- Fiction, Richard Sharpe (Fictitious character), Great Britain in fiction, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 in fiction
Bold, professional, ruthless - hero and man of action"Sharpe asked three things of his men. That they fought as he did with a ruthless professionalism.That they stole only from the enemy and the dead unless they were starving.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
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- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- First published
- 1981
- Pages
- 296
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, Chivers Audio Books, Harper
- Editions
- 31
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780140099218
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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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