Hello - a rather frivolous comment really. I have just bought a bag of seed potatoes at a local garden nursery in North Wales. The variety is called 'Sharpe's Express'. I wonder if they have any connection to your hero? I am hoping that they will yield a good crop and be as down to earth as Richard Sharpe is. Any likelihood of his next adventure coming out in 2012?
Barbara Francis
Sharpe's Express was introduced in 1900 by Charles Sharpe of Sleaford, Lincolnshire (had to look that bit up). So no connection but I do hope they'll produce a hardy crop for you!
Sorry, no Sharpe this year. But I am working on an adventure for Thomas of Hookton.