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Bernard Cornwell
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1944
Bernard Cornwell is an English author of historical novels and a history of the Waterloo campaign. He is best known for his long-running series of novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe. He has also written The Saxon Stories, a series of thirteen novels about the unification of England.
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About Bernard Cornwell
Birth
1944
First book
1983
Years writing
43
Bernard Cornwell is an English author of historical novels and a history of the Waterloo campaign. He is best known for his long-running series of novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe. He has also written The Saxon Stories, a series of thirteen novels about the unification of England.
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Bernard Cornwell was born in London in 1944 and began his professional career working as a journalist for the BBC.
His prolific career includes the authorship of over 240 works, focusing primarily on historical fiction.
He is world-renowned for creating the iconic character Richard Sharpe, the protagonist of his famous series about the Napoleonic Wars.
His narrative style is noted for meticulous historical research that brings eras like the unification of England or Arthurian Britain to life.
Before dedicating himself fully to writing, Cornwell worked as a teacher, an experience that preceded his successful time in journalism.
