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Brigadier Gerard Stories

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Etienne Gerard tells his military adventures with the confidence of a French cavalry officer who believes his courage deserves a place beside Napoleon's achievements. Addressing his listeners as friends, he recalls the campaign of 1815, the troops gathered at Waterloo and an urgent order to carry a message to Marshal Grouchy. His account makes room for shining uniforms, beloved horses and the personal honour that guides his decisions.

These stories combine campaign hardships with the comedy of Gerard's immense self-regard. A passage from the retreat through Russia follows a tense escape and a dispute over his word, while his recollection of a fox hunt turns an English sporting custom into a supposed triumph for France. Readers can enjoy the action and the narrator's voice together, noticing how his certainty about his own importance shapes his accounts of allies and opponents.

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Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He is best known for his four novels and fifty-six short stories about the fictional consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr.