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"Sharpe's Ransom"
Short story by Bernard Cornwell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Historical short story
Publication
Published inThe Daily Mail
Publication typePeriodical
Media typePrint (Newspaper)
Publication date1995
Chronology
SeriesRichard Sharpe
 
Sharpe's Waterloo
 
Sharpe's Devil

Sharpe's Christmas contains two short stories, Sharpe's Christmas and Sharpe's Ransom, written by historical fiction author Bernard Cornwell. They feature Cornwell's fictional hero Richard Sharpe. Originally, the first short-story, Sharpe's Christmas, was written for British newspaper The Daily Mail which serialised it during the Christmas season of 1995. Later, in an effort to raise funds for The Bernard and Judy Cornwell Foundation, an extended version was published by The Sharpe Appreciation Society in 2003 to add Sharpe's Ransom into a collection of the two short stories simply titled Sharpe's Christmas.[1]

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.

References

  1. ^ Cornwell, Bernard (2003). Sharpe's Christmas. The Sharpe Appreciation Society. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0-9722220-1-3. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)