Sharpe’s Regiment: The Invasion of France, June to November 1813. Bernard Cornwell
SHARPE’S
REGIMENT
Richard Sharpe and the Invasion of France, June to November 1813
BERNARD CORNWELL
Copyright
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Previously published in paperback by Fontana 1987
First published in Great Britain by Collins 1986
Copyright © Rifleman Productions Ltd 1986
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This novel is a work of fiction.
The incidents and some of the characters portrayed in it, while based on real historical events and figures, are the work of the author’s imagination.
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Source ISBN: 9780007298655
Ebook Edition © July 2009 ISBN: 9780007338719
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Sharpe’s Regiment is respectfully dedicated to the men of The Royal Green Jackets, Sharpe’s successors
‘The same combination of thorough research and narrative drive that distinguished its predecessors. It is a gripping read’
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‘… if any ’prentices have severe masters, any children have undutiful parents, if any servants have too little wages, or any husband too much wife, let them repair to the noble Sergeant Kite, at the sign of the Raven in this good town of Shrewsbury, and they shall receive present relief and entertainment. Gentlemen, I don’t beat my drum here to ensnare or inveigle any man, for you must know, gentlemen, that I am a man of honour!’
From The Recruiting Sergeant by George Farquhar (1678–1707)
Table of Contents
Part One: England July – August 1813
Epilogue: France November 1813
The SHARPE Series (in chronological order)
The SHARPE Series (in order of publication)
PROLOGUE