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.