"Sharpe" was a series of novels written by Bernard Cornwell and featuring the fictional Richard Sharpe. The first entry to the series, Sharpe's Eagle, was published in 1981 with the last, Sharpe's Fury, being released in 2007. Despite the fictitious side of the tales, many of the events were based on true historical happenings.
Cornwell also wrote two short stories - Sharpe's Skirmish and Sharpe's Christmas - for publication in the British Daily Mail. They were subsequently published by the Sharpe Appreciation Society (SAS), with profits divide between the SAS and the Bernard and Judy Cornwell Foundation.
List of novels and short stories
| Series Num. |
Title |
Sub-title |
1st Pub Date |
Revision Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sharpe's Tiger | Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799 | (1997) | |
| 02 | Sharpe's Triumph | Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803 | (1998) | |
| 03 | Sharpe's Fortress | Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803 | (1999) | |
| 04 | Sharpe's Trafalgar | Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, October 1805 | (2000) | |
| 05 | Sharpe's Prey | Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Copenhagen, 1807 | (2001) | |
| 06 | Sharpe's Rifles | Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809 | (1988) | |
| 07 | Sharpe's Havoc | Richard Sharpe and the Campaign in Northern Portugal, Spring 1809 | (2003) | |
| 08 | Sharpe's Eagle | Richard Sharpe and the Talavera Campaign, July 1809 | (1981) | |
| 09 | Sharpe's Gold | Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 | (1981) | |
| 10 | Sharpe's Escape | Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Bussaco, September 1810 | (2004) | |
| 11 | Sharpe's Fury | Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa (March 1811), Winter 1811 | (2007) | |
| 12 | Sharpe's Battle | Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, May 1811 | (1995) | |
| 13 | Sharpe's Company | Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812 | (1982) | |
| 14 | Sharpe's Sword | Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca Campaign, June and July 1812 | (1983) | |
| 15 | Sharpe's Skirmish | Richard Sharpe and the Defence of the Tormes, August 1812 (short story) | (1999) | (revised extended edition published 2002) |
| 16 | Sharpe's Enemy | Richard Sharpe and the Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812 | (1984) | |
| 17 | Sharpe's Honour | Richard Sharpe and the Vitoria Campaign, February to June 1813 | (1985) | |
| 18 | Sharpe's Regiment | Richard Sharpe and the Invasion of France, June to November, 1813 | (1986) | |
| 19 | Sharpe's Christmas | December 1813, Franco-Spanish border (short story) | (1994) | (revised edition published 2003) |
| 20 | Sharpe's Siege | Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814 | (1987) | |
| 21 | Sharpe's Revenge | Richard Sharpe and the Peace of 1814 | (1989) | |
| 22 | Sharpe's Waterloo | Richard Sharpe and the Waterloo Campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815 | (1990) | |
| 23 | Sharpe's Ransom | December 1815, Normandy (short story) | (1994) | (revised edition published 2003) |
| 24 | Sharpe's Devil | Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820–21 | (1992) |