The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (World Classics, Unabridged) - Couverture souple

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9386423286 ISBN 13 : 9789386423283

Editeur : Alpha Editions, 2017

Synopsis

Having killed off Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle began a new series of tales on a very different theme. Brigadier Gerard is an officer in Napoleon's army?recklessly brave, engagingly openhearted, and unshakable, if not a little absurd, in his devotion to the enigmatic Emperor. The Brigadier's wonderful comic adventures, long established in the affections of Conan Doyle's admirers as second only to those of the incomparable Holmes.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Brigadier Gerard is the hero of a series of 17 historical short stories and a major character in a novel by the British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The hero, Etienne Gerard, is a Hussar officer 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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alpha Editions
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 9386423286
• ISBN 13: 9789386423283
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 186
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible