Sharpe's Devil: Napoleon and South America, 1820-1821

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Harper Collins, 2009 M10 13 - 336 pages

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, another exciting adventure in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.

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 to collect a corpse, neither man can imagine that dangers that await them in Chile…

 

Contents

Section 1
3
Section 2
33
Section 3
60
Section 4
86
Section 5
116
Section 6
145
Section 7
172
Section 8
193
Section 9
215
Section 10
239
Section 11
262
Section 12
285
Section 13
313
Section 14
321
Section 15
325
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2009)

BERNARD CORNWELL is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.

Bibliographic information

TitleSharpe's Devil: Napoleon and South America, 1820-1821
AuthorBernard Cornwell
PublisherHarper Collins, 2009
ISBN0061834130, 9780061834134
Length336 pages
  
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