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Bernard Cornwell

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in London, England, The United Kingdom

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http://www.bernardcornwell.net/

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Cornwell was born in London in 1944. His father was a Canadian airman, and his mother, who was English, a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. He was adopted and brought up in Essex by the Wiggins family, who were members of the Peculiar People, a strict Protestant sect who banned frivolity of all kinds and even medicine. After he left them, he changed his name to his birth mother's maiden name, Cornwell.

Cornwell was sent away to Monkton Combe School, attended the University of London, and after graduating, worked as a teacher. He attempted to enlist in the British armed services at least three times but was rejected on the grounds of myopia.

He then joined BBC's Nationwide and was promoted to become head of current affairs at BBC Nort ...more

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Bernard Cornwell’s books

Average rating: 4.26 · 1,098,422 ratings · 47,999 reviews · 523 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 107,232 ratings — published 2004 — 149 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 59,147 ratings — published 2006 — 133 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 52,359 ratings — published 1994 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 50,808 ratings — published 2007 — 127 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 43,601 ratings — published 2007 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 39,409 ratings — published 2009 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6) 4.31 avg rating — 32,646 ratings — published 2011 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 32,572 ratings — published 2000 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3) 4.43 avg rating — 29,640 ratings — published 1997 — 104 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agincourt 4.16 avg rating — 30,928 ratings — published 2008 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Bernard Cornwell (?)

“But fate, as Merlin always taught us, is inexorable. Life is a jest of the Gods, Merlin liked to claim, and there is no justice. You must learn to laugh, he once told me, or else you'll just weep yourself to death.”
― Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King

tags: laugh, life, religion, weep

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“Destiny is all, Ravn liked to tell me, destiny is everything. He would even say it in English, “Wyrd biõ ful ãræd.”
― Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom

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“Don't tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
― Bernard Cornwall

tags: on-writing, readers-and-writers, writing, writing-craft

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Ha llegado, un poco retrasado, el momento de elegir las lecturas para el mes de Mayo.

En esta ocasión, votaremos por la categoría 25. Un libro inspirado por una mitología, leyenda o folclore.

Northumbria, El último reino, de Bernard Cornwell

8 votes, 17.0%

Mientras no tengamos rostro, de C.S. Lewis

7 votes, 14.9%

El gigante enterrado, de Kazuo Ishiguro

6 votes, 12.8%

El rey debe morir, de Mary Renault

5 votes, 10.6%

El tren nocturno de la Vía Láctea, de Kenji Miyazawa

5 votes, 10.6%

Los Buenos, de Hannah Kent

4 votes, 8.5%

Bosque Mitago, de Robert Holdstock

2 votes, 4.3%

El libro de los tres, de Lloyd Alexander

2 votes, 4.3%

El bosque sabe tu nombre, de Alaitz Leceaga

2 votes, 4.3%

El Cantar de Quetzalcóatl: Ehécatl, de Slaymen Bonilla

2 votes, 4.3%

Acosado, de Kevin Hearne

2 votes, 4.3%

El Beso del Kelpie, de Sylvia North

1 vote, 2.1%

Cuentos de cabecera, de Osamu Dazai

1 vote, 2.1%

Las cuevas de Haydrahodahós, de Salim Barakat

0 votes, 0.0%

Los inmortales de Meluha, de Amish Tripathi

0 votes, 0.0%

Morsamor, de Juan Valera

0 votes, 0.0%

Declara, de Tim Powers

0 votes, 0.0%

Quince perros, de André Alexis

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2012 El Colapso del Tiempo, de Mauro Barea

0 votes, 0.0%

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