Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes by Revilo P. Oliver THE December issue of The Smithsonian, a periodical that oddly seems to be striving for popularity with “human interest” stories, contains a long article about the astonishingly extensive activities of organizations that have made…

Sherlock Holmes versus Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke EVERYONE IS quite familiar with Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend and biographer, Dr . John H. Watson . To many of us they conjure up visions of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce tracking down numerous villains, ranging from the diabolical Pro­fesso…