Official Abbreviations
OF ALL THE SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES


* CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
* ALPHABETICAL ORDER

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

PART ONE: THE FIRST STORIES (Unillustrated)
Introducing Sherlock Holmes
(1887,1990)
STUD - A Study in Scarlet
SIGN - The Sign of Four

PART TWO: THE STRAND STORIES ILLUSTRATED BY SYDNEY PAGET
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
(1891-1892)
SCAN - I. A Scandal in Bohemia
REDH - II. The Red-Headed League
IDEN - III. A Case of Identity
BOSC - IV. The Boscombe Valley Mystery
FIVE - V. The Five Orange Pips
TWIS - VI. The Man With the Twisted Lip
BLUE - VII. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
SPEC - VIII. The Adventure of the Speckled Band
ENGR - IX. The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
NOBL - X. The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
BERY - XI. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
COPP - XII. The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
(1892-1893)
SILV - XIII. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
CARD - XIV. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
YELL - XV. The Adventure of the Yellow Face
STOC - XVI. The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
GLOR - XVII. The Adventure of the "Gloria Scott"
MUSG - XVIII. The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual
REIG - XIX. The Adventure of the Reigate Square
CROO - XX. The Adventure of the Crooked Man
RESI - XXI. The Adventure of the Resident Patient
GREE - XXII. The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
NAVA - XXIII. The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
FINA - XXIV. The Adventure of the Final Problem

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HOUN - The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1901-1902)

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
(1903-1904)
EMPT - I. The Adventure of the Empty House
NORW - II. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
DANC - III. The Adventure of the Dancing Men
SOLI - IV. The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
PRIO - V. The Adventure of the Priory School
BLAC - VI. The Adventure of Black Peter
CHAS - VII. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
SIXN - VIII. The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
3STU - IX. The Adventure of the Three Students
GOLD - X. The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
MISS - XI. The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
ABBE - XII. The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
SECO - XIII. The Adventure of the Second Stain

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PART THREE:
THE STRAND STORIES ILLUSTRATED BY FRANK WILES,
HOWARD K. ELCOCK, AND OTHERS
Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
(1908-1913)
WIST - I. A Reminiscence of Mr. Sherlock Holmes
1. The Singular Experience of Mr. Scott John Eccles
2. The Tiger of San Pedro

NOTE: This story is also known as 'The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge'

BRUC - II. The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans
DEVI - III. The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
REDC - IV. The Adventure of the Red Circle
LADY - V. The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
DYIN - VI. The Adventure of the Dying Detective

VALL - The Valley of Fear
(1914-1915)

His Last Bow
(1917)
LAST - His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes

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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
(1921-1927)
MAZA - I. The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
THOR - II. The Problem of Thor Bridge
CREE - III. The Adventure of the Creeping Man
SUSS - IV. The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
3GAR - V. The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
ILLU - VI. The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
3GAB - VII. The Adventure of the Three Gables
BLAN - VIII. The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
LION - IX. The Adventure of the Lion's Mane
RETI - X. The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
VEIL - XI. The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
SHOS - XII. The Adventure of the Shoscombe Old Place

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ALPHABETICAL ORDER

3GAB - The Adventure of The Three Gables
3GAR - The Adventure of The Three Garridebs
3STU - The Adventure of the Three Students
ABBE - The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
BERY - The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
BLAC - The 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 Augustus Milverton
COPP - The Adventure of The Copper Beeches
CREE - The Adventure of The Creeping Man
CROO - The Adventure of 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 Adventure of the Final Problem
FIVE - The Five Orange Pips
GLOR - The Adventure of the "Gloria Scott"
GOLD - The Adventure of The Golden Pince Nez
GREE - The Adventure of 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 Adventure of 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 Adventure of the Reigate Squire
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 - The Adventure of 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 Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk
STUD - A Study in Scarlet
SUSS - The Adventure of The Sussex Vampire
THOR - The Problem of Thor Bridge
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 Adventure of the Yellow Face



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