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Sharpe's devil, Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-21, Bernard Cornwell

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Sharpe's devil, Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-21, Bernard Cornwell

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Sharpe's devil

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Bernard Cornwell

Sub title

Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-21

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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