Just a note to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed the Sharpe series, I’m just now finishing “Waterloo”. A question for you though–I note that in the Sharpe books the “f” word is never used. I assumed that it was because it was not in use at the time. Yet in “Redcoat” it appears time and time again, so it must have been in use, at least 20 years before Sharpe joined the army. Any comment? Again let me say how much I’ve enjoyed your books. Tom