I came upon SHARPE”S RIFLES while traveling to the U.K. many years ago. After that I came upon SHARPE’S Eagle in a used bookstore. I shared the books with my mother and brother, then people I commuted with daily became interested. (Except for my brother, all of us are women – it may seem odd for a group of women to be interested in books about the Napoleonic Wars, but we are all history buffs!) I discovered, when MASTERPIECE THEATRE began to air the shows in the States, that there many more books than I was aware of. I accumulated all of the books, and as you write a new volume, I re-read the entire set in chronological order. Last summer, when BBC America televised an episode every Saturday, I introduced my partner Bruce to the series, and now he is as addicted as I. WE had a Saturday night date each week to view the episode. Bruce has just opened a fly fishing shop in Newton MA, based on the shops we saw in Scotland and England, so money is tight. I decided to read the series again, start to finish to save money on entertainment. We plan to watch the series on DVD this fall. I cannot tell you the pleasure you have provided for a small circle of readers. Thank you so much. Robin Laverdiere