The Adventures of Gerard is a compilation of short stories that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote regarding a French Brigadier named Etienne Gerard who thinks very highly of himself as can be reflected in how he told his stories. The book is divided into chapters containing different segments of his life as a soldier under the leadership of Napoleon together with his personal exploits and the romance that swept his way in between. Typical of war stories, some depicts bloody encounters with his enemies and how he was able to escape those encounters. However, there were soft moments particularly his encounter with women along the way even if she is from their enemy. Includes a biography of the author.

アーサー・コナンドイルが生んだ傑作、ジェラール准将。ホームズとは対照的な、虚栄心に溢れつつも愛すべき騎士道精神こそが本作の真髄です。自己愛ゆえの滑稽さと高潔な献身が同居する人間ドラマは、戦火のロマンスさえも格調高く描き出します。著者の卓越した筆致が、伝説の兵士に鮮烈な血肉を与えているのです。 映像版では華やかな戦闘が目を引きますが、原作特有の「無自覚なユーモア」は文字でしか味わえない深みがあります。映像が放つ時代の躍動感と、書物から滲む知的な皮肉。両メディアのシナジーにより、英雄の虚実がより多角的に浮かび上がります。この二律背反の魅力に、ぜひ情熱的に溺れてください。