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In reply to the discussion: Do You Have a Fictional Book That You Have Read Several Times? [View all]BlueMTexpat
(15,366 posts)UK editions. Some of the US versions - at least with the earlier novels - have been "dumbed" down.
If you like the Poldark era and want another POV (that of a soldier raised to the ranks of an officer - a very uncomfortable way to advance given the English caste system at the time), try Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpe_(novel_series)
If you are a Sean Bean fan, you'll LOVE the Sharpe TV series, especially the episodes up through Waterloo. The two episodes after Waterloo are set in India during the 19th century heyday of the British East India Company. They don't have some of the characters from the Napoleonic wars, who died at Waterloo. They're still fun, however, and were shown on PBS's Materpiece Theater. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpe_(TV_series)