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HarperCollins
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English
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In the heart of Elizabethan England, Richard Shakespeare dreams of a glittering career in one of the London playhouses, a world dominated by his older brother, William. But he is a penniless actor, making ends meet through a combination of a beautiful face, petty theft and a silver tongue. As William's star rises, Richard's onetime gratitude is souring and he is sorely tempted to abandon family loyalty. So when a priceless manuscript goes missing,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
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Richard Sharpe, newly promoted for his skill in assisting Sir Arthur Wellesley in the battle against the Mahratta, risks his honor, reputation, and fortune in his quest to thwart a treasonous scheme devised by his oldest nemesis Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill.
3) Waterloo
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
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Lured back to the army from a rural idyll, Sharpe's career culminates in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Captain Richard Sharpe is given responsibility for a poorly trained and ill-equipped Irish battalion of the King of Spain. Britain's hopes of victory in Spain depend on Sharpe's ability to combat an elite French guard headed by the vengeful Brigadier General Guy Loup.
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English
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""If you love historical drama...then look no further." -- Boston Globe The magnificent sequel to A Crowning Mercy, Fallen Angels reunites New York Times bestseller Bernard Cornwell--whom the Washington Post calls, "perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today"--with co-author Susannah Kells for a breathtaking story brimming with excitement, intrigue, danger, and passion. A tale that ranges from the splendor of a grand English...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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Britain, 1820. After the wars with France, the government lives in mortal fear of social unrest. Rider Sandman is a hero of Waterloo struggling to repay his debts when he becomes involved in the case of a man waiting to be hanged in prison. Given the job by the Home Secretary of investigating the man's guilt, Sandman finds himself knee-deep in labyrinthine plots involving bribes, sedition and a massive conspiracy of silence.
13) Copperhead
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Series
Starbuck chronicles volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
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Nate Starbuck, a young Bostonian and a lieutenant in the Confederate Army, is accused of being a Yankee spy. To prove his innocence means getting behind enemy lines.
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English
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Bernard Cornwell crafts an extraordinary story in The Archer's Tale, a grand and glorious epic concerning duty, love, and valor and set during the Hundred Years War. As dawn breaks on Easter, 1343, a band of French marauders ambushes the English village of Hookton. Only a youngster named Thomas survives, and the horrible tragedy is forever etched upon his memory. In particular, he recalls a black-clad knight, bearing a distinct flag, who is exceedingly...
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Last kingdom volume 12
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English
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It is a time of political turmoil once more as the fading King Edward begins to lose control over his successors and their supporters. There are two potential heirs—possibly more—and doubt over whether the once separate states of Wessex and Mercia will hold together . Despite attempts at pulling him into the political fray, Uhtred of Bebbanburg cares solely about his beloved Northumbria and its continuing independence from southern control.
But...
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The fate of a young nation rests in the hands of a reluctant warrior in the thrilling sixth volume of the New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series. Following the intrigue and action of The Burning Land and Sword Song, this latest chapter in Bernard Cornwell's epic saga of England is a gripping tale of divided loyalties and mounting chaos. At a crucial moment in time, as Alfred the Great lays dying, the fate of all--Angles, Saxons, and Vikings...
18) Sharpes Zorn
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Deutsch
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Im Winter 1811 scheint der Krieg verloren zu sein: Ganz Spanien wurde von Frankreich annektiert. Cádiz ist die letzte Stadt, die sich noch in spanisch-englischer Hand befindet. Doch die französischen Truppen ziehen den Belagerungsring immer enger. Auch Richard Sharpe hält sich in der belagerten Stadt auf - und sieht sich dort gleich mehreren Feinden gegenüber. Einer von ihnen ist ein skrupelloser Priester, dem jedes Mittel recht ist, um sein Ziel...
19) Sharpes Mission
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Portugal, 1809. Frankreich ist auf dem Vormarsch, die portugiesische Armee gnadenlos unterlegen. Auch die britischen Einheiten scheinen nicht mehr viel tun zu können, um die französische Invasion zu stoppen. Abgeschnitten vom Hauptfeld, schlägt sich Richard Sharpe durch ein Land, das kurz vor dem Kollaps steht. Seine Mission: die schöne Britin Kate Savage zu beschützen. Dabei wird er gejagt, von einem Feind, der alles daran setzt, ihm den Garaus...
20) Sharpes Gefecht
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Portugal 1811. Sharpe und seine Rifles sind gerade noch rechtzeitig zur Stelle, um die Vergewaltigung eines Mädchens zu verhindern. Die Übeltäter sind Mitglieder der Loup Brigade, einer französischen Eliteeinheit, benannt nach ihrem berüchtigten Kommandanten Brigadier Guy Loup. Und es kommt noch schlimmer: Die Männer haben alle Bewohner eines nahegelegenen Dorfes niedergemetzelt - sogar die Kinder. Für Sharpe steht fest: Von nun an heißt es...
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