The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard,by Arthur Conan Doyle and W.B.Wollen: & The Adventures of Gerard [ Illustrated ] - Couverture souple

Doyle, Arthur Conan; Wollen, W. B.

 
9781530986651: The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard,by Arthur Conan Doyle and W.B.Wollen: & The Adventures of Gerard [ Illustrated ]
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ISBN 10 : 1530986656 ISBN 13 : 9781530986651
Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Brigadier Gerard is the hero of a series of comic short stories by the British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The hero, Etienne Gerard, is a Hussar in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Gerard's most notable attribute is his vanity – he is utterly convinced that he is the bravest soldier, greatest swordsman, most accomplished horseman and most gallant lover in all France. Gerard is not entirely wrong, since he displays notable bravery on many occasions, but his self-satisfaction undercuts this quite often. Obsessed with honour and glory, he is always ready with a stirring speech or a gallant remark to a lady. This books contains, The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard and The Adventures of Gerard collections of short stories. William Barnes Wollen (1857–1936) was an English painter mostly known for his paintings of battle and historical scenes and sporting events.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Brigadier Gerard is the hero of a series of comic short stories by the British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The hero, Etienne Gerard, is a Hussar in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Gerard's most notable attribute is his vanity – he is utterly convinced that he is the bravest soldier, greatest swordsman, most accomplished horseman and most gallant lover in all France. Gerard is not entirely wrong, since he displays notable bravery on many occasions, but his self-satisfaction undercuts this quite often. Obsessed with honour and glory, he is always ready with a stirring speech or a gallant remark to a lady. This books contains, The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard and The Adventures of Gerard collections of short stories. William Barnes Wollen (1857–1936) was an English painter mostly known for his paintings of battle and historical scenes and sporting events.

Biographie de l'auteur

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859. Sent off to boarding school, he cut his teeth as a story-teller amusing his schoolmates with tales and writing letters home to his mother. He practiced medicine and, in 1900, volunteered as a medic in Africa during the Boer War he was later knighted for his service. Doyle lost a son, two brothers in law, and two nephews to the Great War. He is remembered for the Sherlock Holmes stories and his novel The Lost World.

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Éditeur
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1530986656
ISBN 13 
9781530986651
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
132
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780940322738: Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0940322730 ISBN 13 :  9780940322738
Editeur : NYRB Classics, 2001
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