From an interview with one of my favorite historical novelists, Bernard Cornwell:
Jake Kerridge, "Bernard Cornwell: ‘I don’t mind if people accuse Sharpe of toxic masculinity’," The Telegraph, May 19, 2023.Cornwell worked as an editor in television news before falling in love in the 1970s with an American woman called Judy – now his wife of 43 years. He followed her to the States and, lacking a Green Card and so unable to get a job, he wrote his first novel, Sharpe’s Eagle (1981). His 50-plus adventure yarns – at their best, as unputdownable as C S Forester’s – have now sold more than 25 million copies. ....
.... He admits to being “utterly shameless about changing history when it’s necessary to my story, although I always confess my sins in a note at the end of the book”. The 23rd Sharpe novel, Sharpe’s Command, will be out later this year. ....
Cornwell remains a devoted fan of the Sharpe television series (1993-2008), which catapulted Sean Bean to superstardom. ....
In the meantime, yet another new Cornwell-derived TV series – The Winter King, an Arthurian tale based on the trilogy he published in the 1990s – will be on ITVX later this year. And although Cornwell says he’s “too old to start another series [of novels]”, he’ll continue with standalone novels, plus filling in the gaps in the Sharpe saga. “My only real ambition is to keep going till the bitter end.” ....
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