Starrett, Vincent, 1886-1974

Vincent Starrett, a police reporter for the Daily News also wrote book reviews for various Chicago newspapers, and in this way became aquainted with Arthur Machen, with whom he had a long and varied correspondence with. The friendship and conflict following resulted in Starrett vs. Machen: A Record of Discovery and Correspondence, which is the focus of this collection.

Vincent Starrett was an author and bibliophile, best known for his works about Sherlock Holmes. Born in Toronto, he dropped out of high school, and began working odd jobs in Chicago, before starting a career as a journalist. He later sold short stories to magazines such as Collier's, and turned to writing to make a living. A prolific author, he wrote on a multitude of topics in a variety of genres, including essays, poetry, novels, and criticism, becoming best known for his mystery fiction and his biography of the fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. He spent as much time as he could spare in pursuit of books, his eclectic taste leading to many trips abroad, and his devotion and many works about books earned him the unofficial title of America's foremost bookman.

Vincent Starrett (1886-1974) was an American writer, journalist and bibliophile. He worked for the Chicago Tribune for many years, and wrote mystery, horror, fantasy and supernatural fiction, much of it for the pulp magazine Weird Tales .

Vincent Starrett, journalist and novelist, was educated in public schools in Toronto and Chicago. He began working on Chicago newspapers in 1905 and held several positions as war correspondent, editor and columnist. He was an authority on Sherlock Holmes and also wrote poetry, short stories, humorous sketches, biographies and science fiction. He also wrote literary criticism. Starrett is best known for his biography on Sherlock Holmes and for his detective novel: The great hotel murder, which was adapted to film in 1935.

Joseph Bell was a physician and surgeon in Edinburgh, Scotland and was Arthur Conan Doyle's teacher at the Royal Infirmary. Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is dedicated to Joseph Bell and Bell has been frequently identified as the model or the inspiration for Doyle's famous fictional character, Sherlock Holmes.

Critic, editor, bibliophile, novelist.

Journalist, editor, columnist, and co-founder (with Christopher Morley) of the "Baker Street Irregulars".