This book brings together all the available "Little Anthology" columns Vincent Starrett compiled for the Chicago Tribune between 1946 and 1961. They contained sparkling gems about the literary life that he culled from his weekly readings. A Little Anthology appeared anonymously under the byline of Autolycus, a pseudonym that Starrett often used during his literary career, and it appeared alongside his legendary "Books Alive" column.

These columns were painstakingly collected over many decades by Starrett's old friend and collector Esther Longfellow. Editor Ruber has culled nearly 1400 quotations from these columns, added scores of pungent and amusing quotes from Starrett's own books, and almost 400 more from Starrett's "Books Alive" column. Included are two appendices that add a score of newly discovered poems and more "Memorable Morsels" quotations found after we published Memorable Meals.

This is a perfect companion volume to Starrett's Memorable Meals. It may also be Starrett's last book (ever) of literary essays.

Stories include:

The Lisping Man; Recipe for Murder; The House that Vanished; The Man Who Couldn't Fly; The Case of the Two Flutes; The Sealed Room; and more.