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His relationship with Lady Grace Hale in 1805 has a more lasting impact; the death of his first child, who succumbs only a few hours after Grace dies in childbirth, leaves Sharpe deeply distressed. In
Copenhagen, Sharpe falls in love with Astrid Skovgaard, the daughter of an important Danish spy for
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Sharpe, the son of a prostitute, has almost no memory of his mother, and no knowledge of his father. The author, Bernard
Cornwell, in answer to a query on his website, wrote a riddle which he claims contains the father's identity: "Take you out, put me in and a horse appears in this happy person!".
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He is six feet tall, with an angular, tanned face, long black hair, and blue eyes. He has a deep scar on his right cheek which pulls at his right eye, giving his face a mocking expression when relaxed; this disappears when he smiles, which is not too frequently. By the end of the series, he has had
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to him, a replacement for the sword that broke in the battle. From a French chasseur Harper kills, Sharpe takes his overalls and boots. Sharpe continues to wear his green jacket even whilst serving in a regular infantry battalion out of pride, as do Harper and all of the other elite riflemen. As
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During the earliest (chronological) books Sharpe is a private and later sergeant, and so his uniform and weapons largely are in line with Army regulations. His first sword was a 1796 light cavalry sabre which with officer's sash are taken from the dead in the wake of the Battle of Assaye.
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Saving the Duke of
Wellington from two assassination attempts in Paris (Cornwell explains that the first attempt happened, though the shooter simply missed, while the second is fictional and based on a likely deliberate fire that broke out in a house Wellington had been in days
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600:). Sharpe considers settling down there, having fallen in love with Astrid, the daughter of Ole Skovgaard, the chief spy for the British in Denmark. However, Skovgaard turns against the British because of their attack, and Astrid obeys his order to break up with Sharpe.
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as well, and is noted to prefer a heavier sword like the cutlass used by the Navy, as the point of the curved sabre was never where he expected it to be and also lacked the weight to block attacks from a musket and bayonet in close-quarter battles.
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and opening the gates to the besieging forces (in reality, this was achieved by
Captain Campbell leading the light company of the 94th Scotch Brigade; in the novel, Campbell and his troops are the first to join Sharpe once they realise what he's
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Retrieving and restoring the
Imperial Family's treasure (in his note, Cornwell notes that several chests of personal belongings and riches did get lost in the chaos of the French defeat of 1814, but how this happened and their final fate are
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Destroying the Army of
Deserters and taking their leader "Marshal Pot-au-Feu" Deron captive (Cornwell notes that the historic Deserters' Army was finally destroyed by the French, though they did hand British deserters over, as shown in the
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Lucille while Jane lives, Sharpe settles down with her on her family estate in Normandy. They have two children, Patrick-Henri, who becomes a French cavalry officer (and a character in Bernand Cornwell's
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and prematurely detonates a mine meant to devastate the
British army. The British take the city. He then kills the fleeing Tipu unobserved during the fighting and loots a fortune in jewels from the corpse. He is promoted to
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of London. Orphaned at an early age, he grows up in poverty. He is eventually taken in by prostitute (and later bar owner) Maggie Joyce and becomes a thief. He has to flee the city after killing a man to protect Maggie.
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without regard to qualification. Cornwell sees to it that he is improbably present at many important battles of the
British Empire at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th, including the
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to train as an apprentice at the relatively late age of 12. Fearing the high mortality rate among apprentice sweeps (who are forced to climb inside chimneys and remove soot by hand), Sharpe flees to the
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the
British. However, after the British naval attack on Copenhagen, her father refuses to let her marry him. After Sharpe leaves, she and her father are murdered by British spymaster Lord Pumphrey (
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circa 1777 (he believes that he may be 22 during the early months of 1799) to a prostitute residing in "Cat Lane" and possibly a French smuggler. When Sharpe is three, his mother is killed in the
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artillerymen for a few crucial moments; Cornwell notes that if any soldier or officer had saved his life during this fight, he would almost certainly have rewarded him with a promotion);
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Sharpe, like the majority of his men, also acquires a French ox-hide pack in place of the inferior British one he is originally issued, more of his equipment is French than British.
