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Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812 by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812: Audiobook

Book 15 of the Richard Sharpe Adventures series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812 audiobook runs 11.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Frederick Davidson (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,426 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812 is book 15 of Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe Adventures series: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Frederick Davidson, released May 9, 2011, on the Historical (Fiction) and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.2 hrs
Narrated by
Frederick Davidson
Released
May 9, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Action & Adventure (Fiction), Westerns & War
Series
The Richard Sharpe Adventures #15
ISBN
9781481597944

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812 audiobook?

Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812 runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is the Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812 audiobook free?

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Who narrates Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812?

Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812 is narrated by Frederick Davidson.

Is Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.