Sharpe's Gold
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Cornwell, Bernard Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 9
Published
Penguin Publishing Group , 2004.
Status
Available from Libby/OverDrive
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Description
Richard Sharpe undertakes to steal a fortune in gold to finance the Duke of Wellington's next campaign and must outwit both Spanish querrillas and the French in the treacherous terrain of the Portuguese hills
More Details
Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
08/03/2004
Language
English
ISBN
9781101210161
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Published Reviews
Kirkus Book Review
Second in the Peninsular War series about Capt. Richard Sharpe--a former enlisted man with battlefield commissions (he still can't afford to buy promotions) who was with Wellington at the Talavera victory in Sharpe's Eagle (p. 228). Now Sharpe is a company officer in the South Essex Regiment--and, because of dwindling British funds, Sharpe's troops must engage in a treasure hunt: they're sent to rescue a Major Kearsey who has found a fortune in Spanish gold in the Portuguese hill fortress of Casatejada. Despite overwhelming numbers against them, the British do recover Major Kearsey--a French prisoner--and he leads them to a vault in a cathedral where the gold was hidden. But now it's gone! Does languorous guerrilla leader El Catolico, who intones prayers over his victims as he cuts their throats, know where the gold is? Will Sharpe bed El Catolico's fiercely beautiful mistress Teresa, whom he has also retrieved from captivity? And, after Sharpe's Irish sergeant finds the gold under a manure pile, can Sharpe get it to Cadiz, through enemy territory and hills full of El Catolico's hostile partisans? Well, kidnap and passion ensue--and there's a climactic dustup with swordplay and explosives. Like Sharpe's Eagle: crisp, energetic fun--with four more years of adventures ahead before Waterloo. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cornwell, B. (2004). Sharpe's Gold . Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cornwell, Bernard. 2004. Sharpe's Gold. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cornwell, Bernard. Sharpe's Gold Penguin Publishing Group, 2004.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Cornwell, B. (2004). Sharpe's gold. Penguin Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cornwell, Bernard. Sharpe's Gold Penguin Publishing Group, 2004.
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