Sharpe's Tiger
Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799
New York : HarperPerennial, 1999.
Format: Book
Edition: First HarperPerennial edition.
Description: 385 pages ; 21 cm
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the first 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.
"The greatest writer of historical adventures today."
--Washington Post
Richard Sharpe. Soldier, hero, rogue--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.
Subjects:
Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Sieges -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Śrīraṅgapaṭṭaṇa (India) -- History -- Siege, 1799 -- Fiction.
India -- History -- Mysore Wars, 1766-1799 -- Fiction.
Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Sieges -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Śrīraṅgapaṭṭaṇa (India) -- History -- Siege, 1799 -- Fiction.
India -- History -- Mysore Wars, 1766-1799 -- Fiction.
ISBN:
0060932309
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Cornwell | Blythewood | Fiction | In |
F Cornwell | Wheatley (Shandon) | Fiction | In |