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Brigadier Gerard Stories

Arthur Conan Doyle

  • Stories
  • Book language: English
  • 326 pages

Brigadier Gerard Stories is a collection of historical adventure tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by a proud French cavalry officer in Napoleon's army. Brave, boastful and often comic, Gerard recounts missions and duels across the Napoleonic Wars. The stories mix action, humour and period atmosphere.

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Text source: standardebooks.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. The Medal of Brigadier Gerard
  2. How the Brigadier Held the King
  3. How the King Held the Brigadier
  4. How the Brigadier Slew the Brothers of Ajaccio
  5. How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom
  6. How the Brigadier Took the Field Against the Marshal Millefleurs
  7. How the Brigadier Was Tempted by the Devil
  8. How the Brigadier Played for a Kingdom
  9. The Crime of the Brigadier
  10. How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear
  11. How the Brigadier Saved the Army
  12. How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk
  13. Brigadier Gerard at Waterloo
  14. The Brigadier in England
  15. How the Brigadier Joined the Hussars of Conflans
  16. How Etienne Gerard Said Goodbye to His Master
  17. The Marriage of the Brigadier

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