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In 1799, Sergeant Hakeswill goads Sharpe into striking him. Sharpe is sentenced to 2,000 lashes (effectively a death sentence), but is released after only 200 by executive order (
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as an infantry officer. On the journey, he meets and falls in love with Lady Grace Hale, the wife of an ambitious and powerful politician, the much older Lord William Hale (
1929:). Sharpe leaves his daughter to be raised by Teresa's family, and, as far as is known, never sees her again. Over the same period, Sharpe also has affairs with an English
3273:"Sharpe's Storm: A gripping new Sharpe adventure from the master of historical fiction: Book 19 (The Sharpe Series): Amazon.co.uk: Cornwell, Bernard: 9780008496821: Books"
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and steals the fortune Sharpe had entrusted to her. It is while searching for evidence to clear his name that Sharpe meets and falls in love with
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On transfer to the 95th Rifles, Sharpe becomes a second lieutenant, equivalent in rank to an ensign, as the Rifles do not have ensigns.
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was written in 1981, with Sharpe in Spain at the Talavera Campaign in 1809. The next seven books were written in order, up to
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Struggling to come up with a name as distinctive as Horatio Hornblower, he used a placeholder based on the rugby union player
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2303:(in reality, the first French Eagle captured by the British was by Ensign Edward Keogh and Sergeant Patrick Masterson at the
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officer's career from midshipman to Admiral of the Fleet and retirement. When he could not find a similar series for the
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The Sharpe Companion: A Detailed Historical and Military Guide to Bernard Cornwell's Bestselling Series of Sharpe Novels
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Bernard later announced on his website that Sharpe's father was a French smuggler, and that is all he "knows".
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Richard Sharpe and the Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812
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Series of historical fiction stories by Bernard Cornwell
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1855:(2nd class), which was given to Wellington by Emperor
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in 1794, where Sharpe fights in his first battle, at
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2981:December 1813, Franco-Spanish border (short story)
2836:Richard Sharpe and the Bridge at Almaraz, May 1812
1976:, the widow of a French officer killed in Russia (
248:Sharpe is described as "brilliant but wayward" in
3147:Richard Sharpe, Thomas Cochrane and the Emperor,
1956:, taken after murdering her treacherous brother (
639:to bolster the Spanish people's flagging morale (
3098:Richard Sharpe and the Occupation of Paris, 1815
1793:'s risky schemes on behalf of the rebels in the
384:at the age of fifteen. He works in a tavern in
314:played Sharpe in the British television series
195:who is continually promoted, finally rising to
2310:Successfully assaulting the central breach at
2295:Being the first British soldier to capture an
1871:Sharpe is both a romantic and a womanizer. In
1353:(a fictional regiment) as part of Wellesley's
3422:
2135:Reverted to the rank of lieutenant after his
127:Patrick-Henri Lassan (with Lucille Castineau)
8:
3025:Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814
2332:Carrying the news of Napoleon's invasion of
2269:Storming the walls of the inner fortress at
1921:). Teresa bears Sharpe a daughter, Antonia (
232:(the future Duke of Wellington), during the
209:, but he has more adventures as a civilian.
4109:
3429:
3415:
3407:
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1712:. Over this period, he rises in rank from
436:). He is assigned to accompany Lieutenant
1765:). Afterwards, he retires from the army.
1648:
1467:
1447:
130:Dominique Lassan (with Lucille Castineau)
2894:revised extended edition published 2002
2440:Cornwell published the non-fiction book
2027:
602:
3210:
1773:In 1820, Sharpe, living as a farmer in
1552:
2884:Richard Sharpe and the Defence of the
2371:Novels, short stories, and non-fiction
1680:. He also takes an active role in the
399:, as a result of the blandishments of
32:
1941:); and the French spy Hélène Leroux (
7:
4325:Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
505:him to transfer to the newly formed
18:Richard Sharpe (fictional character)
3249:. Fantastic Fiction. Archived from
523:, for example, it is on the left.)
