Sharpe's Ransom

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"Sharpe's Ransom"
Author	Bernard Cornwell
Country	UK
Language	English
Series	Richard Sharpe
Genre(s)	Historical fiction short story
Published in	The Daily Mail
Media type	Print (Newspaper)
Publication date	1995
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.^[1]

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

Section from Bernard Cornwell's website on Sharpe's Christmas

[edit] References

^ Corwell, Bernard (2003). Sharpe's Christmas. The Sharpe Appreciation Society, 8-9. ISBN 978-0-9722220-1-3.

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Richard Sharpe stories (in historical order) by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Tiger • Sharpe's Triumph • Sharpe's Fortress • Sharpe's Trafalgar • Sharpe's Prey • Sharpe's Rifles • Sharpe's Havoc • Sharpe's Eagle • Sharpe's Gold • Sharpe's Escape • Sharpe's Fury • Sharpe's Battle • Sharpe's Company • Sharpe's Sword • Sharpe's Skirmish • Sharpe's Enemy • Sharpe's Honour • Sharpe's Regiment • Sharpe's Christmas • Sharpe's Siege • Sharpe's Revenge • Sharpe's Waterloo • Sharpe's Ransom • Sharpe's Devil

v • d • e Works by Bernard Cornwell

The Sharpe Series	Sharpe's Eagle (1981) · Sharpe's Gold (1981) · Sharpe's Company (1982) · Sharpe's Sword (1983) · Sharpe's Enemy (1984) · Sharpe's Honour (1985) · Sharpe's Regiment (1986) · Sharpe's Siege (1987) · Sharpe's Rifles (1988) · Sharpe's Revenge (1989) · Sharpe's Waterloo (1990) · Sharpe's Devil (1992) · Sharpe's Christmas (1994) · Sharpe's Battle (1995) · Sharpe's Ransom (1995) · Sharpe's Tiger (1997) · Sharpe's Triumph (1998) · Sharpe's Fortress (1999) · Sharpe's Skirmish (1999) · Sharpe's Trafalgar (2000) · Sharpe's Prey (2001) · Sharpe's Havoc (2003) · Sharpe's Escape (2004) · Sharpe's Fury (2006)

The Starbuck Chronicles	Rebel (1993) · Copperhead (1994) · Battle Flag (1995) · The Bloody Ground (1996)

The Warlord Chronicles	The Winter King (1995) · Enemy of God (1996) · Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur (1997)

The Grail Quest	Harlequin (2000) · Vagabond (2002) · Heretic (2003)

The Saxon Stories	The Last Kingdom (2004) · The Pale Horseman (2005) · The Lords of the North (2006) · Sword Song (2007)

Crowning Mercy	A Crowning Mercy (1983) · Fallen Angels (1984) · Coat of Arms (1986)

Thrillers	Wildtrack (1988) · Sea Lord (1989) · Crackdown (1990) · Stormchild (1991) · Scoundrel (1992)

Others	Redcoat (1987) · Stonehenge: A Novel of 2000 BC (1999) · Gallows Thief (2001) · Azincourt (2008)