From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the tenth installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
Sharpe's job as Captain of the Light Company is under threat and he has made a new enemy, a Portuguese criminal known as Ferragus. Discarded by his regiment, Sharpe wages a private war against Ferragus - a war fought through the burning, pillaged streets of Coimbra, Portugal's ancient university city.
Sharpe's Escape begins on the great, gaunt ridge of Bussaco where a joint British and Portuguese army meets the overwhelming strength of Marshall Massena's crack troops. It finishes at Torres Vedras where the French hopes of occupying Portugal quickly die.
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Sharpe's job as Captain of the Light Company is under threat and he has made a new enemy, a Portuguese criminal known as Ferragus. Discarded by his regiment, Sharpe wages a private war against Ferragus - a war fought through the burning, pillaged streets of Coimbra, Portugal's ancient university city.
Sharpe's Escape begins on the great, gaunt ridge of Bussaco where a joint British and Portuguese army meets the overwhelming strength of Marshall Massena's crack troops. It finishes at Torres Vedras where the French hopes of occupying Portugal quickly die.
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"Prepare to have your buckles swashed." - People
"An altogether rousing tale of revenge and derring-do....Cornwell's cinematically detailed battle pieces [are] literal tours de force." - Michael Dirda in The Washington Post
"Sharpe aficionados will rejoice....With fully fleshed-out characters and keen human insight, Cornwell just keeps getting better." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Highly recommended ... A worthy entry in the Sharpe series, this book will be eagerly anticipated by Cornwell's many readers." - Library Journal
"Presents to the contemporary reader an important part of history that Americans know little about." - Los Angeles Times
"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today." - Washington Post
"Richard Sharpe has the most astounding knack for finding himself where the action is...and adding considerably to it." - Wall Street Journal
"An altogether rousing tale of revenge and derring-do....Cornwell's cinematically detailed battle pieces [are] literal tours de force." - Michael Dirda in The Washington Post
"Sharpe aficionados will rejoice....With fully fleshed-out characters and keen human insight, Cornwell just keeps getting better." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Highly recommended ... A worthy entry in the Sharpe series, this book will be eagerly anticipated by Cornwell's many readers." - Library Journal
"Presents to the contemporary reader an important part of history that Americans know little about." - Los Angeles Times
"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today." - Washington Post
"Richard Sharpe has the most astounding knack for finding himself where the action is...and adding considerably to it." - Wall Street Journal