The Great Shadow popular influence on many writers towards the end of the 19th century. Conan Doyle also developed a series of short stories entitled Brigadier Gerard. The series featured Etienne Gerard, a Hussar in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Other writings by Conan Doyle involving the Napoleonic Era include Adventures of Gerard and Uncle Bernac. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Conan Doyle credit his mother, Mary Doyle, who had a passion for books and he describes her as a master storyteller. He says in his biography that,""In my early childhood, as far
Gerard Jones Gerard Jones Gerard Jones (born July 10, 1957) is an American writer, known primarily for his non-fiction work about American culture and media, and his comic book scripting for various publishers. He was sentenced to six years of imprisonment in 2018 for possession of child pornography. Jones was born in Cut Bank, Montana, and raised in the California towns of Los Gatos and Gilroy. From 1983 to 1988, Jones and Will Jacobs were contributors to "National Lampoon" magazine. They also wrote "The Beaver Papers" – a book parodying the TV series "Leave It to Beaver" – and "The Comic Book