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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>In order to facilitate the study of [[Sherlock Holmes]], the title of the 62 stories have been reduced to 4 letters. [[Jay Finley Christ]] did it for 60 stories in 1947. We have added 2 for [[The Field Bazaar]] and [[How Watson Learned the Trick]].<br />
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Abbreviations are built on a simple rule: take the 4 first letters of the title, ignoring "The ... of".<br />
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For example: <br />
* ''The Adventure of the'' '''Gloria Scott''' is [[GLOR]]<br />
* ''The Disappearance of'' '''Lady Frances Carfax''' is [[LADY]]<br />
* ''The Problem of'' '''Thor Bridge''' is [[THOR]]<br />
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There are some exceptions to this rule: <br />
* ''The Adventure of'' '''Charles Augustus Milverton''' is [[CHAS]] because the firstname Charles is often reduced to Chas. in english.<br />
* ''The Adventure of the'' '''Engineer's Thumb''' is [[ENGR]] because "engr" is the usual abbreviation for "engineer" in USA.<br />
* ''The Adventure of the'' '''Three Gables''' is [[3GAB]]<br />
* ''The Adventure of the'' '''Three Garridebs''' is [[3GAR]] <br />
* ''The Adventure of the'' '''Three Students''' is [[3STU]]<br />
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== Abbreviations ==<br />
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* [[ABBE]] : [[The Adventure of the Abbey Grange]]<br />
* [[BERY]] : [[The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet]]<br />
* [[BLAC]] : [[The Adventure of Black Peter]]<br />
* [[BLAN]] : [[The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier]]<br />
* [[BLUE]] : [[The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle]]<br />
* [[BOSC]] : [[The Boscombe Valley Mystery]]<br />
* [[BRUC]] : [[The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans]]<br />
* [[CARD]] : [[The Adventure of the Cardboard Box]]<br />
* [[CHAS]] : [[The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton]]<br />
* [[COPP]] : [[The Adventure of the Copper Beeches]]<br />
* [[CREE]] : [[The Adventure of the Creeping Man]]<br />
* [[CROO]] : [[The Adventure of the Crooked Man]]<br />
* [[DANC]] : [[The Adventure of the Dancing Men]]<br />
* [[DEVI]] : [[The Adventure of the Devil's Foot]]<br />
* [[DYIN]] : [[The Adventure of the Dying Detective]]<br />
* [[EMPT]] : [[The Adventure of the Empty House]]<br />
* [[ENGR]] : [[The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb]]<br />
* [[FIEL]] : [[The Field Bazaar]]<br />
* [[FINA]] : [[The Adventure of the Final Problem]]<br />
* [[FIVE]] : [[The Five Orange Pips]]<br />
* [[GLOR]] : [[The Adventure of the Gloria Scott]]<br />
* [[GOLD]] : [[The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez]]<br />
* [[GREE]] : [[The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter]]<br />
* [[HOUN]] : [[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]<br />
* [[IDEN]] : [[A Case of Identity]]<br />
* [[ILLU]] : [[The Adventure of the Illustrious Client]]<br />
* [[LADY]] : [[The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax]]<br />
* [[LAST]] : [[His Last Bow]]<br />
* [[LION]] : [[The Adventure of the Lion's Mane]]<br />
* [[MAZA]] : [[The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone]]<br />
* [[MISS]] : [[The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter]]<br />
* [[MUSG]] : [[The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual]]<br />
* [[NAVA]] : [[The Adventure of the Naval Treaty]]<br />
* [[NOBL]] : [[The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor]]<br />
* [[NORW]] : [[The Adventure of the Norwood Builder]]<br />
* [[PREF]] : [[His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes#Preface|Preface]]<br />
* [[PRIO]] : [[The Adventure of the Priory School]]<br />
* [[REDC]] : [[The Adventure of the Red Circle]]<br />
* [[REDH]] : [[The Red-Headed League]]<br />
* [[REIG]] : [[The Adventure of the Reigate Squire]]<br />
* [[RESI]] : [[The Adventure of the Resident Patient]]<br />
* [[RETI]] : [[The Adventure of the Retired Colourman]]<br />
* [[SCAN]] : [[A Scandal in Bohemia]]<br />
* [[SECO]] : [[The Adventure of the Second Stain]]<br />
* [[SHOS]] : [[The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place]]<br />
* [[SIGN]] : [[The Sign of Four]]<br />
* [[SILV]] : [[The Adventure of Silver Blaze]]<br />
* [[SIXN]] : [[The Adventure of the Six Napoleons]]<br />
* [[SOLI]] : [[The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist]]<br />
* [[SPEC]] : [[The Adventure of the Speckled Band]]<br />
* [[STOC]] : [[The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk]]<br />
* [[STUD]] : [[A Study in Scarlet]]<br />
* [[SUSS]] : [[The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire]]<br />
* [[THOR]] : [[The Problem of Thor Bridge]]<br />
* [[3GAB]] : [[The Adventure of the Three Gables]]<br />
* [[3GAR]] : [[The Adventure of the Three Garridebs]]<br />
* [[3STU]] : [[The Adventure of the Three Students]]<br />
* [[TWIS]] : [[The Man with the Twisted Lip]]<br />
* [[VALL]] : [[The Valley of Fear]]<br />
* [[VEIL]] : [[The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger]]<br />
* [[WATS]] : [[How Watson Learned the Trick]]<br />
* [[WIST]] : [[The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge]]<br />
* [[YELL]] : [[The Adventure of the Yellow Face]]<br />
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