Sharpes Trafalgar: The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (The Sharpe Series, Book 4)
By (Author) Bernard Cornwell
Book 4
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
2nd November 2017
30th November 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Napoleonic War fiction
823.914
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 24mm
270g
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Cape Trafalgar, October 1805
Heading home on a merchant ship from India, Ensign Richard Sharpe finds himself on a far more dangerous journey than he could have anticipated, for war brews at sea. The formidable French navy have destroyed the British blockade and face an outnumbered but formidable foe: Admiral Nelson.
Sharpes meeting aboard the Calliope with the beautiful Lady Grace Hale turns quickly to obsession, but he finds unexpected enemies and deep treachery amongst his fellow passengers. And as they approach Cape Trafalgar and the enemy fleet comes into view, ready to fight in one of the most glorious but deadly clashes of the war is Sharpe . . .
A master storyteller DAILY TELEGRAPH
Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph
'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail
'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer
The best battle scenes of any writer Ive ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive. George R.R. Martin
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina.