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 Royal Flash - George McDonald Fraser
Newest Review: ... setup brings Flashman to the attention and emnity of one Otto Von Bismarck. Now, Germany's other famous statesman might be ... more  ... the most recognisable figure in this book, but he is just one of a host of supporting characters drawn from historical fact. Boxers, adventuresses, princes and heroes are all genuine characters, and a wealth of footnotes at the back of the book show that the author has done his research.
The success of this research is a little tough to guage for me as this is far from my period of expertise, but of course any lapses in accuracy are skilfully deflected by the author's introductory assertion that Flashman may ha...more |
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Royal Flash - George McDonald Fraser: Flashing your way round Europe! (611 words)
by - written on 23/09/09 (Very useful, 49 readings)
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Anti-heroes are the most fun. It's why millions of slightly strange women adore J K Rowling's Severus Snape, why we all, deep down, want Wile E. Coyote to catch the Roadrunner and why the Devil has all the best songs. So when I heard about a series of books about a vain, cowardly bully lying, whoring and blundering his way to a hero's status in Victorian Britain, I knew it would be brilliant. The Flashman Papers The Flashman Papers chronicle the further life and times of Harry Flashman, the bully first immortalised in Tom Brown's Schooldays, as he cheats his way through life with a smarmy flourish. In the second of these ... Read the complete review
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