Dear Bernard After reading Sharpe’s Story and finding it fascinating I was curious what would the next Sharpe story be about and whether ALbuera would be on the cards it truly was the Soldiers battle since Beresford and CO were it must be said completely out thought by Soult yet it was the Soldiers themselves who won the victory (they were beat and did not know it!) and there seems nothing more dramatic in the whole Peninsular war and it would be a crime if Sharpe was not there. btw hope you don’t mind me saying in regards to Sharpe keeping his promise and staying away from the war of 1812 Sharpe should not make a promise and not break it besides it would be great to see Sharpe eating Jemmy’s dinner (anyway Sharpe released Killick from the promise why not visa-versa).

In the Archer stories in pretty much all the opponents are either the French or Scots yet neither had bowmen I wondered if you had considered getting to the wars with either the welsh or the various civil wars in England and have archers against archers??? Regards Geraint