Dear Mr Cornwell, Firstly, I don’t mean to offend you with this question, it really is meant sincerely! Do you think that writing so many books with a violent theme has affected your personality? Has it made you feel more violent (maybe on the inside) having to get into the mindset of Sharpe and so many other characters, good and bad, which you do so very well! May I ask, did you experince violence in the past, for example have you been in the army? As I noticed with myself, reading all your Sharpe books it has made me myself feel a more violent person than I was before, which scares me! Timothy