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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Vincent Starrett Goes Clubbing

November 24, 2023 by Ray Betzner

Among Chicago’s Cliff Dwellers

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November 24, 2023 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Scott Monty, Cliff Dwellers, Charles Collins, A Line O' Type or Two., Born in a Bookshop, University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Anderson Library, Ribston Pippins, Steven DOyle, Jim Montgomery, The Baker Street Irregulars, Clan na Gael, Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Chicago Literary Lions, Fanny Butcher

The Fortnightly Dispatch and Vincent Starrett

May 29, 2020 by Ray Betzner

Talking, a lot, about books

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May 29, 2020 /Ray Betzner
The Fortnightly Dispatch, Steven Doyle, Wessex Press, The Baker Street Irregulars, The Baker Street Journal, Vincent Starrett, Rachel Latimer, 221B, The Unique Hamlet, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Christopher Morley, Elmer Davis
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The Complete Publication History of 'The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes'

September 08, 2018 by Ray Betzner

Tracing the history of a classic.

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September 08, 2018 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Dear Starrett, Dear Briggs, John Nieminski, Jon L. Lellenberg, The Baker Street Irregulars, Reedy's Mirror, The Golden Book, Oscar Slater, George Edalji, Arthur Conan Doyle, Great Depression
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Recent additions to the collection

February 18, 2017 by Ray Betzner

Two new (to me) items commemorating significant events in Starrett's Sherlockian life.

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February 18, 2017 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Julian Wolff, Hugo's Companions, The Baker Street Irregulars, The Hounds of the Baskerville, Caxton Club, Otto Penzler, The Mysterious Bookshop, Stanley Pargellis, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Penny Wise and Book Foolish, Books Alive, Bookman's Holiday, The Chicago Tribune, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Encyclopedia Britannica, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Stephen Crane, George Gissing, Mark Twain, Sherington Hope, Sherrington Hope, Sage's Restaurant
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The Autograph Habit

January 23, 2016 by Ray Betzner

Autographed and inscribed books make for great memories.

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January 23, 2016 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Penny Wise and Book Foolish, Otto Penzler, The Mysterious Bookshop, Steven Doyle, The Baker Street Irregulars, The Baker Street Journal, Mark Gagen, Bert Coules, Jenn Eaker, Matt Laffey, Scott Bond, Don Hobbs, Spain and Sherlock Holmes, 221B BBC, The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes
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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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