Sharpe's Christmas

Infobox short story |
name = Sharpe's Christmas
title_orig =
translator =
author = Bernard Cornwell
country = flagicon|United Kingdom UK
language = English
series = Richard Sharpe
genre = Historical fiction short story
published_in = The Daily Mail
publication_type =
publisher =
media_type = Print (Newspaper)
pub_date = 1994
english_pub_date =
preceded_by = Sharpe's Regiment
followed_by = Sharpe's Siege

"Sharpe's Christmas", is a short story by historical fiction author Bernard Cornwell. It features Cornwell's fictional hero Richard Sharpe. It was originally written for British newspaper "The Daily Mail" which serialised it during the Christmas season of 1994. An extended version was published by The Sharpe Appreciation Society in a short story collection of the same name in 2003 to raise funds for The Bernard and Judy Cornwell Foundation.cite book |title=Sharpe's Christmas |last=Corwell |first=Bernard |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2003 |publisher=The Sharpe Appreciation Society |location= |isbn=978-0-9722220-1-3 |pages=8-9]

Plot Introduction

"Sharpe's Christmas" is set in 1813, towards the end of the Peninsular War and falls after Sharpe's Regiment.

External links

* [http://bernardcornwell.net/index.cfm?page=2&BookId=39 Section from Bernard Cornwell's website on "Sharpe's Christmas"]

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