Hi Mr. Cornwell. Last fall, on the recommendation of my father, I read Agincourt. What a great story! As a teacher of English at a Catholic high school in Bergen County, NJ, I am always looking for ways to make the history behind the literature we read come alive. You have captured this mightily. After hearing me rave about Agincourt, a colleague suggested the Sharpe series. Sounded intriguing. Unfortunately, I am very disappointed in Sharpe’s Tiger. The storyline itself is compelling — and it appeals to my own idiosyncratic reading tastes, as well as to an interest in post colonial ideology I was exposed to in graduate school. Regrettably, the editing is so rife with oversights that I can barely force myself to continue reading. For example: You mention that the Tippoo is a ‘proud Moslem.’ Faithful Moslems do not abide any artistic representation of living creatures. The Tippoo, then, shouldn’t shamanize the tiger in his attire or accessories (as he’s described doing in Chapter 1). Another example: Col. McCandless is a a veteran of the “King’s Scotch Brigade.” A family friend, Glaswegian by birth, said to me once, when I was but a “wee lad” that one should call nothing but the whisky “Scotch” unless, of course, “ye’re lookin’ for a right brawl.” I do not rightly know why I am carping at you. I admire your talent and I am jealous of those whose gifts for storytelling are as finely honed as yours. I only wish I could enjoy the plot without being distracted by avoidable oversights. Thank you for reading and for your fine storytelling. Respectfully, John Vreeland