Author : Derek Cheney
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462828361
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)
Book Synopsis The Leopard Wakes by : Derek Cheney
Download or read book The Leopard Wakes written by Derek Cheney and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-06-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Napoleonic Literary Hero - Just in time for the Bi-Centennial The year 2003 marks the 200th anniversary of the lead-up to the Peninsular War between Britain and Napoleonic France - the perfect time to catch up on a little historical fiction. Bernard Cornwell recently published the last of his successful "Sharpe" novels, but readers can continue their Napoleonic adventures with a new hero, artilleryman Jonathan West, in two books from Derek Cheney, "The Leopard Wakes" and the sequel "Vittoria". Derek Cheney combines imaginative sympathy with the historians cool objectivity and rare knowledge of arms, men and military strategy. His vivid portrayal of nineteenth century England - its farming, fashionable society and colourful London "Season" - is as rich in fascinating period detail as his evocation of campaign life. The Leopard Wakes, a story of romance, rivalry and adventure - but also of self-discovery through suffering - captures the spirit of the age and adds blood and meat to the dry bones of history.