The Sharpe companion : a historical and military guide to Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels 1777-1808 /
by Adkin, Mark.
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BookPublisher: London : HarperCollins, 2003Description: xviii, 300 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, plans, port. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780007144822 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 823.914 COROther title: Early years.Subject(s): Cornwell, Bernard -- Characters | Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character) | Military history in literature | Battles -- Europe -- History -- 18th century | Battles -- Europe -- History -- 19th century | Military institutions, memorials | General & world history | Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers | European history | Literature | Great Britain -- History, Military -- 18th century | Great Britain -- History, Military -- 19th centurySummary: Packed with illustrations, historical and military background and contemporary accounts and anecdotes, 'The Sharpe Companion' provides a guide to the life and times of Richard Sharpe. The first of two handsome volumes of the bestselling Sharpe Companion, revised and updated, covering in detail the first 30 years of Sharpe's life. In Richard Sharpe, Bernard Cornwell has created one of the great heros historical fiction, whose exploits continue to thrill a wide audience. The novels, and the television adaptations starring Sean Bean, have succeeded in whetting the appetite of many readers for one of the most eventful and exciting periods in history. Packed with illustrations, fascinating historical and military background, together with contemporary accounts and anecdotes, The Sharpe Companion provides an indispensable guide to the life and times of Richard Sharpe. Since the original Companion was published five years ago, Sharpe has marched on. His exploits are now too many to fit into a single volume, so this first volume of the revised and expanded Companion focuses on the first thirty years of Sharpe's life: his boyhood in London, his experiences as a recruit, and his rise through the ranks during the Indian campaigns, the special mission that took him to Denmark, and his part in the Battle of Trafalgar. A must for every student of military history and fan of Sharpe.
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| 823.914 COO Kate's daughter: the real Catherine Cookson | 823.914 COO My land of the north: | 823.914 COO The girl from Leam Lane: the life and writing of Catherine Cookson | 823.914 COR The Sharpe companion : | 823.914 COX Josephine Cox: child of the north | 823.914 FLE Ian Fleming | 823.914 FLE Ian Fleming |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]) and index.
Packed with illustrations, historical and military background and contemporary accounts and anecdotes, 'The Sharpe Companion' provides a guide to the life and times of Richard Sharpe. The first of two handsome volumes of the bestselling Sharpe Companion, revised and updated, covering in detail the first 30 years of Sharpe's life. In Richard Sharpe, Bernard Cornwell has created one of the great heros historical fiction, whose exploits continue to thrill a wide audience. The novels, and the television adaptations starring Sean Bean, have succeeded in whetting the appetite of many readers for one of the most eventful and exciting periods in history. Packed with illustrations, fascinating historical and military background, together with contemporary accounts and anecdotes, The Sharpe Companion provides an indispensable guide to the life and times of Richard Sharpe. Since the original Companion was published five years ago, Sharpe has marched on. His exploits are now too many to fit into a single volume, so this first volume of the revised and expanded Companion focuses on the first thirty years of Sharpe's life: his boyhood in London, his experiences as a recruit, and his rise through the ranks during the Indian campaigns, the special mission that took him to Denmark, and his part in the Battle of Trafalgar. A must for every student of military history and fan of Sharpe.
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