Sh ar pe ' s ▁R ans om ", ▁written ▁by ▁historical ▁fiction ▁author ▁Bernard ▁Corn well . ▁They ▁feature ▁Corn well ' s ▁fict ional ▁hero ▁Richard ▁Sh ar pe . ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁first ▁short - story , ▁Sh ar pe ' s ▁Christmas , ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁British ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Daily ▁Mail ▁which ▁serial ised ▁it ▁during ▁the ▁Christmas ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Later , ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁for ▁The ▁Bernard ▁and ▁Jud y ▁Corn well ▁Foundation , ▁an ▁extended ▁version ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁The ▁Sh ar pe ▁App reci ation ▁Society ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁add ▁" Sh ar pe ' s ▁R ans om " ▁into ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁short ▁stories ▁simply ▁titled ▁Sh ar pe ' s ▁Christmas . ▁ ▁Plot ▁introduction ▁ ▁Sh ar pe ' s ▁R ans om , ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁after ▁Sh ar pe ' s ▁Water lo o , ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁pe ac etime ▁providing ▁a ▁g limp se ▁of ▁Sh ar pe ' s ▁life ▁in ▁Norm andy ▁with ▁Luc ille . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Section ▁from ▁Bernard ▁Corn well ' s ▁website ▁on ▁Sh ar pe ' s ▁Christmas ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 5 ▁short ▁stories ▁Christmas ▁Category : H istor ical ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : W ar ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : Short ▁stories ▁by ▁Bernard ▁Corn well ▁Category : Christ mas ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : Work s ▁originally ▁published