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

The Bridge is Love

February 17, 2021 by Ray Betzner

Starrett’s copy of a Thornton Wilder classic

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February 17, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Fanny Butcher, Hotel Sherman, The Cabala, Best Loved Books of the Twentieth Century, The Bridge is Love
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"… from his old friend, Thornton"

February 08, 2014 by Ray Betzner

The Thornton Wilder/Vincent Starrett connection. (Not a huge one. Mostly just an inscription, but it's cool to me.)

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February 08, 2014 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Born in a Bookshop, Thornton Wilder, The Cabala
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