Download or read book Sharpe's Fortress written by Bernard Cornwell and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-01-08 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be prepared for scenes of great action & heroic. The sword hissed an inch behind the boy's neck. "I said to leave him alone!" Sharpe said. "Or do you want to fight me instead?" "None of us," a calm voice said behind Sharpe, "wants to fight Ensign Sharpe." Richard Sharpe. Soldier, hero, rogue—the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles, whose green jacket he proudly wears.