Sharpe's Christmas

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"Sharpe's Christmas"
1st book edition
Author	Bernard Cornwell
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Richard Sharpe
Genre(s)	Historical short story
Published in	The Daily Mail (original) The Sharpe Appreciation Society (book)
Publication type	Periodical
Publisher	The Daily Mail
Media type	Print (Newspaper)
Publication date	1994
Preceded by	"Sharpe's Regiment"
Followed by	"Sharpe's Siege"

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 1994. An extended version was published by The Sharpe Appreciation Society in a short story collection of the same name in 2003 to raise funds for The Bernard and Judy Cornwell Foundation.^[1]

Plot introduction

Sharpe's Christmas is set in 1813, towards the end of the Peninsular War and falls after Sharpe's Regiment.

References

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

External links

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

Richard Sharpe stories (in historical order) by Bernard Cornwell

v t 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 (aka The Archer's Tale) (2000) Vagabond (novel) (2002) Heretic (novel) (2003) 1356 (2012) Azincourt (novel) (2009)

The Saxon Stories	The Last Kingdom (2004) The Pale Horseman (2005) The Lords of the North (2006) Sword Song (2007) The Burning Land (2009) Death of Kings (2011) The Pagan Lord (2013)

'Susannah Kells'	A Crowning Mercy (1983) Fallen Angels (1984) Coat of Arms (aka The Aristocrats) (1986)

Thrillers	Wildtrack (1988) Sea Lord (aka Killer's Wake) (1989) Crackdown (1990) Stormchild (1991) Scoundrel (1992)

Others	Bibliography

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