Sherlock Holmes Story Name Abbreviations (idea)

These abbreviations are commonly used by sherlockian scholars to refer to the 56 short stories and 4 novels that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about Sherlock Holmes (the Canon). Originally developed by Jay Finley Christ.

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