- Fiction, Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character), Military History, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Bold, professional, ruthless, hero and man of action'Going home? England? He did not want to go, but if the alternative was to watch a Battalion die that had earned its right to tramp down the roads of France, then he would go through hell itself.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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About the book
- First published
- 1986
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Blackstone Audiobooks, Blackstone Audio, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Editions
- 18
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781101153550
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“Sharpe, arriving in Chelmsford, could not remember the way to the South Essex's depot.”
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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