391:To avoid arrest, Sharpe takes the "
1909:, and the Spanish partisan leader
1742:, Sharpe is appointed aide to the
1493:(executed for his many war crimes)
548:Grace sets up home with Sharpe at
535:, his first direct encounter with
25:
3076:Campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815
2347:Firing the shot that wounded the
635:so that Vivar can raise a sacred
212:Sharpe is born to a whore in the
3184:List of Sharpe series characters
3168:
2550:Richard Sharpe and the Siege of
1835:Pattern 1796 heavy cavalry sword
1817:Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre
406:. The regiment is first sent to
4335:Fictional Napoleonic Era people
3130:revised edition published 2003
2987:revised edition published 2003
2937:Campaign, February to June 1813
1602:(murdered by Obadiah Hakeswill)
588:British bombardment of the city
4290:Book series introduced in 1981
4044:Stonehenge: A Novel of 2000 BC
3219:"A word from Bernard Cornwell"
1974:Lucille Castineau (nee Lassan)
1968:affair with his former friend
1819:, Sharpe has begun carrying a
262:two wives and three children.
1:
2656:Campaign in Northern Portugal
2402:(1995), which is set between
1471:) (lost a finger at Waterloo)
3294:General and cited references
2862:Campaign, June and July 1812
2198:major by the Prince Regent.
2139:as Captaincy was refused by
1668:. These include capturing a
615:By early 1809, Sharpe is in
124:Antonia (with Teresa Moreno)
4300:Historical novels by series
2888:, August 1812 (short story)
2453:Sharpe possibly appears in
2279:Second battle of Copenhagen
1795:Chilean War of Independence
1652:) (loses a leg at Waterloo)
418:, under the command of the
4351:
3402:Yesterday's Sharpe section
2786:Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
2630:French Invasion of Galicia
2338:Duchess of Richmond's ball
442:British East India Company
420:British East India Company
341:Richard Sharpe is born in
3445:
3358:. London: HarperCollins.
3304:. London: HarperCollins.
1726:regimental sergeant major
40:
1863:Relationships and family
1847:, immediately after the
567:), considers deserting.
444:intelligence. They join
164:an ITV television series
3680:The Starbuck Chronicles
3331:. New York: Perennial.
3189:The Starbuck Chronicles
3072:Richard Sharpe and the
3047:Richard Sharpe and the
2933:Richard Sharpe and the
2858:Richard Sharpe and the
2814:, January to April 1812
2810:Richard Sharpe and the
2784:Richard Sharpe and the
2762:March 1811, Winter 1811
2758:Richard Sharpe and the
2732:Richard Sharpe and the
2706:Richard Sharpe and the
2680:Richard Sharpe and the
2654:Richard Sharpe and the
2628:Richard Sharpe and the
2602:Richard Sharpe and the
2576:Richard Sharpe and the
2524:Richard Sharpe and the
2498:Richard Sharpe and the
2231:Historical achievements
2181:is also not mentioned.
1991:The Starbuck Chronicles
1853:Order of Saint Vladimir
1536:(murdered by Hakeswill)
278:novels, which depict a
59:In-universe information
3843:The Lords of the North
3727:The Warlord Chronicles
2708:Destruction of Almeida
2290:Second Battle of Porto
2045:Enlisted as a private
1682:first siege of Almeida
633:Santiago de Compostela
612:
491:battlefield commission
3891:Warriors of the Storm
3354:Bluth, B. J. (2001).
2500:Siege of Seringapatam
2360:French Imperial Guard
2336:to Wellington at the
2173:Continuity error: In
1857:Alexander I of Russia
1670:French Imperial Eagle
1585:Michael Trumper-Jones
1283:) (missing in action)
1238:) (missing in action)
606:
450:siege of Seringapatam
270:Cornwell had enjoyed
193:33rd Regiment of Foot
4305:Novels about orphans
4255:Seven Kings Must Die
3356:Marching with Sharpe
3327:Adkin, Mark (2005).
3300:Adkin, Mark (1998).
1970:Lord John Rossendale
1632:(killed at Waterloo)
1617:(killed at Waterloo)
1408:(killed at Waterloo)
1351:South Essex Regiment
830:Christopher Cresacre
507:95th Rifles Regiment
3934:With Susannah Kells
3245:Cornwell, Bernard.
3194:The Flashman Papers
2684:Campaign, July 1809
2604:Siege of Copenhagen
2578:Battle of Trafalgar
2460:The Fields of Death
2383:in 1814. The novel
1746:, with the rank of
1438:Cpl Jackson (alive)
1428:Pte Paddock (alive)
1425:Pte Farrell (alive)
1347:Battle of the Douro
586:. He witnesses the
533:Battle of Trafalgar
527:Campaigns in Europe
401:recruiting sergeant
332:Fictional biography
170:in the title role.
