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Sharpe is a series of historical fiction stories by Bernard Cornwell centred on the character of Richard Sharpe. The stories formed the basis for an ITV television series wherein the eponymous character was played by Sean Bean.
Cornwell's series (composed of several novels and short stories) charts Sharpe's progress in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He begins in Sharpe's Tiger as a private in the 33rd Regiment of Foot, who becomes a Sergeant by the end of the book, and an Ensign in the 74th Regiment who is transferred to the newly formed 95th Rifles as a second lieutenant during Sharpe's Trafalgar. He is gradually promoted through the ranks, finally becoming a lieutenant colonel in Sharpe's Waterloo.
The stories dramatise Sharpe's struggle for acceptance and respect from his fellow officers and from the men he commands. Sharpe was born a guttersnipe in the rookeries of London. Commissioned an officer on the battlefield, he overcomes class in an army where an officer's rank is often bought. Unlike many of the officers with whom he serves, Sharpe is an experienced soldier.
Sharpe is described as "brilliant but wayward" in Sharpe's Sword, and is portrayed by the author as a "loose cannon". A highly skilled leader of light troops, he takes part in a range of historical events during the Napoleonic Wars and other conflicts, including the Battle of Waterloo. The earliest books chronologically (they were published in non-chronological order) are set in India, and chronicle Sharpe's years in the ranks and as an ensign. He is known as a dangerous man to have as an enemy; he is a skilled marksman and grows to be a good swordsman. In most of the novels he is a Rifle Officer, armed with a 1796 pattern heavy cavalry sword and Baker rifle, although by Sharpe's Waterloo he has also acquired a pistol. He is described as being six feet tall, having an angular, tanned face, long black hair and blue eyes. His most obvious physical characteristic is a deep scar on his right cheek, which pulls his right eye in such a way as to give his face a mocking expression when relaxed, but which disappears when he smiles, which is not too frequently. By the end of the series he has had three children and two wives, although not at the same time.
Sharpe is a British series of historical fiction war television dramas starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Sharpe is the hero of a number of novels by Bernard Cornwell; most, though not all, of the episodes are based on the books. Produced by Celtic Films and Picture Palace Films for the ITV network, the series was shot mainly in Crimea, few in Turkey, although some filming was also done in England, Portugal and Spain.
The series originally ran from 1993 to 1997. In 2006, ITV premiered Sharpe's Challenge, a two-part adventure loosely based on his time in India, with Sean Bean continuing his role as Sharpe; part one premiered on 23 April, with part two being shown the following night. With more gore than earlier episodes, the show was broadcast by BBC America in September 2006. Filming of Sharpe's Peril, produced by Celtic Film/Picture Palace, began on 3 March 2008 in India. The first part was broadcast on ITV and UTV on 2 November 2008, with the second part shown a week later, although STV, the holders of the Northern and Central Scottish licensees of ITV, decided not to screen Sharpe's Peril. Sharpe's Challenge and Sharpe's Peril were broadcast in the US in 2010 as part of PBS' Masterpiece Classic season.
Sharpe may refer to:
- Sharpe (surname), people with the surname Sharpe
- Sharpe, Kansas, a community in the United States
- Sharpe James, American politician, New Jersey
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Sharpe (novel series), series of historical novels written by Bernard Cornwell
- Richard Sharpe (fictional character), the title character of the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell
- Sharpe (TV series), the television series based on Cornwell's books
- Sharpe ratio, financial statistic describing portfolio returns
- Lake Sharpe, created by the construction of Big Bend Dam in South Dakota
- Sharpe Field, a private airport in Alabama, United States
- R. v. Sharpe, Canadian legal proceedings
Sharpe is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, and may refer to:
In government:
- Alfred Sharpe (1853–1935), British colonial administrator
- George Sharpe (politician) (c. 1907 – 1985), Canadian politician, mayor of Winnipeg
- George H. Sharpe (1828–1900), American lawyer, soldier, secret service officer, diplomat and politician
- Horatio Sharpe (1718–1790), British Royal Governor of Maryland
- James Sharpe (Australian politician)
- Merrill Q. Sharpe, American politician
- Penny Sharpe, Australian politician
- Peter Sharpe (1777–1842), American politician, Representative from New York
- Roger Sharpe, American author and politician, former member of the North Carolina Senate
- Thomas Sharpe (politician) (1866–1919), Canadian politician, mayor of Winnipeg
- William Sharpe (politician) (1742–1818), U.S. lawyer and politician
- William R. Sharpe, Jr. (1928–2009), American member of the West Virginia Senate
In sports:
- Albert Sharpe (American football) (1877–1966), American athlete and coach
