Hi Bernard
I am interested in your approach to character development, particularly in Richard Sharpe. Sharpe started as a ne’er do well, reluctantly in uniform, and over the course of a Classic series of books became a great leader and role model (and I can see the same in Jack Aubrey). Did you have this in mind from the outset? What qualities in a leader do you think Sharpe exemplifies, and do you think his leadership is flawed?
James Stuart-Mills