Sharpe'sTiger(RichardSharpe'sAdventureSeries#1)

作者 Bernard Cornwell著
出版社 Harper
出版时间 1998年7月
ISBN 9780006490357
定价 81.80

内容简介

Theprequeltotheseries,describingSharpe'sexperiencesinIndia,repackagedtotieinwiththefantasticnewSharpelook.Throughouttheseries,therearereferencestoSharpe'searlysoldieringlifeinIndia.WiththesamemeticulousresearchandattentiontodetailthatisfoundinthePeninsularWarbooks,BernardCornwellhassumptuouslyrecreatedthe1799campaignagainstSeringapatamwhichmadetheBritishmastersofsouthernIndia,acampaignthatpittedbrutalizedsoldiersagainstanancientandsplendidcivilization.Sharpe,therestofhisbattalionandrisingstarofthegeneralstaffArthurWellesley,areabouttoembarkuponthesiegeoftheislandcitadeloftheTippooofMysore,Seringapatam.TheBritishmustremovethispotentatefromhisTigerThrone,buthehasgonetogreatlengthstodefendhiscityfromattack.WhenaseniorBritishofficeriscapturedbytheTippoo'sforces,SharpeisofferedachancetoattemptarescueandinfiltratetheTippoo'sforces.SharpeneedsnoinvitationtogetawayfromthetyrannicalSergeantHakeswill,butonceinsidethedangerousworldoftheTippooherealiseshewillneedallhiswitsjusttostayalive,letalonesavetheBritisharmyfromcatastrophe.Setagainstthebackgroundofdazzlingwealth,ruinouspoverty,gorgeouspalaces,suddencrueltyandpitilessbattles,'Sharpe'sTiger'ishisgreatestadventureyet.

作者简介

BernardCornwellworkedforBBCTVforsevenyears,mostlyasproducerontheNationwideprogramme,beforetakingchargeoftheCurrentAffairsdepartmentinNorthernIreland.In1978hebecameeditorofThamesTelevision'sThamesatSix.MarriedtoanAmerican,henowlivesintheUnitedStates.

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