Mr. Cornwell: I simply wanted to sincerly thank you for writing the Sharpe series of books. I am only eighteen years old and a fresman at the University of Washington in the US. My mother purchased the first of the series for me to read and it was then that I was hooked. It is quite helpful to know that however hard my schooling can be, I can lose myself in your fantastic writing. Again thank you for providing a safe haven for my mind to rest as well as run wild. Sincerly, Adrian Ball