{"product_id":"the-great-shadow-arthur-conan-doyle-9781806291960","title":"The Great Shadow: A Tale of War, Brotherhood, and Ghosts of the Battlefield","description":"\u003cem\u003eWhat if the bravest charge left an echo that followed you home?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst serialized in 1892, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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 \u003cem\u003egreat shadow\u003c\/em\u003e that stretches from the fallen to the living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You'll Discover in This Modern Translation: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA vivid account of the Napoleonic Wars through Scottish eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA deep bond of brotherhood tested by love, envy, and the fog of war\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtmospheric scenes of pre-battle tension, frontal assault, and haunted quiet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on post-war guilt, survivor's remorse, and unseen \"phantoms\" of trauma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConan Doyle's rare foray into military fiction-now sharpened for modern audiences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur Conan Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1806291967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781806291960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Arthur Conan Doyle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664415625471,"sku":"9781806291960","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-shadow-arthur-conan-doyle-9781806291960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}