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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... seemed not to notice or , if he did , not to care . Ardiles , asked by the Emperor how long he had been a seaman , answered as curtly as possible . Clearly the lure of seeing the exiled tyrant had overcome Ardiles's dis- taste for the ...
... seemed as though a great tension had snapped in the room . Even Bona- parte's supercilious aides smiled . " A good reason , " the Emperor said , " an excellent reason ! Indeed , the only reason , for a man usually has no control over ...
... seemed reluctant to credit the Rifle- man's claim that one in every twenty British officers had been similarly promoted . " But in my army , " Bonaparte said passionately , " you would have become a General ! You know that ? " Your army ...
... seemed relaxed . He teased Harper about his belly , ordered another bottle of the South African wine , then asked Sharpe just who it was that he sought in South America . " His name is Blas Vivar , sir . He is a Spanish officer , and a ...