Dear Mr.Cornwell, firstly I must wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and happy New Year. I know Sharpe is proud of his ‘parent’ rgt.and his green-jacket yet in print he has only fought with them at Koge and a brief battle during the retreat to Corunna. I hope by “not going back in time”, that a novel of Vimeiro/Rolica is not out of the question since it would seem the ideal situation to foster Sharpe’s love of ‘the rifles’ and his longarm. Also, since Sharpe’s peninsular battles will eventually dry-up, could I be so bold as to mention Captain Morris is still in Ireland after kSharpe’s Devil, and the mischief kSharpe and Harper could cause there would be very interesting. Lastly I must say that my fave period is from 1850-1919. The kCrimea, Indian mutiny, Peking, NZ wars, Fenian uprising etc. So it is a credit to your ability and skill at writing historical novels that each period you write of becomes a new source of delight. Thanks, Tomas Slaine.