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Dec 02, 2010 while conan doyle could write with masterful ease inmultiple genres, many readers nonetheless believe that his finest set of shortstories are, pace holmes, two volumesdevoted to the reminiscences of an old napoleonic soldier. Etienne gerard, hussar in the french army during the napoleonic wars, is vain he is utterly convinced he is the bravest soldier, the greatest swordsman, isbn 9781627939386 buy the the exploits of. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Project gutenbergs the exploits of brigadier gerard, by arthur conan doyle this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Dec 21, 20 the exploits of brigadier gerardchapter 5. Obsessed with honour and glory, he is always ready with a stirring speech or a gallant remark to a lady. Brigadier gerard is the comedic hero of a series of 17 historical short stories, a play, and a major character in a novel by the british writer arthur conan doyle. The exploits and adventures of brigadier gerard by arthur.
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