Dear Bernard While wishing you a very merry Christmas and Happy new year. I was wondering after reading the little book short story book that comes with Sword Song and your comments about Puritanism on whether you will ever write about the English or should that be British civil war???? Btw I hope you are not to annoyed if I say its kind of ironic that a person who hates puritans lives in New England where they supposedly settled too??? On another note you mentioned Starbuck supporting a lost cause despite losing. Have you ever thought of getting him to Hoods campaign in Tennessee since that seemed to represent a lost cause more than anything else??? And finally will you be writing anymore book reviews in the future?? Anyway merry Xmas again Tony P.S The Noble Revolt by John Admanson is a big tome but an excellent read