Sharpe's Skirmish
Original 1999 edition | |
| Author | Bernard Cornwell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Richard Sharpe stories |
| Genre | Historical short story |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1999 (Original Limited Edition Paperback) 2002 (Revised Extended Paperback edition) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 63 pp (Revised Extended Paperback edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-9722220-0-6 (Revised Extended Paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 51160220 |
| Preceded by | Sharpe's Sword |
| Followed by | Sharpe's Enemy |
"Sharpe's Skirmish" is a historical short story by Bernard Cornwell in the Richard Sharpe series.
"Sharpe's Skirmish" was first written in 1998. British bookseller W. H. Smith devised the idea of giving away a Sharpe short story with every copy of Sharpe's Fortress. This irritated other publishers, and only a few thousand copies were printed. Much later, Cornwell revised the story, which was published by the Sharpe Appreciation Society.