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The Great Shadow
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Great Shadow is set in an English-Scottish border village during the waning days of the Napoleonic era, this adventure story introduces us to Jock Calder, whose quiet way of life is shattered when a mysterious stranger steps ashore near his home. The stranger changes forever the lives of Jock, his cousin Edie, and his best friend Jim, sending the young men into the jaws of the final battle to defeat The Great Shadow that threatens to devour the whole of Europe. Don't look for Sherlock Holmes in this well-written tale, but do expect a wonderful glimpse of life at the end of the Napoleonic era, including an exciting rendition of The Battle of Waterloo.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Great Shadow is set in an English-Scottish border village during the waning days of the Napoleonic era, this adventure story introduces us to Jock Calder, whose quiet way of life is shattered when a mysterious stranger steps ashore near his home. The stranger changes forever the lives of Jock, his cousin Edie, and his best friend Jim, sending the young men into the jaws of the final battle to defeat The Great Shadow that threatens to devour the whole of Europe. Don't look for Sherlock Holmes in this well-written tale, but do expect a wonderful glimpse of life at the end of the Napoleonic era, including an exciting rendition of The Battle of Waterloo.
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Another Conan Doyle tale set around Napoleon, and this one, unlike Uncle Bernac is not completely taken by storm and dominated by Napoleon whether or not it wanted to be, the way Europe was for a while.
Conan Doyle takes his time getting to the big ticket moments, painting a richly detailed portrait
Audiobook. Though it was written in 1892, the English used wasn't old-style as I expected. Even so, it was kind of a drab book, Napoleon being the "shadow" and the book ending at Waterloo. Maybe if the narrator didn't sound so much like Garrison Keeler, it would've been more appealing. I just felt i
When I first started reading this book, I was bored by the pitiful teenage romance, but I kept reading with the promise of war on the horizon. I'm glad I did. Doyle fashioned a fantastic novel here moving out of the detective fiction we know him for and into historical fiction. He did a great job of
Sherlock holmes serisini bu kitabı okuyarak tamamlamış oldum. Kesinlikle süper hikayelerdi. "Emekleyen Adam " adlı hikaye de Watson'un Holmes'un alıskanlıklarından bir tanesi olmuştum demesine üzüldüm. Evet Watson geri planda kalsa ve Holmes gibi çıkarım yapamasa da Holmes için alışkanlıktan öte ger
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"And as for us, our work was done, for the great shadow had been cleared away from Europe, and should no longer be thrown across the breadth of the lands, over peaceful farms and little villages, darkening the lives which should have been so happy."
— Arthur Conan Doyle
For select writers there is n
Kitap 10 adet, Holmes tarafından çözülmüş hikayeden oluşuyor. Ana kurgu gereği olaylardan biri hariç hepsi, çözüldükten sonra, Holmes'in en yakın arkadaşı, ortağı ve aynı zamanda biyografi yazarı olan Dr. John Watson tarafından kaleme alınmış. (Bazı kaynaklar Dr. Watson'un bizzat Sir Arthur Conan Do