by Conan Doyle · Cluster: Adventure Fiction · Empire and Imperialism · Peril and Survival
Abstract
A second series of comic tales narrated by the boastful, gallant Hussar Etienne Gerard, recounting his exploits during the Napoleonic Wars across Europe. Gerard’s vanity and self-regard are undercut by genuine bravery, as Doyle satirises both French self-image and English stereotypes of it.
Capitoli / Chapters
- How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear
- How the Brigadier Captured Saragossa
- How the Brigadier Slew the Fox [*]
- How the Brigadier Saved the Army
- How the Brigadier Triumphed in England
- How the Brigadier Rode to Minsk
- How the Brigadier Bore Himself at Waterloo
- The Last Adventure of the Brigadier
Connections
Forms & Genres: Adventure Fiction, Short Story Themes & Concepts: Vanity, Honour, War and its Cost, Nationalism and Patriotism, Satire of Society Motifs: Swords and Weapons, Journey, Prison Historical References: Napoleonic Wars the Navy, Napoleon Settings: France, Continental Europe (Brussels), Battlefield, Europe Characters: Brigadier Gerard, Napoleon Bonaparte Archetypes: Hero, Fool Topoi: War as Glory