Richard Sharpe novels
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 1
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
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In 1799, the British Army is fighting its way through India in an attempt to push the ruthless Tippoo of Mysore from his throne and drive his French allies out. Posing as a deserter, the young and illiterate private Richard Sharpe must penetrate into the Tippoo's city and make contact with a Scottish spy being held prisoner there. Success will mean winning his sergeant stripes; failure, being turned over to the Tippoo's brutal executioners--or his...
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 2
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the second installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
"The greatest writer of historical adventures today."
—Washington Post
Richard Sharpe. Soldier, hero, rogue—the
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 3
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English
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Richard Sharpe, now an officer in Wellesley's army, faces a battle of a different kind-this time among his own ranks. Uncomfortable with his newfound authority and unwilling colleagues, Sharpe is relegated to the tedium of baggage duty. But when he catches wind of a treasonous scheme devised by none other than his oldest and worst enemy, Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, Sharpe has little choice but to take up arms, seek revenge, and regain his stolen treasure-the...
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 4
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Sharpe's voyage home from India is interrupted by the French warship Revenant. Soon, Sharpe finds himself caught up in the one of the greatest naval battles in British history.
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 5
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 6
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
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In 1809, Napoleon's army is sweeping across Spain. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is newly in command of the demoralized, distrustful men of the 95th Rifles. He must lead them to safety--and the only way of escape is a treacherous trek through the enemy-infested mountains of Spain.
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 7
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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It is 1809, a few years after Lieutenant Richard Sharpe's heroic exploits on the battlefields of India and at Trafalgar, and Sharpe finds himself fighting the savage armies of Napoleon Bonaparte as they try to bring the whole of the Iberian Peninsula under their control. Napoleon is advancing fast in northern Portugal, and no one knows whether the small contingent of British troops stationed in Lisbon will stay to fight or sail back to England. Sharpe,...
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
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Captain Richard Sharpe prepares to lead his men against the army of Napoleon at Talavera in what will be the bloodiest battle of the war. After their cowardly loss of the regiment's colors, the men's resentment toward the upstart Sharpe turns to treachery, and Sharpe must fight to redeem the honor of his regiment. -- from Amazon.
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 9
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Wellington's army is on the verge of collapse. Their only hope lies in a cache of gold hidden in the Portuguese mountains, and the only person capable of stealing it is Captain Richard Sharpe.
10) Sharpe's Escape
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 10
Publisher
HarperAudio
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the tenth installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
Sharpe's job as Captain of the Light Company is under threat and he has made a new enemy, a Portuguese criminal known as Ferragus. Discarded by his regiment, Sharpe wages a private war against Ferragus –
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 11
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the eleventh installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz, now the Spanish capital and itself under siege.
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 12
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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The "Washington Post" has hailed "Sharpe's Battle" as a book that "combines those strengths that have come to characterize Bernard Cornwell's fiction--immaculate historical reconstruction and the ability to tell a ripping yarn."
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 13
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Richard Sharpe is twice a hero in Wellington's campaign against Napoleon, and is looking forward to promotion and eager to be in the leading edge of battle.
14) Sharpe's sword
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 14
Language
English
Description
Colonel Leroux is killing Britain's most valuable spies, and it's up to Richard Sharpe to stop him. Thrust into the unfamiliar world of political and military intrigue, Sharpe relentlessly pursues Leroux, determined to exact his revenge with the cold steel of his sword.
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Sharpe's skirmish: Richard Sharpe and the defence of the Tormes, August 1812 , Richard Sharpe novels volume 15
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 16
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Embattled once again, this time in the mountains of western Spain near the pass called the Gateway of God, Richard Sharpe faces a redoubtable array of opponents, including an army of deserters, ten fierce French battalions, and the contemptible Obadiah Hakeswill.
17) Sharpe's Honor
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 17
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English
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An unfinished duel, a midnight murder, and the treachery of a beautiful prostitute lead to the imprisonment of Sharpe. Caught in a web of political intrigue for which his military experience has left him fatally unprepared, Sharpe becomes a fugitive—a man hunted by both ally and enemy alike.
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 18
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A corrupt political plot threatens to put an end to the South Essex regiment and the life of Major Richard Sharpe when he investigates and discovers an illegal recruiting ring selling soldiers like cattle to other divisions.
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 19
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Sharpe's mission seems simple: capture a small unguarded French coastal fort, cripple Napoleon's supply lines, and retreat across the sea. But behind the lines, Sharpe's old enemy, Pierre Ducos, awaits with a battalion of French soldiers and a vicious commanding general who keeps the scalps of his dead enemies as trophies.
20) Sharpe's revenge
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 20
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English
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Richard Sharpe, after winning the battle for the city of Toulouse, France, must find the person who has accused him of stealing a consignment of Napoleon's treasure.
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 21
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English
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June 1815: The Duke of Wellington, the Prince of Orange, and Napoleon will meet on the battlefield—and decide the fate of Europe
With the emperor Napoleon at its head, an enormous French army is marching toward Brussels. The British and their allies are also converging on Brussels—in preparation for a grand society ball. It is up to Richard Sharpe to convince the Prince of Orange, the inexperienced commander of Wellington's Dutch troops,...
With the emperor Napoleon at its head, an enormous French army is marching toward Brussels. The British and their allies are also converging on Brussels—in preparation for a grand society ball. It is up to Richard Sharpe to convince the Prince of Orange, the inexperienced commander of Wellington's Dutch troops,...
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 22
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Five years after the Battle of Waterloo, Sharpe's peaceful retirement in Normandy is shattered. An old friend, Don Blas Vivar, is missing in Chile, reported dead at rebel hands - a report his wife refuses to believe. She appeals to Sharpe to find out the truth. Sharpe, along with Patrick Harper, find themselves bound for Chile via St. Helena, where they have a fateful meeting with the fallen Emperor Napoleon. Convinced that they are on their way...
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 23
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Richard Sharpe novels volume 24
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth century, capturing the bravery, battles, and bloodshed of Britain's peninsular wars with this epic tale featuring his iconic hero Richard Sharpe.
Outsider.
Hero.
Rogue.
If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe.
And the impossible
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