Sharpe's Christmas (short story collection)

Sharpe's Christmas, is a short story collection by historical fiction author Bernard Cornwell which he began conceptualising in 1980s.[1] It contains two stories featuring Cornwell's fictional hero Richard Sharpe. It was published by The Sharpe Appreciation Society [2] in 2003 in order to raise funds for The Bernard and Judy Cornwell Foundation.[3] This novel contains two stories that take place at different times, thus in an interview with the author, the book was left unnumbered in the Sharpe’s series.[4]

Sharpe's Christmas
First edition
AuthorBernard Cornwell
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRichard Sharpe
GenreHistorical short story collection
PublisherThe Sharpe Appreciation Society
Publication date
September 2003
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages104 pp
ISBN0-9722220-1-4
OCLC53796127

Contents

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The two short stories, "Sharpe's Christmas" and "Sharpe's Ransom", contained within this book were originally written for British newspaper the Daily Mail, which serialised them during Christmas seasons of 1994 and 1995 respectively.[5] These were later extended by the author for inclusion in this collection.

Sharpe's Christmas

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Set in 1813, towards the end of the Peninsular War, chronologically this story falls after Sharpe's Regiment.

Sharpe's Ransom

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Set in peacetime after Sharpe's Waterloo this story providing a glimpse of Sharpe's life in Normandy with Lucille.

References

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  1. ^ Sharpe’s Christmas Retrieved 28 July 2013
  2. ^ Sharpe’s Appreciation Society Retrieved 28 July 2013
  3. ^ Corwell, Bernard (2003). Sharpe's Christmas. The Sharpe Appreciation Society. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0-9722220-1-3.
  4. ^ Timeline of the Sharpe’s books Retrieved 28 July 2013
  5. ^ Sharpe’s Christmas Preview Archived 2013-07-28 at archive.today Retrieved 28 July 2013
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