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Sharpe's Revenge: Richard Sharpe and the Peace of 1814 Summary & Study Guide Description
Sharpe's Revenge: Richard Sharpe and the Peace of 1814 Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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Major Richard Sharpe continues his military career during the invasion of France, participating in the siege of Toulouse, until Napoleon abdicates. Sharpe is then embroiled in legal troubles stemming from a plot hatched by his rival Pierre Ducos. Sharpe travels over much of France and to the Kingdom of Naples to hunt down Ducos, exact his revenge, and clear his good name. In the process, his marriage to Jane dissolves and his Friendship with William Frederickson is ruined.
The novel is divided into four Parts, each Part comprising several chapters. The various Parts serve to construct an overarching narrative that, in many respects, is episodic. Part I deals with Sharpe's military career and his decision to remain in France and fight against Napoleon's forces rather than resigning his commission and retiring to England with his wife Jane. As Jane returns home, Sharpe joins a newly-formed British group that marches on...
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