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portada The Great Shadow: A Tale of War, Brotherhood, and Ghosts of the Battlefield (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
130
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
22.9x15.2x1.3 cm
ISBN13
9781806291977

The Great Shadow: A Tale of War, Brotherhood, and Ghosts of the Battlefield (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)

Doyle, Arthur Conan; Zengerink, Tim (Author) · Library of Alexandria · Hardcover

The Great Shadow: A Tale of War, Brotherhood, and Ghosts of the Battlefield (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) - Doyle, Arthur Conan; Zengerink, Tim

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Synopsis "The Great Shadow: A Tale of War, Brotherhood, and Ghosts of the Battlefield (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)"

What if the bravest charge left an echo that followed you home?First serialized in 1892, The Great Shadow is Arthur Conan Doyle's sweeping novella of adventure and aftermath. Jack Colder and Jim Horscroft have grown up as brothers in the Scottish Borders-until the arrival of a mysterious French émigré pulls them into the currents of empire, espionage, and war.When Napoleon escapes Elba, the friends enlist, determined to see the world and defend their homeland. Yet nothing prepares them for the thunder of Waterloo-nor for the eerie hush that settles over survivors when the drums fall silent. In the months that follow, Jack senses something uncanny stalking the edges of his life: an invisible companion born on the battlefield, a great shadow that stretches from the fallen to the living.This modern translation retains Conan Doyle's stirring prose and historic detail while enhancing clarity for contemporary readers. Blending war chronicle, bromance, and a tinge of the supernatural, it asks whether true camaraderie can outshine the darkest memories of combat.What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation: A vivid account of the Napoleonic Wars through Scottish eyesA deep bond of brotherhood tested by love, envy, and the fog of warAtmospheric scenes of pre-battle tension, frontal assault, and haunted quietReflections on post-war guilt, survivor's remorse, and unseen "phantoms" of traumaConan Doyle's rare foray into military fiction-now sharpened for modern audiences

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