''Sharpe's Christmas'', is a short story collection by
historical fiction
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...
author
Bernard Cornwell which he began conceptualising in 1980s. It contains two stories featuring Cornwell's fictional hero
Richard Sharpe. It was published by The Sharpe Appreciation Society in
2003
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in order to raise funds for The Bernard and Judy Cornwell Foundation.
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.
Contents
The two short stories, "
Sharpe's Christmas
"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 the British newspaper ''The Daily Mail'', which serialised it during the ...
" and "
Sharpe's Ransom
"Sharpe's Ransom" is a short story written by historical fiction author Bernard Cornwell. It features Cornwell's fictional hero Richard Sharpe. It was originally written for the British newspaper the '' Daily Mail'', which serialised it during th ...
", contained within this book were originally written for British newspaper the ''Daily Mail'', which serialised them during Christmas seasons of
1994
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and
1995
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respectively.
Sharpe’s Christmas Preview
Retrieved 28 July 2013 These were later extended by the author for inclusion in this collection.
Sharpe's Christmas
Set in 1813, towards the end of the Peninsular War, chronologically this story falls after Sharpe's Regiment.
Sharpe's Ransom
Set in peacetime after Sharpe's Waterloo this story providing a glimpse of Sharpe's life in Normandy with Lucille.
References
External links
Section from Bernard Cornwell's website on ''Sharpe's Christmas''
2003 short story collections
Christmas
Historical short story collections
War short stories
Christmas short story collections
Richard Sharpe short stories
Works by Bernard Cornwell
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