Publication

1984 - Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, England

Language

English

Word Count

70,000 words, Guess

Page Count

280 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivesharpescompanysi00corn
  • ISBN-100140070230
  • ISBN-139780140070231
  • LibraryThing121757
  • Goodreads1961631
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Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR6053.O75 S493 1984

Description

Bold, professional, ruthless - hero and man of actionThe Complete Sharpe Collection with a new introduction by the authorIt was a hard winter. For Richard Sharpe it was the worst he could remember. He had lost his command to a wealthy man – a man with money to buy the promotion Sharpe coveted. And from England came his oldest enemy – the ruthless, indestructible Hakeswill – utterly intent on ruining Sharpe.But Sharpe is determined to change his luck. And the surest way is to lead the bloody attack on the impregnable fortress town of Badajoz, a road to almost certain death – or unimagined glory...

First Sentence

A pale horse seen a mile away at sunrise means the night is over.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • Sharpe's company: the siege of BadajozPenguin Books1984-01-01
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