Just a short note to tell you how much I enjoyed reading those Richard Sharpe stories. A older guy in our men’s bible class introduce me to these novels;(he had the set of 1-11 books) I finally got down to Sharpe’s Waterloo and spent over two hours in a deer blind (and there was nothing moving) so I finish the story…. Now I am looking for Sharp’s ransom and Sharpe’s Devil…. Just didn’t want the end of those Sharpe’s adventures….I have also seen two of Sean Bean’s character of Sharpe…. An old friend has a set of these… Will see all before Sharpe rides off into the sunset….. Only to say that at 76 years of age I still get a kick out of the good guys winning out over the bad guys; And your bad guys are truly bad villains that you can’t wait till they get their’s…. One small question; were those officers,in the early British army,really that pompous, aloof, self-center, and obnoxious, and seemly oblivious as you depicted them to be? Really enjoyed your work; hope to read into some of your other work as well……. Thanks JoePaul Taylor