I’ve loved reading all the Sharpe books and shorts stories, several times. I’ve been trying to fathom out the name of Sharpe’s father, and am probably way off, but looking at clues that have been given, would it possibly be John Copinger (Cruel Copinger). Who was a rogue (smuggler), lived in Brittany for a while, would be of an age to have fathered Sharpe? My downfall here is that I have an answer, but am unable to fit it to the riddle, ergo it must be wrong.
Thanks again for all the enjoyment, and I too would love to read more of Sharpe et al, and to see Antonia meet him again.
Paul Sumner