Greetings.  I was hooked on the Sharpe TV series from the very beginning, and eventually ended up owning all the books  as well. After a long interval, I have decided to go back and re-read the Sharpe saga from start to finish.  I’m just about finished with Tiger, but then I was thinking about his earlier life, and couldn’t remember if there was one book in particular that went into this at any great length.  I’m not saying I will interrupt my progress to read the backstory, but in case I wish to refer to it, where should I look?

I also plan to re-read my other Rifles books: Riflemen Harris & Dodd, The Other Side of the Hill, and Kincaid’s Adventures in the Rifle Brigade.  I’d be interested to learn if you had a favorite among them.

I participate in living history events as a Native American re-enactor, and find it heartwarming that the occasional greenjacket who might pop up at the 1812 event I attend annually has no problem pausing in their duties to chew the fat about Richard Sharpe, even with a Sauvage who fights for President Madison.

I look forward to further tales of Sharpe and his confederates.

Gabe Ginex