October 2024 - More magnificent artwork has been added to the stunning works already in place on Sherlock Holmes Walk, the north-south walkway on the east side of the Library, running between Asquith Ave. and Church St. One more reason to come to Toronto to visit the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection.
How Toronto native Vincent Starrett helped create the studious yet playful fascination with Victorian-era master detective Sherlock Holmes that continues to today.
Ray Betzner
Ray Betzner is a lifelong Sherlockian and a fan of Vincent Starrett, the book collector, poet, columnist and detective story writer whose 1933 work, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, kicked off a wave of Holmes idolatry that has yet to subside.
Saturday, November 30
2:00 p.m.
Beeton Salon, Toronto Reference Library
Further details to be advised.