Studies in Starrett

Studies in Starrett

An exploration of the works of Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett

(October 26, 1886 – January 5, 1974)

Curated by Ray Betzner
Original content owned and copyrighted by Ray Betzner

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Best. Day. Ever. Part 1

November 30, 2021 by Ray Betzner

Starrett is honored by the city’s literary elite.

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November 30, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Louis Zara, Brillig, Chicago Tribune, Fanny Butcher, Hotel Sherman, Friends of the Chicago Public Library, Society of Midland Authors, Caxton Club, "Books Alive", Robert J. Casey, J. Finley Christ, Carl Sandburg, Lew Sarett, Frederic Babcock, Thornton Wilder, Russell McLaughlin, Baker Street Irregulars, Sherlockians, Burton Rascoe, Lucy Key Miller, Peter Ruber

Far too few words about Ben Hecht

October 28, 2021 by Ray Betzner

Picking Pictures for Ben

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October 28, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Ben Hecht, A Child of the Century, Vincent Starrett, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Daily News, Associated Press, Chicago Renaissance, Richard Little, Charles Collins, A Line O' Type or Two., George Wharton, Christian Dane Hagerty, Lloyd Lewis, Sheherezade, Carl Sandburg
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'Here dwell together still two men of note'

October 19, 2019 by Ray Betzner

‘221B’ Part 4

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October 19, 2019 /Ray Betzner
221B, Vincent Starrett, Starrett Speaks, Wessex Press, Carl Sandburg, Edgar W. Smith, Christopher Morley
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Otto Strikes Twice

January 26, 2019 by Ray Betzner

Two popular paperbacks

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January 26, 2019 /Ray Betzner
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Vincent Starrett, Otto Penzler, The Mysterious Bookshop, The Mysterious Library, Otto Penzler's Sherlock Holmes Library, The Macmillan Company, John Bennett Shaw, Tom Stix Jr., Robert Thomalen, Warner Books, Frederic Dorr Steele, William Gillette, Julian Symons, Pinnacle, Carl Sandburg, Christopher Morley
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TPLOSH: This Time, it’s Personal

December 07, 2018 by Ray Betzner

My first copy.

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December 07, 2018 /Ray Betzner
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Vincent Starrett, Michael Murphy, Pinnacle, Baker Street Irregulars, Julian Wolff, Carl Sandburg, Ben Hecht, Will Oursler, Adrian Conan Doyle, William Gillette, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, The Sherlock Holmes Pub, Sidney Paget, Luther Norris, Pontine Press, The Sacred Writings
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