return of Solar Pons (short stories) | 1958 |
| 5) The Reminiscences of Solar Pons (short stories) | 1961 |
| 6) The Adventure of the Orient Express | 1965 |
| 7) The Casebook of Solar Pons (short stories) | 1965 |
| 8) Praed Street Papers (short stories) | 1965 |
| 9) The Adventure of the Unique Dickensians | 1968 |
| 10) Mr. Fairlie's Final Journey | 1968 |
| 11) A Praed Street Dossier (short stories) | 1968 |
| 12) The Chronicles of Solar Pons (short stories) | 1973 |
| 13) The Solar Pons Omnibus (all the Solar Pons stories in 2 volumes) | 1982 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Man on All Fours | 1934 |
| 2) Murder Stalks the Wakely Family (UK Title: Death Stalks the Wakely Family [1937]) | 1934 |
| 3) Sign of Fear | 1934 |
| 4) Three Who Died | 1935 |
| 5) Sentence Deferred | 1939 |
| 6) The Narracong Riddle | 1940 |
| 7) The Seven Who Waited | 1943 |
| 8) Mischief in the Lane | 1944 |
| 9) No Future for Luana | 1945 |
| 10) Death by Design | 1953 |
| 11) Fell Purpose | 1953 |
| 12) The Three Straw Men | 1970 |
| 13) Harrigan's File (short stories) | 1975 |
| 14) Dwellers in Darkness (short stories) | 1976 |
| As 'Tally Mason' | |
| 1) Consider Your Verdict (short stories) | 1937 |