Book description
There is no braver officer in Napoleon s cavalry than tienne Gerard
especially in his own opinion. Whether kidnapped by gangs of brigands
or outnumbered by enemy troops, the plucky little soldier is
constantly gallant, chivalrous and ready to face any danger, even if
he doesn t always think before he acts.
With great gusto Gerard recounts the swashbuckling exploits and
adventures of his glittering military career carrying out secret
missions for Napoleon, eluding capture by the Duke of Wellington,
making a daring break from an English prison, rescuing ladies in
distress, duelling to the death against the dastardly Baron
Straubenthal and even saving the day at the Battle of Waterloo.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859 and died in
1930. Penguin publish all the books about the great detective, A Study
in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of
Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, The Casebook of
Sherlock Holmes, The Uncollected Sherlock Holmes and The Penguin
Complete Sherlock Holmes.
