Dear Mr Cornwall, My name is Philip, I have recently enjoyed your Saxon books, these are the first time I have read any of your novels, although I thouroughly enjoyed the television adaptation of the Sharpe novels when I was a youngster, and must say they are some of the most enjoyable books I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I love reading and spend a lot of my free time doing so but have never before thought to send my praises to an Author. I would like to know how you know so much historical fact? I love history and although my career is within the Army I take a keen interest and would like to perhaps persue something to do with history as a carrer as I leave next year. Would you have any tips for how to get into this field? I hope you can help me, but even if I don’t get a reply, please please keep writing your wonderful novels and I wait with baited breath for more of Uhtred. yours sincerely, Philip