Goldfarb, Clifford C.

The Great Shadow: Arthur Conan Doyle, Brigadier Gerald, And Napoleon.

Calabash Press: Ashcroft, British Columbia. 1997. First edition (& 1st printing). Trade paperback original.

232 pages: a literary study exploring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fascination with Napoleon Bonaparte, analysing Doyle's Napoleonic fiction, focusing heavily on his comedic French hero, Brigadier Gerard. Goldfarb provides a comparison between the boastful Gerard and the clinical Sherlock Holmes. Ultimately, the book highlights Doyle's meticulous historical research and argues for his underrated significance as a master writer of historical fiction, rather than just detective stories.

Fine (unread) copy.

Price: £40.00

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