The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard, Arthur Conan Doyle
The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard, Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Rupert Degas

Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 06/28/2010

Synopsis

With a horse between his thighs and a weapon in his grip, the dashing Brigadier Etienne Gerard, Colonel of the Hussars of Conflans, gallops through the Napoleonic campaigns on secret missions for his beloved Emperor and his country. He encounters danger and hair-breadth escapes but never loses his bravado, his eye for a pretty girl, his boastfulness or his enormous vanity. Gerard is Conan Doyle’s most lovable character. At times hilarious, at times touching, these stories are amongst Conan Doyle’s most popular.

About Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his creation of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. In addition to being considered a father of detective fiction, he also wrote a series of science-fiction adventures starring the brilliant, daring, and comical Professor Challenger.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jesús

"Pero amigos míos, ésa es la suerte del soldado: hoy besos; mañana, golpes; vino de Tokay en un palacio; agua de charca en una cabaña; pieles y harapos; la bolsa llena de dinero y los bolsillos sin una moneda; siempre oscilando entre lo mejor y lo peor, con una sola cosa que nunca cambia: su gallard......more

Goodreads review by Jesús

"- ¡Que todos seamos tan valientes en vida y a la hora de la muerte! - exclamó el emperador. - Amén -murmuré yo desde el fondo de mi corazón." Me gustó bastante esta novela sobre el legendario Esteban Gérard, personaje creado por Conan Doyle, él es un "Brigadier" aunque como el mismo autor aclara en......more

Goodreads review by Jon

Does anyone out there remember the old cartoon The World of Commander McBragg? I would not be surprised if the writers got the idea from this book. Brigadier Étienne Gerard is the most dashing officer in Napoleon's army - one of the best swordsmen in France - ready to take on any mission no matter h......more

Goodreads review by Terry

What do you get if you take Flashman, remove the streak of yellow from his back and make at least some of the adventures ones entered into knowingly by the participant? Why, you get Brigadier Etienne Gerard, of course! Gerard is a creation of Arthur Conan Doyle, sadly languishing in the shadows with......more

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