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Chile History War of Independence, 1810-1824 Fiction Earl of Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane 1775-1860 Fiction France Court and courtiers History 19th century Fiction France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Fiction Great Britain History, Military 19th century Fiction I, Emperor of the French Napoleon 1769-1821 Fiction Kings and rulers Fiction Sharpe, Richard (Fictitious character) Fiction Upper class Fiction Young women France History 19th century FictionCornwell, Bernard.
Summary: Embarking on an odyssey to Chile to find an old friend who has disappeared, Sharpe and Patrick Harper are asked by Napoleon to deliver a seemingly harmless gift--one that plunges them into a world of danger and intrigue.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CORCornwell, Bernard.
Summary: Five years after the battle of Waterloo, Sharpe's, peaceful retirement in Normandy is shattered by a plea for help. Don Blas Vivar is missing in Chile, reported dead at rebel hands, a report his wife refuses to believe. Sharpe and his companion, Patrick Harper set off to Chile, via St Helena where they meet the fallen Emperor Napoleon. Neither Sharpe or Harper realize what danger awaits them in...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 1998
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CORKeneally, Thomas
Summary: "From the bestselling author of Schindler's List and The Daughters of Mars, a new historical novel set on the remote island of Saint Helena about the remarkable friendship between a young woman and one of history's most intriguing figures, Napoleon Bonaparte, during the final years of his life in exile. In October 1815, after losing the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was banished to the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KENPataki, Allison
Summary: "As the French revolution ravages the country, Desiree Clary is faced with the life-altering truth that the world she has known and loved is gone and it's fallen on her to save her family from the guillotine. A chance encounter with Napoleon Bonaparte, the ambitious and charismatic young military prodigy, provides her answer. When her beloved sister Julie marries his brother Joseph, Desiree and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PATCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PATMoran, Michelle.
Summary: Draws on primary sources to recreate the wildly promiscuous court of Napoleon Bonaparte through the experiences of his stepdaughter Hortense, his infamous sister Pauline, and his freedom-seeking Austrian wife Marie-Louise.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2012