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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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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First American Edition: A Bonus Post

October 02, 2018 by Ray Betzner

From my shelves

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October 02, 2018 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Macmillan Company
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The critics take their turn

September 27, 2018 by Ray Betzner

“Mr. Starrett’s book is indispensable”

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September 27, 2018 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Macmillan Company, The New York Times, Isaac Anderson, Ellery Queen, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Mystery League, John Selby, The Literary Guidepost, Chicago Times, James Weber Linn, Gial Bordon, Chicago Evening Post, D.E. Hobelman, Vancouver Sun, The Washington Post, Theodore Hall
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A classic is born

September 20, 2018 by Ray Betzner

Private Life, Part 3.

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September 20, 2018 /Ray Betzner
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Vincent Starrett, The Macmillan Company, D.H. Friston, The Private Life of Helen of Troy, John Erksine, Desmond McCarthy, E.V. Knox, Macmillan and Company, Macmillan Company, Frederic Dorr Steele, William Gillette, D. H. Friston, Don Loving, Gray Chandler Briggs, Beeton's Christmas Annual, where it is always 1895
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In the library with VS

July 11, 2015 by Ray Betzner

In which we check out books by Starrett printed especially for use in libraries.

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July 11, 2015 /Ray Betzner
The Complete Sherlock Holmes, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Carnegie Library, McKeesport, Haskell House, AMS Press, The Macmillan Company, Books Alive, Random House, Books for Libraries Press
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