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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Off Topic: Susan Rice

October 08, 2020 by Ray Betzner

Memories of a Susan Rice fan

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October 08, 2020 /Ray Betzner
Susan Rice, Mickey Fromkin, Vincent Starrett, John Bennett Shaw, Compound of Excelsior, The Sage of Santa Fe, Vinny Brosnan, The Somnambulist and the Detective, Bob Thomalen, Springtime in Baker Street, I Heard of Sherlock Everywhere, Scott Monty, Burt Wolder, Evelyn Herzog, Janice Fischer, Steven Rothman
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The Devon County Chronicle: Vincent Starrett Edition

January 09, 2020 by Ray Betzner

A fanzine’s affectionate festschrift

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January 09, 2020 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Robert Hahn, Robert Walter Hahn, Julie McKuras, The Devon County Chronicle, John Bennett Shaw, Ben Abramson, Argus Book Shop, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Baker Street Irregulars, Hounds of the Baskerville (sic), William S. Baring-Gould, James keddie Jr., Rex Stout, August Derleth, Julian Wolff, Charles Honce, Belden Wigglesworth, Hugo's Companions
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'Something remains of London in 1895'

October 19, 2019 by Ray Betzner

‘221B’ Part 9

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October 19, 2019 /Ray Betzner
"221B", Hounds of the Baskerville (sic), Vincent Starrett, Baker Street Journal, Julian Wolff, John Bennett Shaw, Michael Murphy, John Ruyle, August Derleth, The Soft-nosed Bullet-in, Baker Street Babes, Susan Rice, The Somnambulist and the Detective
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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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Revised and Enlarged

November 09, 2018 by Ray Betzner

A Classic is Reborn

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November 09, 2018 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Unique Hamlet, 221-B, Alexander Woollcott, Gray Chandler Briggs, Christopher Morley, Peter Cushing, Andre Morrell, Ronald Howard, Adrian Conan Doyle, The Golden Book, University of Chicago, University of Chicago Press, William Gillette, Basil Rathbone, Arthur Conan Doyle, Frederic Dorr Steele, H.W. Bell, Elmer Davis, Morley, The Singular Adventures of Martha Hudson, Catherine Cooke, The Baker Street Journal, Edgar W. Smith, Baker Street Studies, Profile by Gaslight, Bookman's Holiday, John Bennett Shaw, Baker Street Irregulars
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Updates, elaborations and stuff I forgot the first time

December 06, 2014 by Ray Betzner

Things I learned after the articles were posted.

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December 06, 2014 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, John Bennett Shaw, Fran Martin, Stormy Petrels, Margaret Deniston Young, Margaret Dennison Starrett, Martin Gardner, Books Alive, Born in a Bookshop
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Off Topic: John Bennett Shaw, 20 years later.

October 04, 2014 by Ray Betzner

Some memories of John Bennett Shaw, 20 years after his death.

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October 04, 2014 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Robert Mangler, John Bennett Shaw, University of Notre Dame, Cremona Fiddlers of Williamsburg, Ray Betzner, Sherlock Holmes, The University of Minnesota, The Baker Street Irregulars, BSI, Ely Liebow, Stevens Technical Institute, Berry College, Peter Blau
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