Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am a recent fan, having read only two of your books (Sharpe’s Rifles and one other Sharpe). I was introduced to your work through the Sharpe TV series which I enjoyed thoroughly, hence causing me to read the books! This question might be answered when I have actually read the whole series, but I can’t wait that long! In the TV movie called Sharpe’s Justice, when Sharpe was posted to Yorkshire, I was intrigued by the character of George Wickham. Not having read the book which describes this (I’m not even sure which book it would be, as the TV series doesn’t necessarily follow the book titles??), I assume there really is a George Wickham in the book? It immediately brought to mind the character of George Wickham in Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, who was rather nefarious, and who was “posted to a _____shire in the north of England.” Was this an intentional reference, on your part, to Jane Austen’s character, or was it completely unrelated? I have long wished that Jane Austen had finished off Mr. Wickham, but that was not her style, so I’m hoping you took the liberty of doing so! Thank you for your time. A fan from Ohio, in the USa