Project Gutenberg 1999-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 263 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.) Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en War stories, English Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction Adventure stories, English France -- History, Military -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: French Literature 438968 2025-07-01T10:15:59.698759 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 228271 2025-07-01T10:16:06.588767 application/epub+zip 233387 2025-07-01T10:16:02.314771 application/epub+zip 228773 2025-07-01T10:16:01.208791 application/epub+zip 410455 2025-07-01T10:16:09.898771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389290 2025-07-01T10:16:05.906825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345823 2022-09-01T11:54:38.955122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381823 2025-07-01T10:15:59.033815 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 21516 2025-07-01T10:16:10.022785 application/rdf+xml 13123 2025-07-01T10:16:01.700864 image/jpeg 3721 2025-07-01T10:16:01.452776 image/jpeg 223737 2025-07-01T10:15:59.731751 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