Sharpe's Devil: Napoleon and South America, 1820-1821From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, another exciting adventure in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam. Five years after the Battle of Waterloo, Sharpe’s peaceful retirement in Normandy is shattered. An old friend, Don Blas Vivar, is missing in Chile, reported dead at rebel hands – a report his wife refuses to believe. She appeals to Sharpe to find out the truth. Sharpe, along with Patrick Harper, find themselves bound for Chile via St. Helena, where they have a fateful meeting with the fallen Emperor Napoleon. Convinced that they are on their way to collect a corpse, neither man can imagine that dangers that await them in Chile… |
搜尋書籍內容
第 1 到 5 筆結果，共 6 筆
第 3 頁
Closer, in the anchorage itself, a large Spanish frigate lay to twin anchors. It was not a good anchorage, for the ocean's swells were scarcely vitiated by the embracing shore, nor was the water at the quayside deep enough to allow a ...
Closer, in the anchorage itself, a large Spanish frigate lay to twin anchors. It was not a good anchorage, for the ocean's swells were scarcely vitiated by the embracing shore, nor was the water at the quayside deep enough to allow a ...
第 12 頁
The Captain of the Spanish frigate, a reclusive man called Ardiles, had bridled at the instruction, but had restrained his protest, while the other Spaniards, all of them army officers, had equably agreed to address His Majesty as ...
The Captain of the Spanish frigate, a reclusive man called Ardiles, had bridled at the instruction, but had restrained his protest, while the other Spaniards, all of them army officers, had equably agreed to address His Majesty as ...
第 15 頁
... he must address the Emperor as Votre Majesté, Failure to do so would lead to an immediate termination of the interview, Ardiles, the darkfaced Captain of the frigate, scowled at the reiterated command, but again made no protest.
... he must address the Emperor as Votre Majesté, Failure to do so would lead to an immediate termination of the interview, Ardiles, the darkfaced Captain of the frigate, scowled at the reiterated command, but again made no protest.
第 17 頁
“Tell me your business,” the Emperor invited the senior Spanish officer present. That worthy, an artillery Colonel named Ruiz, explained in hushed tones how their vessel, the Spanish frigate Espiritu Santo, was on passage from Cadiz, ...
“Tell me your business,” the Emperor invited the senior Spanish officer present. That worthy, an artillery Colonel named Ruiz, explained in hushed tones how their vessel, the Spanish frigate Espiritu Santo, was on passage from Cadiz, ...
第 18 頁
Spanish frigate Espiritu Santo, was on passage from Cadiz, carrying passengers to the Spanish garrison at the Chilean port of Valdivia. Ruiz then presented the Espiritu Santo's Captain, Ardiles, who, with scarcely concealed hostility, ...
Spanish frigate Espiritu Santo, was on passage from Cadiz, carrying passengers to the Spanish garrison at the Chilean port of Valdivia. Ruiz then presented the Espiritu Santo's Captain, Ardiles, who, with scarcely concealed hostility, ...
讀者評論 - 撰寫評論
我們找不到任何評論。
其他版本 - 查看全部
常見字詞
Ardiles army asked attack bastard battle Bautista believe Blair bloody boat body Bonaparte called Captain Captain-General carried Chile Chilean Citadel close Cochrane Cochrane's Colonel course dark dead deck defenders Don Blas don't embrasures Emperor enemy Espiritu Santo face fight fire flag Fort fortress French frigate give gold guns hand harbor head hear heard horses hour ISBN kill knew land Lieutenant looked Lord Louisa Major Marquinez mean Miller Mister musket never O'Higgins officers ordered prison Puerto Crucero reached rebels sail screamed seemed Sharpe and Harper Sharpe asked Sharpe's ship shot shouted side smiled smoke soldiers sounded Spain Spaniards Spanish steps suddenly sword tell thing thought told took trying turned Valdivia Vivar waited wall watch wind
熱門章節
第 227 頁 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.
第 201 頁 - tis to glory we steer To add something more to this wonderful year ; To honour we call you, not press you like slaves ; For who are so free as the sons of the waves...
第 223 頁 - We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning.
第 201 頁 - Heart of oak are our ships, Heart of oak are our men, We always are ready, Steady ! Boys ! steady ! We'll fight and we'll conquer again and again.
書目資訊
| 書名 | Sharpe's Devil: Napoleon and South America, 1820-1821 |
| 作者 | Bernard Cornwell |
| 出版者 | Harper Collins, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0061834130, 9780061834134 |
| 頁數 | 336 頁 |
| 匯出書目資料 | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |