Sharpe's Ransom
Short story by Bernard Cornwell
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| Short story by Bernard Cornwell | |||
| Country | United Kingdom | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Historical short story | ||
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| Published in | The Daily Mail | ||
| Publication type | Newspaper | ||
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| Publication date | 1995 | ||
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| Series | Sharpe | ||
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"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 the 1995 Christmas season. In 2003 the Sharpe Appreciation Society combined it with another short story, "Sharpe's Christmas", in the collection Sharpe's Christmas.[1]
Plot summary
"Sharpe's Ransom", which takes place after Sharpe's Waterloo, is set in peacetime, providing a glimpse of Sharpe's life in Normandy with Lucille. Old comrades of Sharpe's enemy, Major Ducos, invade the chateau, believing he possesses some of the emperor's gold he helped General Calvet retrieve (Sharpe's Revenge). Knowing he cannot convince them otherwise, he agrees to take them to where the gold is supposedly hidden. After overpowering his escort with the help of subterfuge, he rallies support from his neighbours, despite their dislike of him, and has them sing a choir in front of his chateau to distract the thieves, enabling him to sneak in through a secret entrance and capture them.
References
- ^ Cornwell, 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
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Bibliography
- 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)
- Sharpe's Assassin (2021)
- Sharpe's Command (2023)
- Rebel (1993)
- Copperhead (1994)
- Battle Flag (1995)
- The Bloody Ground (1996)
- The Winter King (1995)
- Enemy of God (1996)
- Excalibur (1997)
- Harlequin (aka The Archer's Tale) (2000)
- Vagabond (2002)
- Heretic (2003)
- 1356 (2012)
- 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)
- The Empty Throne (2014)
- Warriors of the Storm (2015)
- The Flame Bearer (2016)
- War of the Wolf (2018)
- Sword of Kings (2019)
- War Lord (2020)
- A Crowning Mercy (1983)
- Fallen Angels (1984)
- Coat of Arms (aka The Aristocrats) (1986)
- Wildtrack (1988)
- Sea Lord (aka Killer's Wake) (1989)
- Crackdown (1990)
- Stormchild (1991)
- Scoundrel (1992)
- Redcoat (1987)
- Stonehenge: A Novel of 2000 BC (1999)
- Gallows Thief (2001)
- Azincourt (2008)
- The Fort (2010)
- Fools and Mortals (2017)
- Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles (2014)
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