Just finished “Sharpe’s Escape”. Excellent ! Sharpe defeats the enemy, crooked civilians, crooked allies, & superior officers. I believe I remember in a previous volume that Sharpe’s unit had a “Rifleman Dodd” and wondered at the time if it was a reference to the C.S.Forster story. Now this story reveals Dodd’s first name to be Matthew- the same as C.S Forester’s character ! Plus in an action, he’s cut off from his unit – almost a prequel to the 1943 story. Looking forward to Sharpe’s next adventure. -Bob