Good morning I have just finished reading ‘ Rebel ‘, and was amazed to come across a character who shares my Christian name, the first time I have come across this in real life or in fiction in nearly 60 years. He is Dr. Morley Burroughs – a dentist -who was tarred and feathered within the first few pages for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Knowing the accuracy with which you set your scenes and name your other characters, I was intrigued as to where this name came from. I believe Richard Sharpe was named after the famous fly-half of our youth, and I just hope that this character was not a lawyer who had upset you in the past! I always assumed I was named after my parents love of madrigals – Thomas Morley 1557-1603 -but may be I have been wrong all along! Morley Norris – Solicitor Calverton Nottinghamshire