Hey Mr. Cornwell, long time fan. Was wondering (as everyone is) if you’ll get back to the Starbuck series. I probably already know the answer to that though, “after Sharpe”. Now I hope you get back to it soon because it’s been a decade since I first picked up a copy of that series. Now I love both series equally (the edge goes to Sharpe because of Patrick Harper and Sharpe’s chemistry) so don’t stop Sharpe either! Maybe alternate year to year! But this is a question about Sharpe’s historical period in general. If you were a Regimental commander in Wellingtons army which nationality would you choose to fill your battalions with? English, Welsh, Scotish, or Irish? I would choose Irish because that is where my grandad and grandmother were from! Plus I’m a fan of the 88th. Well thanks again for your wonderful novels, Mark