Not to take up too much time, just to note that two friends and I have just published a novel in which a descendant of Richard Sharpe plays a role. He is a sharpshooter who lives on the Fen near the Wash in Eastern England. During WWII, Willie Sharpe becomes an RAF Ace by shooting down German planes with his fifty-caliber Sharpes rifle.In context, it’s not as far-fetched as it seems.
One of my co-authors and I are ardent Sharpe fans. We included this quiet homage in our novel as a way of saying thank you for those many hours of happy reading. Best wishes to you.
Rodger Pettichord