- Bud Sharpe, American baseball player
- David Sharpe, British runner
- Dougie Sharpe, Scottish footballer
- Duncan Sharpe, Pakistani cricketer
- Jimmy Sharpe, American college football coach
- John Sharpe (cricketer), (1866–1936), English cricketer
- Lee Sharpe, (born 1971), English footballer
- Luis Sharpe, American NFL football player
- Mike Sharpe, American wrestler
- Nathan Sharpe, Australian rugby union player
- Phil Sharpe (cricketer) (born 1936), English cricketer
- Phil Sharpe (footballer) (born 1968), English footballer
- Ricky Sharpe, American football player
- Shannon Sharpe (born 1968), U.S. American football player
- Sterling Sharpe (born 1965), U.S. American football player
- Tony Sharpe, Canadian sprinter
- Wendy Sharpe (footballer) (born 1963), New Zealand football player
Academics:
- Alexander Sharpe (1814–1890), English philologist
- Daniel Sharpe (1806–1856), English geologist
- Eric J. Sharpe, Australian scholar of religious studies
- Kevin Sharpe (historian) (1949–2011)
- Richard Sharpe (historian)
- Richard Bowdler Sharpe, (1847–1909), English zoologist
- Robert Sharpe, Canadian lawyer, author, academic, and judge
- Samuel Sharpe (scholar) (1799–1881), Egyptologist and translator of the Bible
- William F. Sharpe, (born 1934), U.S. economist and inventor of the Sharpe ratio
In the arts:
- Allan Sharpe (1949-2004), Scottish actor, theatre director and playwright
- Albert Sharpe, Irish stage and film actor
- Avery Sharpe, American jazz musician
- Craig Sharpe, contestant on Canadian Idol 4
- Don Sharpe (died in 2004), sound editor
- Lennox Sharpe (born 1963), Trinidad and Tobago steelband composer
- Matthew Sharpe (born 1962), U.S. novelist
- Tom Sharpe, (born 1928), English satirical author of the novel Wilt
- Wendy Sharpe, (born 1960), Australian artist
Fictional characters:
- Chris Sharpe, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
- Deacon Sharpe
- Macy Alexander Sharpe
- Miriam Sharpe, in the Marvel Comics universe
- Richard Sharpe (fictional character), central character in the novel and television series Sharpe
- Steven Sharpe III, alias The Gambler, a member of the Golden Age Green Lantern's rogues' gallery.
- Thomas and Lucille Sharpe, principal characters in Crimson Peak
Other:
- Charles Richard Sharpe, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Edmund Sharpe, (1809–1877), English architect and engineer
- Henry Granville Sharpe (1858–1947), Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army
- John Sharpe (Australian murderer)
- Karen Sharpe (born 1934), American former actress
- Mal Sharpe (born 1936), U.S. radio and TV personality
- Samuel Sharpe, 19th century Jamaican missionary and revolutionary
Usage examples of "sharpe".
Sharpe ate tinned chicken with the cheese Jane had packed for him, and washed both down with wine taken from the ambushed convoy.
So he could go back to Brewhouse Lane, Sharpe thought, and kick some teeth in.
Sharpe suddenly remembered the name of a girl who had worked in the tavern near Wetherby where he had fled after running away from Brewhouse Lane.
God, and Brooker had two Fusilier Companies following him, and Sharpe watched as a third Company set out for the Convent and he began to relax.
Captain Brooker raised the pertinent point of what was to be done with the women and children of the prisoners, and while the Captains made their suggestions, Frederickson looked appealingly towards Sharpe.
Sharpe said, reluctant to admit that he had been reduced to being a bullock guard.
Sajit led Sharpe through the bullock lines where the wealthier herdsmen had erected vast dark and sagging tents.
The wind erupted so abruptly that Sharpe half twisted in the saddle, fearing an exploding shell behind him, and as he turned there was a booming discharge of thunder that sounded like the end of time itself.
The river was wider now, wider and faster, and Sharpe woke in the wolf light before dawn to see misted trees on the western bank and fog everywhere else.
They presented their compliments to Major Sharpe, then begged leave to inform him that, in accordance with his written instructions to allow Mrs Jane Sharpe authority over his account, they had sold all his 4 per cent stock and transferred the monies into the charge of Mrs Jane Sharpe of Cork Street, Westminster.
Tiger Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799 The Author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work ISBN 649035 2 Map by Ken Lewis Set in Postscript Monotype Baskerville by Rowland Phototypesetting Ltd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Printed and bound in Great Britain by Caledonian International Book Manufacturing Ltd, Glasgow All rights reserved.
No battle, which meant that the French had outmarched Wellington again, that the armies were getting nearer to the city, and that perhaps the time when Sharpe would have to leave Salamanca was getting closer.
They pushed Sharpe into the wall, laying him on a thin, lumpy straw palliasse, and his head was in the low space where the brick arch met the floor.
Spanish, had a certain plangency, he thought, which Major Sharpe might find pleasing.
Sharpe instinctively reined in his horse as he stared at the small cluster of buildings that marked the crossroads called Quatre Bras.