The Resource Sharpe's devil : Napoleon and South America, 1820-21, Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's devil : Napoleon and South America, 1820-21, Bernard Cornwell
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- Summary
- 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. So it is that a reluctant Sharpe and 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 to collect a corpse, neither man can imagine that dangers that await them in Chile. Soldier, hero, rogue Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Note
- Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1992
- Isbn
- 9780007452910
- Label
- Sharpe's devil : Napoleon and South America, 1820-21
- Title
- Sharpe's devil
- Title remainder
- Napoleon and South America, 1820-21
- Statement of responsibility
- Bernard Cornwell
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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. So it is that a reluctant Sharpe and 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 to collect a corpse, neither man can imagine that dangers that await them in Chile. Soldier, hero, rogue Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears
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- Cornwell, Bernard
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Series statement
- Sharpe
- Series volume
- 21
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- Sharpe, Richard
- Napoleon
- Soldiers
- Chile
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Sharpe's devil : Napoleon and South America, 1820-21, Bernard Cornwell
- Note
- Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1992
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 2236461
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Isbn
- 9780007452910
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- Other physical details
- map
- Label
- Sharpe's devil : Napoleon and South America, 1820-21, Bernard Cornwell
- Note
- Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1992
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 2236461
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- 332 pages
- Isbn
- 9780007452910
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- map
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