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  • Sharpe's Devil: Napoleon and South America, 1820 - 1821

  • The Sharpe Series, Book 21
  • Written by: Bernard Cornwell
  • Narrated by: Rupert Farley
  • Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (28 ratings)

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Sharpe's Devil: Napoleon and South America, 1820 - 1821

Written by: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Rupert Farley
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Publisher's Summary

Richard Sharpe, asked to help an old friend, meets, at last, the greatest enemy.

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, finds himself bound for Chile via St. Helena, where they have a fateful meeting with the fallen emperor Napoleon. Convinced they are on their way to collect a corpse, neither man can imagine the dangers that await them in Chile.…

Soldier, hero, rogue--Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles, whose green jacket he proudly wears.

©1992 Bernard Cornwell (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

What the critics say

"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 I've ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive." (George R.R. Martin)

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why the hell did they change out Rupert?!!!!!

the book was just getting interesting when they changed out Rupert as the narrator for some idiot who couldn't pull off any voices and sounded like he needed to blow his nose the whole time. this completely ruined this book for me. it's sad because Rupert guided us through Sharpes exploits from India Until Chili in this book. then they just transition into this horrible Narator in the same sentence... just disgraceful couldn't even finish the book.

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Great Yarn!

The mispronunciation of Cochrane was intolerable. It is not “cock-rain” it’s Coch as in Loch and rane as in Rin.

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