The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Length5h 3m
About this audiobook
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Scottish author and creator of the oft-quoted detective-hero Sherlock Holmes wrote The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1891). In his book "The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales" he refers to the broad "shadow" cast by Napoleon & his army across the land during his two war campaigns, which lasted 25 years. A well-written story about the lives of several Scottish families during the short peace time when Napoleon was exiled to the Island of Elba,also what happened when Bonaparte escaped, setting out on his next campaign. Drama, Mystery, Comedy, Tragedy, and an enlightened look at the horrors of war and the last battle of Waterloo are contained in this tale.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length5 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 27, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE GREAT SHADOW AND OTHER NAPOLEONIC TALES
10CHAPTER IX.: THE DOINGS AT WEST INCH.
2CHAPTER I.: THE NIGHT OF THE BEACONS.
11CHAPTER X.: THE RETURN OF THE SHADOW.
3CHAPTER II.: COUSIN EDIE OF EYEMOUTH.
12CHAPTER XI.: THE GATHERING OF THE NATIONS.
4CHAPTER III.: THE SHADOW ON THE WATERS.
13CHAPTER XII.: THE SHADOW ON THE LAND.
5CHAPTER IV.: THE CHOOSING OF JIM.
14CHAPTER XIII.: THE END OF THE STORM.
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6CHAPTER V.: THE MAN FROM THE SEA.
15CHAPTER XIV.: THE TALLY OF DEATH.
7CHAPTER VI.: A WANDERING EAGLE.
16CHAPTER XV.: THE END OF IT.
8CHAPTER VII.: THE CORRIEMUIR PEEL TOWER.
17THE CRIME OF THE BRIGADIER.: THE "SLAPPING SAL."
9CHAPTER VIII.
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