Sharpe's Trafalgar

Informationen zum Autor Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina. Klappentext 'Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph Cape Trafalgar, October 1805 Heading home on a merchant ship from India, Ensign Richard Sharpe finds himself on a far more dangerous journey than he could have anticipated, for war brews at sea. The formidable French navy have destroyed the British blockade and face an outnumbered but formidable foe: Admiral Nelson. Sharpe's meeting aboard the Calliope with the beautiful Lady Grace Hale turns quickly to obsession, but he finds unexpected enemies and deep treachery amongst his fellow passengers. And as they approach Cape Trafalgar and the enemy fleet comes into view, ready to fight in one of the most glorious but deadly clashes of the war is Sharpe ... 'A master storyteller' DAILY TELEGRAPH Zusammenfassung ‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph

Product details

• Authors: Bernard Cornwell
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.09.2011
• EAN: 9780007425846
• ISBN: 978-0-00-742584-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 200 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Richard Sharpe; The Sharpe Series; Sharpe-Serie; Richard Sharpe; The Sharpe Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Historical adventure, FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Historical adventure fiction, Napoleonic War fiction, Sharpe; Military