Arthur Conan Doyle

The Great Shadow And Other Napoleonic Tales

In The Great Shadow And Other Napoleonic Tales, published 1892, Doyle deals with the conquests and war tactics of General Napoleon, who changed the history and map of the world. The Great Shadow is that cast by Napoleon over the whole of Europe. The collection includes such tales as The Crime of the Brigadier and The Slapping Sal.
Fiction / Historical Fiction