Bernard Cornwell
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Bernard Cornwell was born in London, England, on February 23, 1944, and came to the United States in 1980. He received a B.A. from the University of London in 1967. Cornwell served as producer of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1969-1976. After this he was head of current affairs for visa mer BBC-TV in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1979 he became editor of television news for Thames Television of London. Since 1980 he has been a freelance writer. he lives with his wife on Cape Cod. Cornwell's Sharpe series, adventure stories about a British soldier set in the Peninsula War of 1808-1814, are built on the author's interest in the Duke of Wellington's army. Titles include Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Revenge, Sharpe's Siege, Sharpe's Regiment, and Sharpe's Waterloo. The Last Kingdom series has ten books. Book ten, The Flame Bearer is on the bestsellers list. He has also written other works including Wildtrack, Killer's Wake, Sea Lord, Stormchild, Rebel, Copperhead, and Battle Flag. His title Death of Kings made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2012 and In 2014 his title The Pagan Lord made the list again. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Serier
Verk av Bernard Cornwell
The Saxon Tales Series Books 1 - 6 Collection Set By Bernard Cornwell (Last Kingdom, Pale Horseman, Lords of the North,… (2012) 21 exemplar
Cornwell's Thomas of Hookton Three-Book Set (Heretic, The Archer's Tale, Vagabond) (2003) 19 exemplar
SHARPE SERIES: 1: Sharpe's Rifles; 2: Sharpe's Eagle; 3: Sharpe's Gold; 4: Sharpe's Company; 5:… (1989) 13 exemplar
The Saxon Tales Collection: Books #1-4: The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, Lords of the North, and Sword Song (2014) 10 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell Warrior Chronicles Series 8 Books Set (The Pagan Lord, Death of Kings, The Lord of the North, Sword… (2014) 8 exemplar
The Saxon Tales Collection: Books #5-8: The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, and The Empty Throne (2014) 5 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell The Last Kingdom Series 10 Books Collection Set (The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, The Lords of the… (2017) 4 exemplar
Sharpe 3-Book Collection 3: Sharpe’s Trafalgar, Sharpe’s Prey, Sharpe’s Rifles (Sharpe Series) 4 exemplar
Sharpe 3-Book Collection 7: Sharpe’s Revenge, Sharpe’s Waterloo, Sharpe’s Devil (Sharpe Series) (2012) 3 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe's Series 1 to 5 Books Set (Prey, Trafalgar, Fortress, Triumph, Tiger) (2018) 3 exemplar
The Last Kingdom Series 11 Books Collection Set (1-11)(Death of Kings,Warriors of the Storm,The Pagan Lord,The Empty… (2019) 3 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell The sharpe series 6 to 10 books collection set (rifles, havoc, eagle, gold, escape) (2018) 3 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe's Series 11 to 15 Books Set (Fury, Battle, Company, Enemy, Sword) (2018) 3 exemplar
The Starbuck Chronicles: Rebel, Copperhead, Battle Flag, Bloody Ground (4 Volumes) (1993) 2 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell 12 Book Collection Sharpe's Battle Sharpe's Escape Sharpe's Fury Sharpe's Havoc… (1900) 2 exemplar
The Last Kingdom Series Books 1-8 2 exemplar
Sharpe Series Books 1 - 5 Collection Box Set by Bernard Cornwell (Sharpe's Tiger 1799, Triumph 1803, Fortress 1803,… (2021) 2 exemplar
Sharpe Companion Early Years 2 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell The Sharpe Series 16 to 20: 5 Books Collection Set (Honour, Regiment, Siege, Revenge, Waterloo) (2018) 2 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell Sharpe's War Battle Collection 9 Books Set Pack (Sharpe's Battle, Sharpe's Havoc,… (2010) 2 exemplar
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 -Wildtrack etc. 1 exemplar