30:Fictional character
4310:Fictional soldiers
4223:Sharpe's Challenge
3619:Sharpe's Trafalgar
3563:Sharpe's Christmas
2975:Sharpe's Christmas
2570:Sharpe's Trafalgar
2448:Battle of Waterloo
2353:Battle of Waterloo
2305:Battle of Barrossa
2301:Battle of Talavera
2075:23 September 1803
2017:Sharpe's Challenge
2008:American Civil War
2006:armies during the
1896:Sharpe's Trafalgar
1849:Battle of Waterloo
1748:lieutenant colonel
1740:Battle of Waterloo
1674:Battle of Talavera
1573:Ens McDonald
746:Sharpe's Christmas
727:Sharpe's Christmas
708:Sharpe's Christmas
621:retreat to Corunna
613:
542:Sharpe's Trafalgar
276:Horatio Hornblower
256:Horatio Hornblower
243:Battle of Waterloo
197:lieutenant colonel
156:historical fiction
4330:Sharpe characters
4320:Fictional farmers
4315:Fictional thieves
4277:
4276:
4273:
4272:
4216:Sharpe's Waterloo
4181:Sharpe's Regiment
4076:Fools and Mortals
3835:The Pale Horseman
3817:The Saxon Stories
3781:The Archer's Tale
3714:The Bloody Ground
3659:Sharpe's Assassin
3611:Sharpe's Skirmish
3603:Sharpe's Fortress
3547:Sharpe's Waterloo
3515:Sharpe's Regiment
3225:on 24 March 2012.
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3092:Sharpe's Assassin
3066:Sharpe's Waterloo
2953:Sharpe's Regiment
2878:Sharpe's Skirmish
2760:Battle of Barrosa
2734:Battle of Bussaco
2544:Sharpe's Fortress
2342:Waterloo campaign
2288:'s forces at the
2228:
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2223:Sharpe's Assassin
2219:Sharpe's Waterloo
2191:14 November 1812
1982:Sharpe's Waterloo
1962:Sharpe's Regiment
1888:Sharpe's Fortress
1844:Sharpe's Assassin
1762:Sharpe's Assassin
1753:Sharpe's Waterloo
1684:, the battles of
1483:Obadiah Hakeswill
662:Sharpe's Waterloo
537:Napoleonic France
516:Sharpe's Fortress
464:Company officer,
457:for his efforts.
404:Obadiah Hakeswill
300:Sharpe's Waterloo
202:Sharpe's Waterloo
147:
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109:Lucille Castineau
16:(Redirected from
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4248:The Last Kingdom
4209:Sharpe's Justice
4202:Sharpe's Revenge
4195:Sharpe's Mission
4139:Sharpe's Company
4110:
3942:A Crowning Mercy
3899:The Flame Bearer
3883:The Empty Throne
3859:The Burning Land
3827:The Last Kingdom
3667:Sharpe's Command
3595:Sharpe's Triumph
3539:Sharpe's Revenge
3483:Sharpe's Company
3439:Bernard Cornwell
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2830:Sharpe's Command
2812:Siege of Badajoz
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2736:, September 1810
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2528:, September 1803
2526:Battle of Assaye
2521:
2518:Sharpe's Triumph
2495:
2478:First published
2466:
2431:Sharpe's Company
2408:Sharpe's Company
2349:Prince of Orange
2260:Battle of Assaye
2256:Arthur Wellesley
2185:Sharpe's Command
2179:Sharpe's Company
2175:Sharpe's Command
2164:Sharpe's Company
2147:Sharpe's Company
2082:Sharpe's Triumph
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2012:Sharpe Companion
1978:Sharpe's Revenge
1923:Sharpe's Company
1907:Josefina LaCosta
1884:Sharpe's Triumph
1744:Prince of Orange
1698:Fuentes de Onoro
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784:Sharpe's Company
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682:Sharpe's Revenge
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521:Sharpe's Revenge
487:Arthur Wellesley
471:Sharpe's Triumph
234:Battle of Assaye
230:Arthur Wellesley
160:Bernard Cornwell
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3963:The Aristocrats
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3907:War of the Wolf
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3766:The Grail Quest
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3737:The Winter King
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3643:Sharpe's Escape
3579:Sharpe's Ransom
3571:Sharpe's Battle
3531:Sharpe's Rifles
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1935:Sharpe's Escape
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1016:Fergus Slattery
1008:Sharpe's Battle
995:Sharpe's Battle
976:Sharpe's Battle
970:Sharpe's Honour
957:Sharpe's Battle
951:Sharpe's Rifles
938:Sharpe's Battle
932:Sharpe's Rifles
919:Sharpe's Battle
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886:Sharpe's Battle
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797:Sharpe's Battle
778:Sharpe's Battle
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438:William Lawford
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3587:Sharpe's Tiger
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1494:
1479:
1476:Charlie Weller
1472:
1459:
1452:
1439:
1436:
1429:
1426:
1423:
1416:
1409:
1394:
1387:
1380:
1373:
1366:
1355:Peninsula Army
1343:
1342:
1338:Sharpe's Devil
1327:Patrick Harper
1323:
1303:
1284:
1265:
1254:Sharpe's Havoc
1239:
1235:Sharpe's Havoc
1220:
1208:Sharpe's Havoc
1193:
