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Stories of the remarkable adventures of a Brigadier in Napoleon’s army.
In Etienne Gerard, Conan Doyle has added to his already famous gallery
of characters one worthy to stand beside the notable Sherlock Holmes.
Many and thrilling are Gerard’s adventures, as related by himself, for
he takes part in nearly every one of Napoleon’s campaigns. In Venice
he has an interesting romantic escapade which causes him the loss of
an ear. With the utmost bravery and cunning he captures the Spanish
city of Saragossa; in Portugal he saves the army; in Russia he feeds
the starving soldiers by supplies obtained at Minsk, after a wonderful
ride. Everywhere else he is just as marvelous, and at Waterloo he is
the center of the whole battle.
For all his lumbering vanity he is a genial old soul and a remarkably
vivid story-teller.
Illustrated by W. B. Wollen.
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