Dear Bernard,
Thank you for all the books. I started with the Warlord series as I had an interest in Arthur, and progressed to the others. I have read nearly all of them, some bought, some borrowed and some from the library. I saved Sharpe for a rainy day, which eventually came and have spent eight happy months rooting for him. I have now watched the ITV films, and feel he has become so much a part of my life that I am not sure what I will do without him. I am happy to hear that you may be writing more adventures for him and Harper,there were many loose ends to tie up, not least concerning Fredrickson and Jane Gibbons, but I’d like to see Simmerson come to a nasty end too! I also enjoyed the expertly written sailing novels, I have a small gaff rigged yacht which I potter about in and so often authors write about the subject with no personal experience just concentrating on some dull romantic thread. Yours are written for sailors. I am just starting the Starbuck books, which will keep me
going for a month or two, but please keep writing, especially about Sharpe, but new characters would be welcome also. There is so much English history to draw on and so many wonderful characters who populate it. Your historical research is awe inspiring.
Yours,
Paul Thomas.