1182:Sharpe's Eagle
1167:
1156:Sharpe's Eagle
1150:Sharpe's Havoc
1141:
1115:
1095:
1076:
1066:Sharpe's Havoc
1057:
1047:Sharpe's Havoc
1038:
1021:Sharpe's Havoc
1012:
999:
980:
961:
942:
923:
910:
890:
880:Sharpe's Havoc
871:
861:Sharpe's Eagle
852:
835:Sharpe's Havoc
826:
807:
788:
769:
765:Sharpe's Sword
750:
735:Francis Cooper
731:
712:
693:
673:
625:Patrick Harper
570:He returns to
528:
525:
433:Sharpe's Tiger
427:
424:
338:
335:
333:
330:
308:
305:
272:C. S. Forester
267:
264:
251:Sharpe's Sword
184:Sharpe's Tiger
145:
144:
139:
135:
134:
132:
131:
128:
125:
121:
119:
115:
114:
112:
111:
106:
101:
95:
93:
89:
88:
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85:
82:
79:
75:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
38:
37:
36:Richard Sharpe
29:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4347:
4336:
4333:
4331:
4328:
4326:
4323:
4321:
4318:
4316:
4313:
4311:
4308:
4306:
4303:
4301:
4298:
4296:
4293:
4291:
4288:
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4285:
4266:
4265:
4261:
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4252:
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4232:
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4213:
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4206:
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4199:
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4192:
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4189:
4185:
4183:
4182:
4178:
4176:
4175:
4171:
4169:
4168:
4164:
4162:
4161:
4160:Sharpe's Gold
4157:
4155:
4154:
4150:
4148:
4147:
4143:
4141:
4140:
4136:
4134:
4133:
4129:
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4126:
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4121:
4119:
4117:
4116:
4111:
4108:
4104:
4097:
4096:
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4091:
4089:
4085:
4078:
4077:
4073:
4070:
4069:
4065:
4062:
4061:
4057:
4054:
4053:
4052:Gallows Thief
4049:
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4033:
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4030:
4026:
4019:
4018:
4014:
4011:
4010:
4006:
4003:
4002:
3998:
3995:
3994:Killer's Wake
3991:
3990:
3986:
3983:
3982:
3978:
3977:
3975:
3971:
3964:
3960:
3959:
3955:
3952:
3951:
3950:Fallen Angels
3947:
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3896:
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3892:
3888:
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3877:
3876:
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3864:
3861:
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3691:
3687:
3686:
3684:
3682:
3681:
3676:
3669:
3668:
3664:
3661:
3660:
3656:
3653:
3652:
3651:Sharpe's Fury
3648:
3645:
3644:
3640:
3637:
3636:
3632:
3629:
3628:
3627:Sharpe's Prey
3624:
3621:
3620:
3616:
3613:
3612:
3608:
3605:
3604:
3600:
3597:
3596:
3592:
3589:
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3517:
3516:
3512:
3509:
3508:
3504:
3501:
3500:
3496:
3493:
3492:
3488:
3485:
3484:
3480:
3477:
3476:
3475:Sharpe's Gold
3472:
3469:
3468:
3464:
3463:
3461:
3459:
3458:
3453:
3449:
3444:
3440:
3432:
3427:
3425:
3420:
3418:
3413:
3412:
3409:
3403:
3400:
3398:
3395:
3391:
3386:
3385:
3381:
3375:
3371:
3367:
3365:0-00-414536-4
3361:
3357:
3352:
3348:
3344:
3340:
3338:0-06-073814-6
3334:
3330:
3325:
3321:
3317:
3313:
3311:0-00-255817-3
3307:
3303:
3298:
3297:
3293:
3278:
3274:
3268:
3265:
3252:
3248:
3241:
3238:
3232:
3229:
3224:
3220:
3214:
3211:
3204:
3199:
3195:
3192:
3190:
3187:
3185:
3182:
3181:
3177:
3176:Novels portal
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3155:
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3150:
3146:
3143:
3142:
3137:
3134:
3133:
3129:
3126:
3124:(short story)
3123:
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3116:
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3110:
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3075:
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3059:
3058:
3055:
3052:
3050:
3049:Peace of 1814
3046:
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3024:
3021:
3020:
3015:
3012:
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3008:
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2999:
2994:
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2764:
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2754:
2753:
2752:Sharpe's Fury
2748:
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2727:
2722:
2719:
2718:
2715:
2712:
2710:, August 1810
2709:
2705:
2702:
2701:
2700:Sharpe's Gold
2696:
2693:
2692:
2689:
2686:
2683:
2679:
2676:
2675:
2670:
2667:
2666:
2663:
2660:
2658:, Spring 1809
2657:
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2624:
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2601:
2598:
2597:
2596:Sharpe's Prey
2592:
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2579:
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2471:
