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Uncle Bernac

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Book Overview: 

Looking for a replacement to Sherlock Holmes after the author had killed him off in 1894, Doyle wrote this murder mystery in the dying years of the 19th century. Set in Napoleon’s era, it involves a Frenchman returning to his native land to join the Emperor’s ranks.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .The fellow is speaking the truth,' growled Toussac. 'Yes, I'll say that for him, that he is speaking the truth. We saw the lugger, and someone was landed from it just after the boat that brought me over pushed off.'

I remembered that boat, which had been the first thing which I had seen upon the coast of France. How little I had thought what it would mean to me!

And now my advocate began asking questions—vague, useless questions—in a slow, hesitating fashion which set Toussac grumbling. This cross-examination appeared to me to be a useless farce; and yet there was a certain eagerness and intensity in my questioner's manner which gave me the assurance that he had some end in view. Was it merely that he wished to gain time? Time for what? And then, suddenly, with that quick perception which comes upon those whose nerves are strained by an extremity of danger, I became convinced that he really was awaiting somet. . . Read More

Community Reviews

I was a big fan of the author when I was at school so I probably read this in 1966.

I can see why Doyle was not quite satisfied with this novel; Napoleon completely overshadows the rest of the novel. There's a promising beginning with a young French aristocrat in exile receiving a mysterious invitation to join his uncle in France and enter into Napoleon's service. We're soon the re

Quite good short novel.

Reduce the age of the protagonist and dispose with the final marriage celebrations and we have a Napoleonic adventure that would be at home in a pre-1914 Chums or Boy's Own Paper. It could have been written by S. Walkey, or G. Godfray Sellick, or W. Bourne Cook; there were lots of them to choose fro

Loved, loved it. Such a wonderful portrayal of both Napoleon and his wife Josephine. This book is a hidden gem.
4.5*

I'm used to reading books written before 1900 or shortly after, and I'm accustomed to Conan Doyle. Even so, this book is so ridiculous, as if it were written by a Frenchman, not by a Briton. It really is as if it mocks the French writing style of the times before the Second Empire, with dialogues no

half adventure story, half what would it be like to get to hang out with Napoleon fan fiction. loved the cameo from Brigadier Gerard

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