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Bezig met laden... Sharpe's Honourdoor Bernard Cornwell
Historical Fiction (802) THE WAR ROOM (677) Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. La Campaña de Vitoria es de febrero a junio de 1813. La victoria depende de la alianza cada vez más frágil entre Gran Bretaña y España. El enemigo del mayor Sharpe, Pierre Ducos, aprovecha la oportunidad de destruir la alianza y vengarse de Sharpe. 16th in the Richard Sharpe series. Sharpe’s Honor does not depend so much on battle scenes (although there is one) for its excitement as it does on the ability of Sharpe to get himself involved in impossible, self-destructive situations thanks to his low flash-point temper and his never-failing lust for women. This time, he fights a duel (strictly against Wellington’s general orders), is accused of, tried for, and hanged for the murder of a Spanish grandee he did not commit, thanks to the enmity of his archenemy, the perfidious Major Duclos of French Intelligence. Sharpe being Sharpe, he manages to outlive the noose with a little help from his friends. But his honor has been impugned and just as bad, after his conviction, he has been stripped of his precious commission. To regain both, he must play a game for which he is temperamentally unsuited—that of spy. In doing so, he matches wits with Duclos; their encounter in the castle of Burgosis one of the highlights of the book. Naturally a beautiful woman is involved, and naturally Sharpe will be present at one of Wellington’s most notable victories, the Battle of Vitoria, where he crushed an entire French army (with Sharpe’s help at the crucial moment, of course). Not quite as engaging as some of his earlier (chronologically) books, this still is an excellent read and moves Sharpe forward on his way to Waterloo. Cornwell’s Historical Note is as usual outstanding. Highly recommended. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Sharpe's Adventures: Chronological order (17: 1813) Heeft de bewerkingHeeft een naslagwerk/handboekHeeft als studiegids voor studenten
An unfinished duel, a midnight murder, and the treachery of a beautiful prostitute lead to the imprisonment of Sharpe. Caught in a web of political intrigue for which his military experience has left him fatally unprepared, Sharpe becomes a fugitive-a man hunted by both ally and enemy alike. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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