Abbreviations for the Sherlock Holmes Story Titles
Story Title Abbreviation Notes
Many Sherlockian writings refer to the tales by using an abbreviation of the story title. The conventional abbreviations were devised by Jay Finley Christ and use four letters. This site uses the more common all-capital form (ABBE), but some writers use only a leading capital letter (Abbe).
Stories are listed in both abbreviation-order and title-order to simplify finding the desired cross-reference. The full title of many stories includes "The Adventure of" as a prefix, but this is not listed here in order to conserve space.
Reference:
Jay Finley Christ, An Irregular Guide to Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street, New York: Argus Books, 1947.
Stories in order by Abbreviation
| Abbrev | Title |
|---|---|
| ABBE | The Abbey Grange |
| BERY | The Beryl Coronet |
| BLAC | Black Peter |
| BLAN | The Blanched Soldier |
| BLUE | The Blue Carbuncle |
| BOSC | The Boscombe Valley Mystery |
| BRUC | The Bruce-Partington Plans |
| CARD | The Cardboard Box |
| CHAS | Charles Augustus Milverton |
| COPP | The Copper Beeches |
| CREE | The Creeping Man |
| CROO | The Crooked Man |
| DANC | The Dancing Men |
| DEVI | The Devil's Foot |
| DYIN | The Dying Detective |
| EMPT | The Empty House |
| ENGR | The Engineer's Thumb |
| FINA | The Final Problem |
| FIVE | The Five Orange Pips |
| GLOR | The "Gloria Scott" |
| GOLD | The Golden Pince-Nez |
| GREE | The Greek Interpreter |
| HOUN | The Hound of the Baskervilles |
| IDEN | A Case of Identity |
| ILLU | The Illustrious Client |
| LADY | The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax |
| LAST | His Last Bow |
| LION | The Lion's Mane |
| MAZA | The Mazarin Stone |
| MISS | The Missing Three-Quarter |
| MUSG | The Musgrave Ritual |
| NAVA | The Naval Treaty |
| NOBL | The Noble Bachelor |
| NORW | The Norwood Builder |
| PRIO | The Priory School |
| REDC | The Red Circle |
| REDH | The Red-Headed League |
| REIG | The Reigate Squires |
| RESI | The Resident Patient |
| RETI | The Retired Colourman |
| SCAN | A Scandal in Bohemia |
| SECO | The Second Stain |
| SHOS | Shoscombe Old Place |
| SIGN | The Sign of the Four |
| SILV | Silver Blaze |
| SIXN | The Six Napoleons |
| SOLI | The Solitary Cyclist |
| SPEC | The Speckled Band |
| STOC | The Stockbroker's Clerk |
| STUD | A Study in Scarlet |
| SUSS | The Sussex Vampire |
| THOR | The Problem of Thor Bridge |
| 3GAB | The Three Gables |
| 3GAR | The Three Garridebs |
| 3STU | The Three Students |
| TWIS | The Man with the Twisted Lip |
| VALL | The Valley of Fear |
| VEIL | The Veiled Lodger |
| WIST | Wisteria Lodge |
| YELL | The Yellow Face |
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