- Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character), Peninsular War, 1807-1814, Military History, Great Britain in fiction
As if being cut off from the army and surrounded by enemy cavalry is not bad enough, this officer who in the eyes of his society does not belong to his rank, Richard Sharpe has to deal with mutinous soldiers as well!
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Classical in form, grave, resolved and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- First published
- 1988
- Pages
- 351
- Publisher
- Collins, Blackstone Audiobooks, Blackstone Audio, Inc.
- Editions
- 21
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780007338733
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“More than a hundred men were abandoned in the village.”
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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