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Waterloo: Sharpe's Final Adventure Campaign
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Plot Summary of Waterloo: Sharpe's Final Adventure Campaign
"British rifleman Richard Sharpe re-joins the Army and takes part in the Battle of Waterloo. Before he can face the armies of Napoleon he must deal with his unfaithful wife and her cowardly lover. A great novel!"
Cody Carlson, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Somewhat obvious
Time/era of story: - 19th century
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Army
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - jealousy
The antagonists are: - evil politicians
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Misc setting - fort/military installation - fancy mansion

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
Unusual forms of death - impaled - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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