Mr Cornwell, I have been recently reading the Sharpe series of books, and have purchased each one (I have just found out about the new one and am very excited about it) and am currently reading Sharpe’s Waterloo. I have read many books over the last few years, each of which I enjoy but never before have I felt compelled to contact the author, and thank them for there contribution. I am still quite young (25) and it is difficult to describe how much joy I have received from the books. I love the characters, the plots, everything, but the beauty of it is most things actually happened. I feel I am being educated. My schooling did not even touch on these events and your books have truly rekindled my love for History, and it is sometimes the most simple obvious things that delight me. Things I would never normally think of. Anyway I am sure that you have many similar emails, and I would just like to ask the question how is Sharpe received by American and British fans? I hope that they feel similar to me (I am from London) and get as much joy, pride, and happiness from reading your works! Anyway Sorry to ramble. I just wanted to express my gratitude for what is a superb series of books. Andrew McGovern