Sharpe's Honour (novel)
Sharpe's Honour is a historical novel by Bernard Cornwell set during the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe's Honour was the sixth book in the Sharpe series written by Cornwell, but after the addition of many more novels to the successful series it resides about two thirds of the way through the series and Sharpe's military career.
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