- Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character), Military History, British, Fiction
The eighteenth novel in this bestselling series takes Sharpe to battle in Copenhagen.It is 1807 and Lieutenant Richard Sharpe, newly returned to England, now wants to leave the army.
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- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- First published
- 2002
- Pages
- 337
- Publisher
- BCA, Thorndike Press, HarperCollins Publishers
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781428151796
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Bernard Cornwell (born February 23, 1944) is an English author of historical novels, known for his meticulous research and engaging storytelling. Born in London, England, to a Canadian airman father and a mother in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, he was adopted by a family in Essex belonging to the Peculiar People sect. Cornwell attended London University and worked as a teacher before joining the BBC, where he spent a decade, eventually becoming Head of Current Affairs in Northern Ireland. Bernard Cornwell is renowned for his long-running series of novels, including the *Sharpe* series about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe, the *Saxon Stories* (also known as *The Last Kingdom* seri
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