Sharpes Gold, Bernard Cornwell
Sharpes Gold, Bernard Cornwell
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Sharpes Gold
Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 8 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/19/2010

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Only a year after its stunning victory at Talavera in July of 1809, Wellingtons Peninsular armyvastly outnumbered, its coffers emptyis on the brink of collapse. The Spanish government has fallen, and the last Spanish armies have been crushed by the French. But Wellington has one hope left: in the dangerous Portuguese hills lies a fortune in gold, enough gold perhaps to turn the Peninsular War around. And he knows of one fighting man capable of stealing it: Captain Richard Sharpe of the South Essex Regiment. This installment in the bestselling historical fiction series takes the charismatic Richard Sharpe all the way from Talavera (Sharpes Eagle) to the glory of Waterloo, on a secret mission that is unlike any form of warfare Sharpe has known in his long and embattled career as a soldier fighting his way up through the ranks.

About Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex on December 04, 2019

To the north, over the hilltops, a bank of cloud was ominous and still on the horizon, but otherwise the sky was arching an untouched blue over the pale grass and rocks. To Sharpe’s eyes there was nothing strange in the landscape. A rock thrush, startled and noisy, flew from the Company’s path, and......more

Goodreads review by Glen on January 24, 2021

Sharpe is given a secret mission to transport some gold from one place to another. Of course, where there's gold, there's greed, and it seems everybody and their brother wants a piece of the gold. The French, the Spanish, guerilla leaders, mercenaries, all want a piece. Sharpe first has to find the g......more

Goodreads review by Phillip on January 18, 2025

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once wrote that of 100 men in battle: there is a man who will lead them through and here we have Richard Sharpe. Sharpe leads his men on a mission to bring gold doubloons back to the Duke of Wellington with a great amount of courage and acumen. What really stood out......more

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