Life at the Sharpe end

摘要

Bernard cornwell made his name with a brave, broad-chested young hero named Richard Sharpe. Sharpe joins Arthur Wellesley's Indian Army as a private in 1799. He has a hatred for the aristocracy, and manners that are none too smooth. But he eventually becomes an officer, and serves under Wellesley—later Duke of Wellington—through the Peninsular wars from the coast of Portugal, across Spain and into the heartland of France until Napoleon is vanquished at Waterloo. The 17 Sharpe novels have sold more than 4m copies in nine languages; the television series, starring Sean Bean, introduced thousands of new readers.