FILMOGRAPHY: Bernard Cornwell (IMDB.Bernard Cornwell's brilliant novel, reissued for fans to find out the story behind the stones. By Bernard Cornwell (Michael Porter, NY Times Book Review)

REVIEW ESSAY: Bernard Cornwell's King Alfred in the twenty-first century: Fictional portraits of the king who burned the cakes from the nineteenth century to the present day (Joanne Parker, Times Literary Supplement) INTERVIEW: The following is an edited version of an online chat with Bernard Cornwell (, 1st December 1999) INTERVIEW: Bernard Cornwell Q&A (Bean Zine, 01 September 1997) INTERVIEW: Life After Sharpe: Bernard Cornwell talks to Richard Lee about laziness and hitting barn doors. INTERVIEW: BERNARD CORNWELL author of Sharpe's Prey (January Magazine, July 2001) INTERVIEW: Chatham Author Bernard Cornwell (Interview by Christopher Seufert, My Chatham) INTERVIEW: Desert Island Discs with Bernard Cornwell (BBC4) 'He once wrote, 'Cornwell and Forester - too much plot, not enough lifestyle.' He was fascinated by lifestyle and he was very good at it.' Cornwell put Sharpe onboard a Royal Navy vessel in his 2000 novel 'Sharpe's Trafalgar' and matched O'Brian's penchant for detail topgallant sail for topgallant sail, with a stem-winding plot thrown in. PROFILE: Anonymous: Bernard Cornwell may be a prolific, best-selling author, but he's still trying to make a name for himself here (Alex Beam, December 23, 2004, The Boston Globe)Ĭornwell once met O'Brian, whose work he greatly admires. FAN SITE: The Sharpe Appreciation Society PROFILE: Bernard Cornwell (Bookreporter) AUTHOR SITE: Bernard Cornwell: Britain's Storyteller -INFO: Bernard Cornwell (Wikipedia) See also: Bernard Cornwell ( 2 books reviewed) Without the Christian trappings, seems fundamentally dishonest to me. This attempt to make Arthur a figure worthy of Instance, he views the job of a soldier as fighting for those who can'tįor themselves. Time, the Arthur he portrays has the qualities of a Christian knight So central to Western literature is because it is a Christian myth.Ĭornwell takes a pretty antagonistic stance against Christianity. I do have one major problem with the book. Guinevere is a manipulative wench & triggers the action in theīreaks a betrothal to elope with her. To Uther's throne, is Arthur's infant nephew & Arthur is his sworn Merlin is fighting a rearguard battle against Christianity. Tried to demythologize the story & return it to somewhat historicalĬamelot is the Kingdom of Dumnonia. Chuck gave me this one a while ago & finally convinced me to readĪdmit I wasn't anxious for another Arthurian series.

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