“Sally you’re simply great!”
His gal Sally
Read MoreThe Private Life of Sherlock Holmes in Japan, X2
The only translations of Private Life
Read MoreThe critics take their turn
Read More“Mr. Starrett’s book is indispensable”
From the Library of "Ellery Queen"
A little book with a big signature.
Read MoreRecent additions to the collection
Two new (to me) items commemorating significant events in Starrett's Sherlockian life.
Read MoreEllery Queen's "Lost" Review of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Four pages, 1,600 words and some very tough observations.
Read MoreVincent Starrett, coverboy
Magazines have changed a lot over the decades, but there's one sales gimmick that has remained: Putting something on the cover that will make you pick up that issue. Vincent Starrett was a writer whose name sold magazines. Here are a few examples.
Read MoreThe Private Life of Sherlock Holmes in Japan, Part 2
A detailed look at the publication's history of the Japanese translations of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.
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