This is just a note to say “ThankYou!” to Bernard Cornwell. I used to hog the television controller every time an episode of Sharpe was due to start. My wife, not being a fan of Sharpe, thought that buying me the first 10 editions of your Sharpe books the perfect way to regain control of the tv for a substantial amount of time. So, in Christmas 2007 that was my present from her, all individually wrapped (much to her amusement). I have since read the complete Sharpe series, and am now halfway through the first book in the Alfred series. So “thank you!” for writing such excellent books and keeping me fascinated by your wonderful writing. Kind regards, Paul