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Encyclopedia > Basil Copper
Basil Copper
Born: 1924
London, UK
Occupation: novelist, short story writer
Nationality: UK
Genres: fantasy, horror, Detective fiction

Basil Copper (1924 – ) is an English writer and former journalist and newspaper editor. He has written over fifty books and scripts. In addition to fantasy and horror, Copper is known for his series of Solar Pons stories continuting the character created by August Derleth, although tensions between Copper and the Estate of August Derleth make any further Solar Pons stories unlikely. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... For other definitions of fantasy see fantasy (psychology). ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader. ... Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes Detective fiction is a branch of crime fiction that centers upon the investigation of a crime, usually murder, by a detective, either professional or amateur. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... For other definitions of fantasy see fantasy (psychology). ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader. ... Solar Pons is a fictional detective created by August Derleth as a pastiche of Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


References

  • Copper, Basil (1977). And Afterward, the Dark. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. ISBN 0-87054-079-3. 


 
 

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