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 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]

"Sharpe's Ransom"
Short story by Bernard Cornwell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Historical short story
Publication
Published inThe Daily Mail
Publication typeNewspaper
Media typePrint
Publication date1995
Chronology
SeriesSharpe
 
Sharpe's Assassin		  
Sharpe's Devil

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


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