Project Gutenberg 2004-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 188 Doyle, Arthur Conan 1859 1930 Conan Doyle, Arthur, Sir Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A. Conan The great shadow. French La grande ombre Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits from images made available by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France at http://gallica.bnf.fr; this text is also available at http://www.ebooksgratuits.com in Word format, Mobipocket Reader format, eReader format and Acrobat Reader format "La grande ombre" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, focusing on characters caught in the tumult of that era, particularly Jock Calder, who reflects on the significant changes in society and war that have shaped his life and thoughts. The opening of the novel introduces Jock Calder, a man reflecting on his life amid the early 19th century's chaos. He recalls his nostalgia for times of less tumult and shares a vivid memory of a signal fire signaling impending French invasion. His narrative takes us through his childhood experiences, interactions with his family, and hints of greater conflicts ahead, especially the shadow that Napoleon casts over Europe. We meet other notable characters, including Jim Horscroft, the doctor's son, and his cousin Edie, whose presence begins to reshape Jock's once straightforward life. The opening sets a rich historical context laced with personal reflections, laying the groundwork for a tale of love and conflict intertwined with the larger narrative of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Historical fiction Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction PR Text FR Littérature Category: Historical Novels 327384 2025-08-06T06:49:44.532051 text/html 327171 2025-01-13T21:48:09.531809 text/html 186761 2025-08-06T06:49:50.801028 application/epub+zip 191132 2025-08-06T06:49:46.331043 application/epub+zip 398339 2020-12-18T11:40:46 text/rtf 191132 2025-08-06T06:49:45.188043 application/epub+zip 349687 2025-08-06T06:49:53.967027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330019 2025-08-06T06:49:50.111023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303651 2022-09-07T03:54:19.520478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282380 2025-08-06T06:49:44.158055 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 262498 2024-10-28T20:43:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275998 2020-12-18T11:40:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275989 2020-12-18T11:40:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22081 2025-08-06T06:49:54.106992 application/rdf+xml 13630 2025-08-06T06:49:45.685039 image/jpeg 3508 2025-08-06T06:49:45.435035 image/jpeg 105488 2020-12-18T11:40:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 115916 2005-02-17T18:07:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 103489 2020-12-18T11:40:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 183381 2025-08-06T06:49:44.559102 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia