Sharpe's Ransom

Infobox short story |
name = Sharpe's Ransom
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 = 1995
english_pub_date =
preceded_by = Sharpe's Waterloo
followed_by = Sharpe's Devil

"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 1995. An extended version was published by The Sharpe Appreciation Society in the short story collection Sharpe's Christmas 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 Ransom", which takes place after Sharpe's Waterloo, is set in peacetime providing a glimpse of Sharpe's life in Normandy with Lucille.

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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