Key to Story Names
(in order by abbreviation)
| Abbrev. | Story Title |
|---|---|
| ABBE | Abbey Grange |
| BERY | Beryl Coronet |
| BLAC | Black Peter |
| BLAN | Blanched Soldier |
| BLUE | Blue Carbuncle |
| BOSC | Boscombe Valley Mystery |
| BRUC | Bruce-Partington Plans |
| CARD | Cardboard Box |
| CHAS | Charles Augustus Milverton |
| COPP | Copper Beeches |
| CREE | Creeping Man |
| CROO | Crooked Man |
| DANC | Dancing Men |
| DEVI | Devil’s Foot |
| DYIN | Dying Detective |
| EMPT | Empty House |
| ENGR | Engineer’s Thumb |
| FINA | Final Problem |
| FIVE | Five Orange Pips |
| GLOR | “Gloria Scott” |
| GOLD | Golden Pince-Nez |
| GREE | Greek Interpreter |
| HOUN | Hound of the Baskervilles |
| IDEN | Case of Identity |
| ILLU | Illustrious Client |
| LADY | Lady Frances Carfax |
| LAST | His Last Bow |
| LION | Lion’s Mane |
| MAZA | Mazarin Stone |
| MISS | Missing Three-Quarter |
| MUSG | Musgrave Ritual |
| NAVA | Naval Treaty |
| NOBL | Noble Bachelor |
| NORW | Norwood Builder |
| PRIO | Priory School |
| REDC | Red Circle |
| REDH | Red-Headed League |
| REIG | Reigate Squires |
| RESI | Resident Patient |
| RETI | Retired Colourman |
| SCAN | Scandal in Bohemia |
| SECO | Second Stain |
| SHOS | Shoscombe Old Place |
| SIGN | Sign of the Four |
| SILV | Silver Blaze |
| SIXN | Six Napoleons |
| SOLI | Solitary Cyclist |
| SPEC | Speckled Band |
| STOC | Stockbroker’s Clerk |
| STUD | Study in Scarlet |
| SUSS | Sussex Vampire |
| THOR | Thor Bridge |
| 3GAB | Three Gables |
| 3GAR | Three Garridebs |
| 3STU | Three Students |
| TWIS | Man with the Twisted Lip |
| VALL | Valley of Fear |
| VEIL | Veiled Lodger |
| WIST | Wisteria Lodge |
| YELL | Yellow Face |
These abbreviations devised by Jay Finley Christ are provided as an aid to readers of Sherlockian scholarship. Story titles are shortened above to conserve space. We also have a printable list of Holmes story title abbreviations (PDF).
When writing articles for the Baker Street Journal, story names should be in roman within double quotation marks (“The Speckled Band” not “The Speckled Band” or “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” or as SPEC). The four long stories should be in italics: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear. Please note it is always The Sign of the Four not The Sign of Four.
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