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  • Sharpe's Escape: The Bussaco Campaign, 1810

  • The Sharpe Series, Book 10
  • By: Bernard Cornwell
  • Narrated by: Rupert Farley
  • Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (892 ratings)

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Sharpe's Escape: The Bussaco Campaign, 1810

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Rupert Farley
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Summary

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*

Portugal, 1811

Captain Richard Sharpe’s renegade ways leave him discarded by his regiment and waging a war against a private Portuguese enemy – one fought through the burning, pillaged streets of Coimbra.

Forced to retreat across treacherous terrain, the British army prepare vast defences at the Lines of Torres Vedras – their greatest secret and their last hope of stopping the French reaching Lisbon. And risking everything to re-join his regiment, and lead the army into battle once more, is Sharpe . . .

‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

©2004 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

‘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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pure fun

Great story well read in a easy listening voice great to listen to crossing London on the tube and on the train

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Good

What did you like most about Sharpe's Escape: The Bussaco Campaign, 1810?

Big fan of Sharpe, so always good to read a new book.

What about Rupert Farley’s performance did you like?

Great narration, great characterisation.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, too long.

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Not the best of the Sharpe books, the ending somewhat trite, it is nonetheless a good listen, especially because of Rupert Farley.

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Another fantastic addition.

Another fantastic story from Mr Cornwall. Sharpe arriving back with his men and taking charge was one of the finer moments in the series so far. I was grinning from ear to ear. This time we got a real glimpse at the horrors of war on civilians, although quite hard to hear it was a much needed reminder. The narrator as always done an outstanding job. His ease in which he flits between accents is unreal. Much like my other favourite novel series (Eagles of the Empire) I can now recognise characters from the voice actors impression alone.

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Classic Cornwell,

Great story, well read. On to the next one. I don’t need 15 words to describe the book.

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Classic Richard Sharpe

Classic Richard Sharpe, offending the gentry, rescuing damsels, and beating the crapaud out of crapauds. I wonder when he'll become Major?

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brilliant

Thrilling gripping exciting and superbly read. this
narrative brings our gutsy down to earth hero brilliantly to life.

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Great story

Great story perfectly read. I have the full set of books, it’s very satisfying that all books are read by the same person. The narrator Rupert Farley is very good at giving individual voices to each character and reads the story with the relevant enthusiasm for setting the scene. As per usual Bernard Cornwell delivers a great historical perspective of what it might have been like to march with the British army in the 1800’s.

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Power Storytelling

You can expect nothing but top class from this writer. Well read too. I recommend this book.

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One of the best Sharpe books

Excellent story mixing battle descriptions that Cornwell excels at with a strong storyline and characters. Bit if a road trip story through sewers snd across country with partisans snd finishing with a really good skirmish battle before the Lines of Torres Vedras

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As ever up to the standard.

Extremley well read by Rupert Farley, story and life up to standard. Sharpe rides again

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