Sharpe’s Enemy: The Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812. Bernard Cornwell
SHARPE’S
ENEMY
Richard Sharpe and the Defence
of Portugal, Christmas 1812
BERNARD CORNWELL
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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First published in Great Britain by Collins 1984
Previously published in paperback by Fontana 1985
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