Sharpe's Devil: Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-1821 (Richard Sharpe Adventure) - Hardcover

Cornwell, Bernard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060179775 ISBN 13: 9780060179779

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1992

Synopsis

Hired by former lover Dona Louisa Blas Vivar to locate Vivar's missing husband, Richard Sharpe sets sail for South America, where they find the government of Chile in the corrupt hands of Bautista. 12,500 first printing. National ad/promo.

About this title

Review:

‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph

'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail

'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer
‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.’ George R.R. Martin

From the Back Cover:

Richard Sharpe believes that his soldiering days are over, but his retirement is interrupted by a request from Donna Louisa Vivar for Sharpe to discover the truth about the disappearance of her husband, the Captain-General of Chile. Sharpe's quest takes him to St Helena and an encounter with Napoleon, and on to Chile where he soon finds himself caught up in the rebellion against Spanish rule and fighting alongside the flamboyant rebel admiral, Lord Thomas Cochrane.

'Sharpe's Devil' is an adventure story in the classic tradition – a tale of loyalty and treachery, secret scheming and daredevil exploits, and bloody battles fought at sea and on land.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0060179775
• ISBN 13: 9780060179779
• Binding: Hardcover