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 -Sea Lord etc. 1 exemplar
The Last Kingdom Warrior Chronicles Saxon Tales Series (7-12) Collection 6 Books Set By Bernard Cornwell(The Pagan… (2022) 1 exemplar
The Last Kingdom Saxon Tales Series (4-6) Collection 3 Books Set by Bernard Cornwell (Sword Song, The Burning Land &… (2022) 1 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell Collection: Sharpe's Fortress, Sharpe's Tiger, Sharpe's Triumph & Sharpe's Trafalgar (2012) 1 exemplar
La conquista di Parigi (Italian Edition) 1 exemplar
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 Sharpe's Eagle etc. 1 exemplar
Il Romanzo Di Excalibur La Spada Perduta 1 exemplar
O inimigo de Sharpe (Em Portugues do Brasil) 1 exemplar
Sharpe's Command Sharpe #23 1 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell Richard Sharpes Series 16 To 20 - 5 Books Set - Revenge, Regiment, Waterloo, Siege, Honour (2022) 1 exemplar
The Warrior King 1 exemplar
Sharpe Four Book Set: Sharpe's Tiger, Sharpe's Triumph, Sharpe's Fortress, Sharpe's Trafalgar (1900) 1 exemplar
Sharpe's Enemy, Sharpe's Skirmish, Sharpe's Sword, Sharpe's Company 13-16 - Daisy CD Audiobook 1 exemplar
Sharpe Series Books 6 - 10 Collection Box Set by Bernard Cornwell (Sharpe's Rifles 1809, Havoc 1809, Eagle 1809,… (2022) 1 exemplar
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4) 1 exemplar
Richard Sharpe Series by Bernard Cornwell Ten Paperbacks (Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Eagle,Sharpe's… (1998) 1 exemplar
Richard Sharpe's Adventures 3 Book Set - Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Eagles, Sharpe's Gold (Sharpe's Adventures) (1988) 1 exemplar
The Sharpe Collection: Books #16-18: Sharpe’s Fortress, Sharpe’s Trafalgar, and Sharpe’s Prey (2014) 1 exemplar
Die Bücher vom Heiligen Gral 3 Bände im Schuber - Der Bogenschütze - Der Wanderer - Der Erzfeind 1 exemplar
Det Bästas Bokval (1990) vol 159 : Hämndens hav; Johnnie, kom hem!; Mot 90° syd; Final i frihet 1 exemplar
Marching with Sharpe 1 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell: 4 book pack: The Pale Horseman / Harlequin / Heretic / Vagabond rrp £23.96 (Grail Quest) (2010) 1 exemplar
Richard Sharpe Series 7 Book Set - Sharpe's Tiger - Sharpe's Triumph - Sharpe's Trafalgar -… (1999) 1 exemplar
The Sharpe Collection: Books #12-15: Sharpe's Devil, Sharpe's Battle, Sharpe's Tiger, and Sharpe's… (2014) 1 exemplar
The Sharpe Novels: Set of 7 Books (Sharpe's Tiger (India 1799) ~ Sharpe's Fortress (India 1803) ~… 1 exemplar
Sharpe' Peril 1 exemplar
Sharpe's Prey 5/ Sharpe's Rifles 6/ Sharpe's Havoc 7/Sharpe's Eagle 8 - Daisy CD Audiobook Set 1 exemplar
Sharpe's Siege 20/Sharpe's Christmas 19/Sharpe's Regiment 18/Sharpe's Honour 17 - Daisy CD Audiobook 1 exemplar
Sharpe's Battle 12/Sharpe's Fury 11/ Sharpe's Escape 10/Sharpe's Gold 9 - Daisy CD Audiobook 1 exemplar
2003 1 exemplar
Bernard Cornwell Sharpe's War Battle Collection 16 Books Set Pack RRP £111.84 (Waterloo, Siege, Regiment,… (2010) 1 exemplar
Der Winterkönig 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower / Lieutenant Hornblower / Hornblower and the Hotspur (1950) — Inledning, vissa utgåvor — 391 exemplar
A Dorset Rifleman: The Recollections of Benjamin Harris (1995) — Förord, vissa utgåvor — 28 exemplar
Swords and Sorcerers: Stories from the Worlds of Fantasy and Adventure (2002) — Bidragsgivare — 16 exemplar
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1998 (1998) — Author "Just a Backwoods Skirmish" — 14 exemplar
Sharpe: The Complete Collection [Videorecording] — Original book — 13 exemplar
Captain Horatio Hornblower (Hornblower and the Atropos; The Happy Return; A Ship of the Line; Flying Colors) (2019) — Inledning, vissa utgåvor — 13 exemplar
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1997 (1997) — Author "The Tiger of Mysore" — 13 exemplar
