L'eroe di Trafalgar
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9788830421301 (8830421308)
Publish date: May 1st 2004
Publisher: Longanesi
Pages no: 425
Edition language: Italian
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
War,
Military,
19th Century,
Action
Series: Sharpe (#4)
Series: Sharpe #4 (Chronological Order) This book started off quite strong, and I was initially enjoying Sharpe at sea (not his usual environment), but I felt things went downhill somewhat when we left the Calliope with its amusing merchant. I also didn't find the sea battle at Trafalgar to be as ...
Seems as if Bernard Cornwell was itching to tackle this most epic of all British naval battles and to do so he manufactured his hero Richard Sharpe into the action. Contrived as it may be, Sharpe's Trafalgar is one of Cornwell's better efforts writing-wise. Perhaps because he was on unfamiliar groun...
Normally, I would like to read series in order, but in Cornwell' very popular Sharpe series, he is writing them out of chronological sequence, so that' impossible. This one takes place fourth sequentially, but is the most recent of seventeen to be published. Cornwell is prolific and a master storyte...