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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Merry Christmas Mr. Moore

April 15, 2023 by Ray Betzner

A Sherlockian treasure went to the Weird of Warrenville. Why?

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April 15, 2023 /Ray Betzner
"221B", Vincent Starrett, The Weird of Warrenville, Edward Martin Moore, Sherlockiana: Two Sonnets, Edwin B. Hill, Christopher Morley, Starrett Smiley, Sonnet on Baker Street, Brillig, Pojny Barn Press, Larry Porter, Strutt Moore

William Gillette helps 'The Admirable Crichton' with a new ending

October 12, 2021 by Ray Betzner

J.M. Barrie reworks an island drama.

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October 12, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, J.M Barrie, Peter Pan, Admirable Crichton, William GIllette, Edwin B. Hill, Charles Frohman
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Christopher Morley enters the scene

January 03, 2021 by Ray Betzner

Finding Bliss in Ysleta, Part 3

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January 03, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Christopher Morley, Vincent Starrett, A Vincent Starrett Library, Charles E. Honce, Edwin B. Hill, Edwin Bliss Hill, Carolyn Wells, Michael Gross, Wisteria Lodge, Collier's Weekly, Frederic Dorr Steele, Stephen Vincent Benet, The Bookman, Arthur Bartlett Maurice, William Rose Benet, Dupin, Poe, Arthur Conan Douyle, John Valentine, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Crane: A Bibliography, Stephen Crane, A message for Vincent Starrett, 221B, Anthony Boucher, Elmer Davis
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Sherlockiana: The little leaflets at the start of a movement

January 03, 2021 by Ray Betzner

Finding Bliss in Ysleta, Part 2

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January 03, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Sherlockiana, Edward B. Hill, Edwin B. Hill, Edwin Bliss Hill, Ysleta, Vincent Starrett, Sherlock Holmes, Cornelis Helling, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Christopher Morley, E.E. Kellett, Monody on the Death of Sherlock Holmes, Ronald Knox, Studies in the Literature of Sherlock Holmes, The Final Problem, Cambridge University, The Case of the Missing Patriarchs, Logan Clendening, John Myers Myers, Charles E. Honce, A Vincent Starrett Library, "Scotland Yard", "To William Gillette: On his return to the stage in 'Sherlock Holmes' ", To a Very Literary Lady, To an Undiscerning Critic, Arthur Conan Doyle, Some Piquant People, Lincoln Springfield, Dr. Joseph Bell
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Edwin B. Hill, his little hand press and its big impact

January 02, 2021 by Ray Betzner

Finding Bliss in Ysleta, Part 1

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January 02, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Edwin B. Hill, Edwin Bliss Hill, Ysleta, American Book Collector, Gertrude Hill Muir, Adrian Goldstone, John Myers Myers, A Check-list of items published by the private press of Edwin B. Hill, Kenneth A. Goldblatt, A Vincent Starrett Library, Christopher Morley, Charles Lamb, Edgar Allan Poe, The Wave, The Double Dealer, Fifteen More Poems, Thomas Kennedy, Ellen Denby, Arizona State University, What's O'Clock?
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The Poet's Corner

April 12, 2020 by Ray Betzner

A consideration of Starrett the poet via 9 books.

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April 12, 2020 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Flame and Dust, Ebony Flame, Brillig, Autolycus in Limbo, Rhymes for Collectors, Estrays, Fifteen More Poems, Banners in the Dawn, "Shop Windows in Winter", Thomas Kennedy, George Seymour, Basil Thompson, The Camelot Press, THe Bookfellows of Chicago, Walter M. Hill, An Iron Dog, Covici-McGee, Pascal Covici, November 24 1918, charles Hon, William Rose Benet, Epigram, Edwin B. Hill, Summer Shower, E.P. Dutton, To Wicky, To Wicky: My Wire, The Dierkes Press of Chicago., Alice, Alice Where art thou?
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'A drop of ink, a moving pen, and a Word'

November 02, 2019 by Ray Betzner

Starrett resurrects an essay on writing

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November 02, 2019 /Ray Betzner
John McClure, John Peebles McClure, New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Double Dealer, The Wave, Vincent Starrett, Edwin B. Hill, Ysleta, Burton Rascoe, Llewellyn Jones, Thomas Kennedy, Hart Crane, Sherwood Anderson, Ink
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“He has done many little things for me."

October 19, 2019 by Ray Betzner

‘221B’ Part 5

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October 19, 2019 /Ray Betzner
Edwin B. Hill, Ysleta, Vincent Starrett, Christopher Morley, Sherlockiana, Edgar W. Smith
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