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ISBN: 9780141035864
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The Exploits And Adventures Of Brigadier Gerard
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 Napolean’s army: recklessly brave, endearingly open hearted and unshakable, if not a little absurd, in his devotion to the enigmatic Emperor.
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