LEADER 00000nim a22005775a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125053031.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 160317s2005 xxunnn es f n eng d 020 9780060784522 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 0060784520 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780060784522_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT11595567 037 11595567|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 823/.914|221 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Cornwell, Bernard. 245 10 Sharpe's escape|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cBernard Cornwell. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bHarperAudio,|c2005. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (14hr., 55 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 490 1 Sharpe ;|vbk. 10 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 0 Narrated by Patrick Tull. 520 It is 1810, and in Napoleon's determination to conquer Portugal -- and push the British back to the sea -- he sends his largest army yet across the Spanish frontier. But between the Portuguese border and Napoleon's seemingly certain victory are two obstacles -- a wasted land, stripped of food by Wellington's orders, and Captain Richard Sharpe. But Sharpe is in trouble. The captain of the Light Company is threatened from inside and out: First by an incompetent British officer, who by virtue of family connections is temporarily given Sharpe's command. An even greater danger is posed by two corrupt Portuguese brothers -- Major Ferreira, a high-ranking officer in the army of Portugal, and his brother, nicknamed "Ferragus" (after a legendary Portuguese giant), who prefer to rule by crude physical strength and pure intimidation. Together the brothers have developed a devious plot to ingratiate themselves with the French invaders who are threatening to become Portugal's new rulers. Sharpe's interference in the first stage of their plan earns the undying enmity of the brothers. Ferragus vows revenge and plots a merciless trap that seems certain to kill Sharpe and his intimates. As the city of Coimbra is burned and pillaged, Sharpe and his companions plot a daring escape, ensuring that Ferragus will follow on toward Lisbon, into the jaws of a snare laid by Wellington that is meant to be a daring and ingenious last stand against the invaders. There, beneath the British guns, Sharpe is reunited with his shattered but grateful company, and meets his enemies in a thrilling and decisive fight. Performed by Patrick Tull 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 10 Sharpe, Richard|c(Fictitious character)|vFiction. 650 0 Bussaco, Battle of, Portugal, 1810|vFiction. 650 0 Peninsular War, 1807-1814|xCampaigns|zPortugal|vFiction. 650 0 Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815|vFiction. 650 0 Historical fiction. 650 0 War stories. 651 0 Great Britain|xHistory, Military|y19th century|vFiction. 655 7 Historical fiction.|2gsafd 655 7 War stories.|2gsafd 700 1 Tull, Patrick. 710 2 hoopla digital. 800 1 Cornwell, Bernard.|tSharpe.|sSpoken word ;|vbk. 10 830 0 Unabridged war stories on cassette. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 11595567?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780060784522_180.jpeg