Home

Manuscripts

Top-10 Lists

e-World

Site Index

The Best of Sherlock Holmes

 

Abbreviations for the Sherlock Holmes Story Titles

 

 

 

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

 

 

Top

 

 

Stories in order by Story Title

 

Title	Abbrev
Abbey Grange	ABBE
Beryl Coronet	BERY
Black Peter	BLAC
Blanched Soldier	BLAN
Blue Carbuncle	BLUE
Boscombe Valley Mystery	BOSC
Bruce-Partington Plans	BRUC
Cardboard Box	CARD
Case of Identity	IDEN
Charles Augustus Milverton	CHAS
Copper Beeches	COPP
Creeping Man	CREE
Crooked Man	CROO
Dancing Men	DANC
Devil's Foot	DEVI
Disappearance of   Lady Frances Carfax	LADY
Dying Detective	DYIN
Empty House	EMPT
Engineer's Thumb	ENGR
Final Problem	FINA
Five Orange Pips	FIVE
"Gloria Scott"	GLOR
Golden Pince-Nez	GOLD
Greek Interpreter	GREE
His Last Bow	LAST
Hound of the Baskervilles	HOUN
Illustrious Client	ILLU
Lion's Mane	LION
Man with the Twisted Lip	TWIS
Mazarin Stone	MAZA
Missing Three-Quarter	MISS
Musgrave Ritual	MUSG
Naval Treaty	NAVA
Noble Bachelor	NOBL
Norwood Builder	NORW
Priory School	PRIO
Problem of Thor Bridge	THOR
Red Circle	REDC
Red-Headed League	REDH
Reigate Squires	REIG
Resident Patient	RESI
Retired Colourman	RETI
Scandal in Bohemia	SCAN
Second Stain	SECO
Shoscombe Old Place	SHOS
Sign of the Four	SIGN
Silver Blaze	SILV
Six Napoleons	SIXN
Solitary Cyclist	SOLI
Speckled Band	SPEC
Stockbroker's Clerk	STOC
Study in Scarlet	STUD
Sussex Vampire	SUSS
Three Gables	3GAB
Three Garridebs	3GAR
Three Students	3STU
Valley of Fear	VALL
Veiled Lodger	VEIL
Wisteria Lodge	WIST
Yellow Face	YELL

 

 

Top

 

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.

Top

 

---