As an avid reader and historian I was wondering whether you were considering writing a story about the lead up to the Battle of Hastings?
Matthew
It's possible....but not any time soon.
Where did Sharpe's money go? He gets the jewels back but then in Sharpe's Rifles he is poor again.
Andrew Stevenson
Did you read Sharpe's Prey?
Dear Bernard, I am a French reader and I like very much your novels. I wished to know if you knew when is it "The Burning Land" will appear in France please? Thank you beforehand for your answer. Sébasien
Sorry! It seems the French publisher does not have plans for a French translation of The Burning Land.
Hi Bernard, just a quickie to let you know that I've become an obsessive reader thanks to your books.I first saw the Sharpe series on tv while living in new zealand in the 90's,ironically peter jackson rented the same house (fully furnished) to sean bean when he filmed lord of the rings in wellington, so Sharpie got to sleep in my bed!unfortunately we had sold it by then and were not permitted to pop in for a visit!. anyhow I've just read the gallows thief(it would make a great film) and would really like to find out more about 'the flash language' it's much better than cockney rhyming slang. I wonder why it died out as it is harder to translate for private conversations,there is nothing on the net about it.So much for my short message eh? kind regards John Hurt.
One of our best sources of 'Flash' comes from a convict sent to Australia - James Vaux - who published a dictionary of the Flash language - if you Google him (James Hardy Vaux) you'll find lots, or try Australian Word Map which has an article about him. I'm pretty certain there must be more on the web. It is a fascinating dialect and so obscure that some magistrate's courts had interpreters! I hope Sharpe slept well in your bed!
Dear Mr Cornwell, Thoroughly enjoyed the Saxon Stories and really looking forward to the next instalment of Uhtred's travels next year. Any chance on something on the Crusades? Surely you havent any distant relatives here? Thanks Peter - Essex
No plans for the Crusades.
Dear Bernard, I am a French reader and I like very much your novels. I wished to know if you knew when is it "The Burning Land" will appear in France please? Thank you beforehand for your answer. Sébasien
Sorry! It seems the French publisher does not have plans for a French translation of The Burning Land.
Hello Bernard I am a huge fan of the Sharpe Series and was wondering if there are any more in the pipeline. I have read them all several times over and would look forward to another one (at least) to add to the collection. All the best Malcolm Ferguson
When or will there be a next Sharpe book.
Josef Hendriks
There will be more Sharpe - but not this year, or next...
Dear Mr Cornwell, Thoroughly enjoyed the Saxon Stories and really looking forward to the next instalment of Uhtred's travels next year. Any chance on something on the Crusades? Surely you havent any distant relatives here? Thanks Peter - Essex
No plans for the Crusades.
As an avid reader and historian I was wondering whether you were considering writing a story about the lead up to the Battle of Hastings?
Matthew
It's possible....but not any time soon.
Dear Bernard Cornwell,Thank you for your history lessons mixed with such great characters.I've read almost all the books several times.My favorite single book is Gallows Thief. Do you plan to bring back Rider Sandman again? Second question,what do you think of C.S. Forester novels?
David L. Battaglia
I have given some thought to a follow up to Gallows Thief, but I'm not sure it will ever get written?
I have quite a fondness for C. S. Forester. I read Hornblower when I was a kid - ten? Eleven? Long time ago, anyway! and the inspiration for the Sharpe series came from that series.