Project Gutenberg 1999-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 163 Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 1930 Conan Doyle, Arthur, Sir Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A. Conan The Adventures of Gerard Produced by Charles Keller, and David Widger "The Adventures of Gerard" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century, specifically around the turn of 1903. The narrative follows the whimsical exploits of Etienne Gerard, a flamboyant and self-assured colonel in the French Hussars during the Napoleonic Wars. Through Gerard's eyes, readers are introduced to his colorful adventures as he encounters a variety of characters and challenges, revealing both his bravado and his deeply human emotions. The opening portion of the book sets the stage for Gerard, who delights in recounting his spirited tales to friends in a café. He introduces himself as a brave soldier who has seen many cities, humorously dissecting their layouts and expressing his opinions on both art and warfare. As he reminisces about his time in Venice, the story unfolds into an incident that led to him losing part of his ear—a humorous yet adventurous prelude that hints at the mix of romantic ideals and absurd situations to follow in Gerard’s adventures. The story immediately draws readers into Gerard's personality, with a blend of charm and bravado framing his exploits in a lighthearted manner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en War stories, English Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction Adventure stories, English France -- History, Military -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 438857 438866 2024-09-01T10:32:39.394671 2023-10-01T09:36:07.463264 text/html text/html 447788 2021-01-27T18:41:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 150414 2021-01-27T18:41:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 205667 2024-09-01T10:32:45.352662 application/epub+zip 211026 2024-09-01T10:32:40.837693 application/epub+zip 211026 2024-09-01T10:32:39.975673 application/epub+zip 366824 2024-09-01T10:32:48.952667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345669 2024-09-01T10:32:44.775677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345823 2022-09-01T11:54:38.955122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378474 378447 2024-09-01T10:32:38.636702 2023-10-01T09:36:06.784283 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 381692 2018-03-06T14:41:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 143500 2018-03-19T06:16:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 378291 2015-07-18T11:23:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143145 2015-07-18T11:24:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21264 2024-09-01T10:32:49.089615 application/rdf+xml 13143 2024-09-01T10:32:40.341678 image/jpeg 3728 2024-09-01T10:32:40.157667 image/jpeg 203717 2024-09-01T10:32:39.433714 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia