These are the standard abbreviations of the 60 adventures which make up the Sherlock Holmes as originally proposed by Professor Jay Finley Christ in 1947.

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 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 (Puzzle) (Squire) (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 (the) Four

SILV - Silver Blaze

SIXN - The Adventure of The Six Napoleons

SOLI - The Adventure of The Solitary Cyclist

SPEC - 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

 

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