Jan 21, 2026
“one of the brightest intellects of the University” [3STU]
Of the long-running debates about the Sherlock Holmes stories
(the location of Watson's wound, the true dates of "The Red-Headed
League," the location of 221B Baker Street), one of the most
perennial is Sherlock Holmes's university.
There are cases to be made for each of the great universities,
but it was Gavin Brend who made a definitive case in a chapter of
his 1951 book My Dear Holmes. This Mr. Sherlock Holmes the
Theorist episode may be academic, but it's just a Trifle.
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Music credits
Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber OrchestraPublisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band.
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