With the help of booksellers and librarians from around the world, we’ve created this collection of 200 iconic HarperCollins titles—beloved books that have inspired, informed, entertained, and endured.
Whether they are prizewinners, runaway bestsellers, groundbreaking nonfiction, or simply a favorite novel, these books have all had a singular influence on our literary culture.
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Sharpe’s Eagle
The first Sharpe novel published in Cornwell’s classic series but eighth in the series’ chronological order, Sharpe’s Eagle is set in July 1809 at the Battle of Talavera during the Peninsular War.