Sharpe's Set One: Eagle [Videorecording] 8 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Without Fail • Gallows Thief • Head over Heels in the Dales • Valhalla Rising (2002) — Författare — 8 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Run Before the Wind • Jedder's Land • A Parting Gift • Sharpe's Sword (1982) — Bidragsgivare — 7 exemplar
Livros Condensados: Na Esteira do Assassino | Lembrando Anne Frank | Soldadinhos de Chumbo | Callanish (1991) — Författare — 6 exemplar
Sharpe's Set Two: Enemy [Videorecording] 5 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Dark Horse • Still Missing • This Was The North • Sharpe's Gold (1981) 5 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Night over Water • Loves Music, Loves to Dance • Stormchild • The Darling Buds… (1965) 5 exemplar
Reader's Digest Auswahlbucher 180 : Flucht ans Ende der Welt. In jedem Tag steckt ein Geschenk. Der Lord muss sterben.… (1992) 5 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Hot Money • Memoirs of an Invisible Man • Seal Morning • Redcoat (1987) — Författare — 4 exemplar
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 174 : Todesjacht. Schlaf wohl, mein süßes Kind. Jenseits der Gobi. Affen auf der… (1988) 4 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: MacKinnon's Machine • Circle of Pearls • Blaze • Crackdown — Bidragsgivare — 3 exemplar
Kind vermist; De Franse adelaar; Als de tijd daar is; Schaaknovelle (1983) — Bidragsgivare — 3 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Cold Harbour • A Time to Love • Flying Free • Crackdown (1990) 3 exemplar
Het Beste Boek 161: De koning van het meer / Een tweede kans / De genadeloze nacht / Parels voor Anna — Författare — 3 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Rivers of Gold • Scoundrel • Stormy Petrel • Death Penalty 2 exemplar
Het Beste Boek 147: Stien Bekkers en haar kinderen / De vloek van de elementen / Kind van de rekening / De beren en ik (1991) 2 exemplar
Het Beste Boek 155: Moord op afspraak / Ingeloste schulden / Spoor van verderf / Margreet (1992) 2 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Honey Ant • Sharpe's Rifles • A Gift of Life • The Harrogate Secret (1989) 2 exemplar
Livros Condensados: Sem tempo para dizer adeus | Salva-vidas | A cozinha de Francesca | Condenado à forca (2008) 1 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Journey • Killer's Wake • Lady of No Man's Land • Grass Roots (1989) 1 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: No Job for a Lady • Sharpe's Eagle • Shaman's Daughter • The Gold of Troy (1981) 1 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books Scoundrel/Dolphin Sunrise/Doctor On Trial/A Curate For All Seasons (1992) — Författare — 1 exemplar
Una vita per un premio (prizes) - Rotta di tempesta (stormchild) - La scelta di Tom (daybreak) - il cane della… — Författare — 1 exemplar
Taggad
Allmänna fakta
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Wiggins, Bernard
- Födelsedag
- 1944-02-23
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK (birth)
USA (naturalized) - Land (för karta)
- USA
- Födelseort
- London, England, UK
- Bostadsorter
- London, England, UK
Chatham, Massachusetts, USA - Utbildning
- University of London (BA|1967)
Monkton Combe School, Bath, UK - Yrken
- historical novelist
- Organisationer
- BBC
Thames Television - Priser och utmärkelser
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2006)
Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award (2004)
Medlemmar
Diskussioner
British Author Challenge August 2021: Helen Oyeyemi & Bernard Cornwell i 75 Books Challenge for 2021 (november 2021)
Arthurian Theme read w/**SPOILERS** i The Green Dragon (mars 2008)
Recensioner
Listor
Favourite Books (9)
Overdue Podcast (1)
THE WAR ROOM (23)
Historical Fiction (32)
Favorite Series (2)
al.vick-series (3)
Priser
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Statistik
- Verk
- 153
- Även av
- 51
- Medlemmar
- 80,544
- Popularitet
- #152
- Betyg
- 4.0
- Recensioner
- 1,624
- ISBN
- 2,702
- Språk
- 24
- Favoritmärkt
- 286
En av de bästa historiska romaner jag läst. Jag kan varmt rekommendera den.