The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Overview

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Scottish author and creator of the oft-quoted detective-hero Sherlock Holmes wrote The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1891). In his book “The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales” he refers to the broad "shadow" cast by Napoleon & his army across the land during his two war campaigns, which lasted 25 years. A well-written story about the lives of several Scottish families during the short peace time when Napoleon was exiled to the Island of Elba,also what happened when Bonaparte escaped, setting out on his next campaign. Drama, Mystery, Comedy, Tragedy, and an enlightened look at the horrors of war and the last battle of Waterloo are contained in this tale.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783956766589
Publisher:	Otbebookpublishing
Publication date:	12/27/2015
Series:	The World At War , #801
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	104
File size:	339 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. Originally a physician, in 1887 he published A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and more than fifty short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. Doyle was a prolific writer; his non-Sherlockian works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement", helped to popularise the mystery of the Mary Celeste. (Wikipedia)

Date of Birth:

May 22, 1859

Date of Death:

July 7, 1930

Place of Birth:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place of Death:

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Education:

Edinburgh University, B.M., 1881; M.D., 1885