The Sharpe Companion: A detailed historical and military guide to Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series of Sharpe novels - Softcover

Adkin, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0002571587 ISBN 13: 9780002571586

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2000

Synopsis

An indispensable historical and military literary guide for the thousands of fans of Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe series.

Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe series is one of the best known and bestselling military series ever. The adventures of Richard Sharpe and co. in the Peninsular War and on the Indian continent have thrilled hundreds of thousands of readers over the years and over sixteen books.

Now comes the book that Cornwell’s fans have been waiting for: the definitive guide to the historical and military background to the characters and events of the Sharpe novels.

Compulsively readable, exhaustively detailed, with a chapter devoted to each book and a complete glossary of characters, both real and fictional, this guide will be a must for every devoted reader of Sharpe. Complete with black and white plates of famous battle scenes and characters, exquisite line drawings and complete maps of every battle and skirmish fought in by Richard Sharpe, The Sharpe Companion is a wonderful and necessary addition to every Sharpe library.

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Review:

Praise for Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe novels:

‘Sharpe is a great creation’
Daily Mirror

‘Consistently exciting... these are wonderful novels’
Stephen King

‘What makes these books such a successful formula is the blend of action, well-researched historical setting, colourful characterization and a juicy sub-plot’
The Times

From the Back Cover:

An indispensable literary guide to the bestselling series of novels by Bernard Cornwell, a must for thousands of Sharpe fans.

Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe series is one of the best known and bestselling military series ever. The adventures of Richard Sharpe and co. in the Peninsular War and on the Indian continent have thrilled hundreds of thousands of readers over the years and over sixteen books.

Now comes the book that Cornwall’s fans have been waiting for; the definitive guide to the historical and military background to the characters and events of the Sharpe novels. Compulsively readable in its own right, exhaustively detailed, with a chapter devoted to each book and a complete glossary of characters, both real and fictional, this guide will be a must for every devoted reader of Sharpe. Complete with black-and-white plates of famous battle scenes and characters, exquisite line drawings and complete maps of every battle and skirmish fought in by Richard Sharpe. ' The Sharpe Companion' is a wonderful and necessary addition to every Sharpe library.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0002571587
• ISBN 13: 9780002571586
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352