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Can I read The Great Boer War on EtoBox?
The Great Boer War by Arthur Conan Doyle is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Great Boer War about?
It may come as a surprise that the creator of Sherlock Holmes wrote a history of the Boer War. The then 40-year-old novelist wanted to see the war first hand as a soldier, but the Victorian army balked at having popular author wielding a pen in its ranks. The army did accept him as a doctor and Doyle was knighted in 1902 for his work with a field hospital in Bloemfontein. Doyle's vivid description of the battles are probably thanks to the eye-witness accounts he got from his patients.
Who reads The Great Boer War?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Rating
- 3.49 / 5 (62 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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