Sharpe's Devil: Napoleon and South America, 1820-1821Harper Collins, 2009年10月13日 - 336 頁 From 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… |
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... ship to moor alongside , and so the sixteen men had come ashore in the Spanish frigate's longboats . Now they waited in the oppressive , windless heat . In one of the houses just beyond the rose - bright hedge a baby cried . " More ...
... ship had brought his fluency back . He turned again to the Lieutenant . " Why can't we walk to the house ? " " It's all of five miles , sir , uphill , and very steep . " The Lieu- tenant pointed to the hillside above the trees where a ...
... ship crept on a small wind to the island's anchorage , the first light had revealed the unappealing landscape . you " It's more than the bastard deserves , ” Sharpe replied , but without much conviction , merely in the tone of a man mak ...
... ship . " 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 ...
... ship is also carrying your guns ? And your gun- ners ? " Bonaparte asked . " Just the regiment's officers , " Ruiz ... ships , " Ruiz said air- ily , " with their guns . " Ah ! " The Emperor's response was apparently a polite ...