Dear Mr Cornwell, I am a (very) mature student, studying for an MA in Creative writing. The project for this semester is biography and I have chosen to write about Sir Harry Smith, who was a contemporary of Sharpe, and who I first met through Georgette Heyer’s story “The Spanish Bride”. I wonder if you would be kind enough to advise me as to where I might start with more objective research other than Harry’s own autobiography which I have found on the web. I apologise for my opportunism, but felt you were the best person to approach for help. Many thanks and regards Jan Slade