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2467:
2464:
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2461:
2456:
2455:Simon Scarrow
2451:
2449:
2445:
2444:
2438:
2436:
2432:
2428:
2424:
2419:
2417:
2416:Sharpe's Prey
2413:
2409:
2405:
2404:Sharpe's Gold
2401:
2396:
2394:
2390:
2386:
2382:
2378:
2370:
2364:
2361:
2357:
2354:
2350:
2346:
2343:
2340:, during the
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2331:
2327:
2324:
2320:
2316:
2313:
2309:
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2298:
2294:
2291:
2287:
2286:Nicolas Soult
2283:
2280:
2276:
2272:
2268:
2265:
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2250:
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2159:
2155:
2153:7 April 1812
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2138:
2134:
2132:January 1812
2131:
2130:
2127:
2124:
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2118:
2117:
2114:
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2107:
2106:Sharpe's Prey
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2100:
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2095:Sharpe's Prey
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2087:
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2080:
2077:
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1933:, Sarah Fry (
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1924:
1920:
1919:Sharpe's Gold
1916:
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1911:Teresa Moreno
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1900:Sharpe's Prey
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1891:
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1814:
1813:
1812:Sharpe's Prey
1807:
1800:
1798:
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1792:
1791:Lord Cochrane
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1780:
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1738:Prior to the
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1662:Michael Hogan
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1332:Sharpe's Prey
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1324:
1322:
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1281:
1276:
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1264:
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1249:
1244:
1243:Sean Donnelly
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1130:Sharpe's Gold
1126:
1125:
1120:
1119:Isaiah Tongue
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1114:
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1104:Sharpe's Gold
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1074:
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1028:
1027:Sharpe's Fury
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989:Sharpe's Gold
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875:Nicholas Hine
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754:Parry Jenkins
751:
748:
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740:Sharpe's Prey
736:
732:
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728:
723:
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709:
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702:Sharpe's Prey
698:
694:
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690:
684:
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664:
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651:Daniel Hagman
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566:
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557:quartermaster
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499:74th Regiment
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362:chimney sweep
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326:Bean's accent
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295:Richard Sharp
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99:Teresa Moreno
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94:
90:
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67:Dick, Sharpie
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39:
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19:
4262:
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4137:
4130:
4123:
4113:
4093:
4074:
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4050:
4042:
4034:
4028:Other novels
4015:
4007:
3999:
3993:
3987:
3979:
3962:
3958:Coat of Arms
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3921:
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3897:
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3881:
3873:
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3841:
3833:
3825:
3815:
3802:
3794:
3786:
3780:
3774:
3764:
3751:
3745:Enemy of God
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3712:
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3688:
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