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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Mord i folio

January 25, 2023 by Ray Betzner

A long-sought volume, a generous gift

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January 25, 2023 /Ray Betzner
Mattias Bostom, From Holmes to Sherlock, The Unique Hamlet, Vincent Starrett, Tage la Cage, Thure Nyman, Bodil Hagbrink, Lillian De la Torre, Ernest Bramah, Lawrence Blochman, Swedish, Mord i folio

VS & TS

January 13, 2023 by Ray Betzner

The Bookman and The Poet

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January 13, 2023 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Conferment by Needle, Michael Murphy, Chicago Tribune, Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, "221B", Baker Street Irregulars Trust, Poetry magazine, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Complete Sherlock holmes Short Stories, Criterion, Murder in the Cathedral, Chris Redmond, Priscilla Preston, Macavity the mystery cat, Cats, Books Alive

Standing over his shoulder

November 15, 2022 by Ray Betzner

The Dylan Thomas Files

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November 15, 2022 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Dylan Thomas, Little, Little Brown, Dylan Thomas in America, Caitlin Thomas, Saturday Review, New York Herald Tribune, Under Milk Wood, Herald Tribune, binnin

Susan Rice Mentorship Award

August 05, 2022 by Ray Betzner

Nominate your favorite Sherlockian for the Susan Rice Mentorship Award

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August 05, 2022 /Ray Betzner
Susan Rice, Susan Rice Mentorship Award, Baker Street Irregulars, Sherlock Holmes, Curtis Armstrong, Peter Blau, Ashley Polasek, Jenn Eaker, Steven Rothman

A New Seaport in the Moon

April 26, 2022 by Ray Betzner

An alternative ending written by the author.

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April 26, 2022 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Seaports in the Moon, Ames W. Williams, Stephen Crane: A Bibliography, Stephen Crane, Legends by Stephen Crane, Edwin Bliss Hill, Doubleday

Vincent Starrett, Disciple or Thief?

March 21, 2022 by Ray Betzner

‘Starrett is again pirating my property.’

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March 21, 2022 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Arthur Machen, The Shining Pyramid, The Glorious Mystery, Knopf, Borzoi Books, Covici-McGee, Michael Murphy, Autolycus Press, Arthur Machen: A Novelist of Ecstacy and Sin, The Secret Glory, Fanny Butcher, Montgomery Evans, Sue Strong Hassler, Donal M. Hassler, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Hunter Stagg
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Watching two Sherlockians at play

March 03, 2022 by Ray Betzner

Sherlockian Penpals

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March 03, 2022 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Cornelis Helling, Christopher Morley, Saturday Review of Literature, Jules Verne, Trade Winds, P.E.G. Quercus, Frederic Dorr Steele, Baker Street Journal, Baker Street Irregulars, Hounds of the Baskerville (sic), 221B: Studies In Sherlock Holmes, Some Reminiscences of An Old Sherlockian
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Vincent Starrett and the Chinese Box Mystery

January 28, 2022 by Ray Betzner

A souvenir from Peking is also a study in surmise.

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January 28, 2022 /Ray Betzner
Peking, Rachel Latimer, Rachel Latimer Starrett, Vincent Starrett, Black lacquer box, Fridolf Johnson, Chinese art

BSI weekend 2022

January 21, 2022 by Ray Betzner

A BSI weekend fill with precious memories

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January 21, 2022 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, BSI weekend, BSI dinner, Michael Kean, Glen Miranker, Grolier Club, Murder on B Deck, Otto Penzler, Mysterious Bookshop, Charles Perry, Jacqueline Bost Morris, Ashley Polasek, Steven DOyle, Mickey Fromkin, Susan Rice, Curtis Armstrong, Peter Blau, Jenn Eaker, Janice Fischer, Lyndsay Faye, The Great Hotel Murder, ACD Society, MIchael Kean, Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Page, Oyster Bar, Grand Central, SPODE, LORE, Yale Club, Jim Hawkins, Tim Johson, Ira Matetsky, 221B, Susan Rice Mentorship Award

Best. Day. Ever. Part II

November 30, 2021 by Ray Betzner

Morley praises Starrett’s poetry, pellucid gin, and ‘the delicacies of print’

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November 30, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Christopher Morley, Vincent Starrett, Brillig, Baker Street Journal, Steven Rothman, Ballad of Brobdingnag, Lines on a Lady, Hackensack Marshes, Hackensack Meadowlands, Columbia University Press, Night Watchman, Sitzfleisch

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

Back to Peking with Yi Ying

November 17, 2021 by Ray Betzner

What more can we learn about this remarkable woman?

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November 17, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Peking, Murder in Peking, The Great Hotel Murder, Vincent Starrett, Yi Ying, Born in a Bookshop

Far too few words about Ben Hecht

October 28, 2021 by Ray Betzner

Picking Pictures for Ben

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October 28, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Ben Hecht, A Child of the Century, Vincent Starrett, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Daily News, Associated Press, Chicago Renaissance, Richard Little, Charles Collins, A Line O' Type or Two., George Wharton, Christian Dane Hagerty, Lloyd Lewis, Sheherezade, Carl Sandburg
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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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Starrett steps into the world of Dr. Thorndyke

September 09, 2021 by Ray Betzner

Why did R. Austin Freeman dedicate a book of mysteries to Starrett?

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September 09, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, R. Austin Freeman, Thorndyke, The Puzzle Lock, 14 Great Detective Stories, Modern Library, Christopher Morley, Kent State University, The Unique Hamlet, Arthur Machen, Books Alive, “The Case of Oscar Brodski”, Christopher Jervis, Columbo, Seagull Library and Mystery and Suspense, The Singing Bone
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Studies in Starrett World Headquarters 2.0

August 27, 2021 by Ray Betzner

A major move and an unexpected gift.

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August 27, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Studies in Starrett, Williamsburg, Studies in Starrett World Headquarters 2.0, Jerry Margolin, Frederic Dorr Steele
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Tipped in

April 11, 2021 by Ray Betzner

A glance into Starrett’s mail bag.

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April 11, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, Steve Ziering, 221B: Studies In Sherlock Holmes, Mrs. E.F. Conger, The Stone of Scone, Arthur Whitaker, The Man Who Was Wanted., Cosmopolitan, Denis Doyle, Adrian Doyle, Coronation Chair, Writer's Corner, Westminster Abbey, The Stohe of Destiny, Solar Pons, The Adventure of the Stone of Scone
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Bruno annoys, Clara dances, Vincent is aghast

March 03, 2021 by Ray Betzner

A Study in Bohemia

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March 03, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Vincent Starrett, An Untimely Thought, Bruno's Weekly, Guido Bruno, Clara Tice, Lillian Hartsig
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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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'The Unique Hamlet' has a birthday party

January 25, 2021 by Ray Betzner

The centenary celebration of a classic

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January 25, 2021 /Ray Betzner
Richard Sveum, Walter M. Hill, The Unique Hamlet, Baker Street Journal, 2020 Christmas Annual, The Baker Street Journal 2020 Christmas Annual, The Baker Street Journal 2020 Christmas Annual: The 100-year adventure of The Unique Hamlet, Susan Rice, Julia McKuras, Randall Stock, Michael Meer, Vincent Starrett
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