Sharpe’s Escape (Extract) Mister Sharpe was in a bad mood. A filthy mood. He was looking for trouble in Sergeant Harper’s opinion, and Harper was rarely wrong about Captain Sharpe, and Sergeant Harper knew well enough not to engage his captain in conversation when Sharpe was in such a black temper, but on the other hand Harper liked to live dangerously. I've been working my through the audiobooks for the Sharpe series (written by Bernard Cornwell), and when I got to Sharpe's Escape, the reader changed from Frederick Davidson (who died in ) to Patrick Tull. Mr. Tull is wonderful and he hits the comic elements beautifully/5(). Sharpe’s Escape concerns the battle for Bussaco in Portugal during the Peninsular Wars in Bernard Cornwell never fails to entertain. This is yet another engrossing history lesson. Captain Richard Sharpe along with his brother in arms, Sgt Patrick Hogan /5().
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. Soldier, hero, rogue - Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Bernard Cornwell is the master storyteller, and Sharpe's Escape is among the finest of his canon. The brutal Portuguese boxer, Ferragus, makes for a compelling opponent; the officers are charming and feckless - just as you want them - and Sharpe is his usual taciturn self (just as we like him). Cornwell, Bernard. Sharpe's Escape. Sharpe No. Harper, In the campaign to expel Napoleon from Portugal, Richard Sharpe is separated from his unit and must fight a local bandit as well as the French. Good stuff from Cornwell—as usual. ().
Sharpe's Escape is the twenty-third historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, published in Sharpe is embroiled in the British retreat through Portugal in from the defence of the ridge at Bussaco to the Lines of Torres Vedras, where the French offensive is successfully halted. Bernard Cornwell is the master storyteller, and Sharpe's Escape is among the finest of his canon. The brutal Portuguese boxer, Ferragus, makes for a compelling opponent; the officers are charming and feckless - just as you want them - and Sharpe is his usual taciturn self (just as we like him). Not only must Sharpe escape to save himself and Harper,but rescue the light company from the idiotic bltadwin.ru in most of Cornwell's Sharpe novels, you can almost smell the gunpowder and hear the screams of the wounded and dying through his battle scenes. Fans of this series will not be disappointed this time!.
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