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The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard: Annotated by Arthur Conan Doyle - 4 stars - My Review

Eight interrelated short stories featuring protagonist Brigadier Etiennne Gerard, an officer in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He narrates tales of his escapades looking back on them many years later. Gerard is quite the hero � just ask him!

The Brigadier is a great character. He is vain and a little pompous. I would not be surprised if he were exaggerating some of his exploits. He knows the emperor and has several tales that feature Napoleon himself. His more serious escapades are interspersed with comic interludes. I had read several of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes novels but was previously unaware of this book. I found it in my local library and picked it up on a whim. It is full of delightful adventures, and I quite enjoyed it.

Joy, Thanks for this review. This book, in paperback, has been sitting on my shelf for decades. Think that I may have to blow the dust off the cover one of these days and give it a read.

Steven wrote: "Joy, Thanks for this review. This book, in paperback, has been sitting on my shelf for decades. Think that I may have to blow the dust off the cover one of these days and give it a read."
It's quite a delightful book. I know what you mean about books sitting on shelves for a while.

This one has been there for many a long whiles (ha)

I have a few of those :-)