The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard Arthur Conan Doyle Author

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 Napoleonâ s army â recklessly brave, engagingly openhearted, and unshakable, if not a little absurd, in his devotion to the enigmatic Emperor. The Brigadierâ s wonderful comic adventures, long established in the affections of Conan Doyleâ s admirers as second only to those of the incomparable Holmes, are sure to find new devotees among the ardent fans of such writers as Patrick Oâ Brian and George MacDonald Fraser. Brigadier Gerard is, after Holmes and Watson, Conan Doyle's most successful literary creation. — Julian Symons