Hi Mr Cornwell, I’m just writing a quick note to say thanks for signing my copy of Sharpe’s Battle when you came to the Royal Atrtillery museum yesterday. I had a really good weekend. It’s only fair to say that it was Sharpe who got me into the re-enacting in the first place and it was really good to finally meet his creator. I do have a confeesion to make, however. My friends and I used to go round a mate’s house every week for a bit of a chat and one evening someone suggested we watch a video, so our host put Sharpe’s Siege in the video player. I sat throught the whole thing wondering what the point was. A couple of days later I borrowed the book Sharpe’ Revenge from the local library and read it. I didn’t understand a word (Revenge is the WORST book to start with, you can start with any of the others, but you do have to read Siege before Revenge), I didn’t have a clue wht was going on, but I liked the writing. despite that, I wasn’t going to read another Sharpe book…until I walked into my local bookshop three weeks later and walked out with Sharpe’s Tiger – honestly bought and paid for, I hasten to add. I have since collected the series and am on tenterhooks waiting for the next book. I’ve probably bored you stiff by now, so I will just say thanks once again for a really enjoyable weekend, which could only have come about because you once wanted to write a book about a rifleman. Thanks, Rfn Keri, 5/60th, (not retired!)