The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (World Classics Unabridged)

<p>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.</p>