If you like the series, this definitely is one you have to read, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it unless you're taking the Flashman Paper in its entirety. I could recommend this just so more people can see what the kingdom of Madagascar was really like, or what the piracy situation of Singapore was like, which were fascinating, but otherwise, I'd recommend the other two Flashman I've read first over this one. On consideration, perhaps this is better than Flashman 1 in my mind (it's been a while since I read it) but that does give the context to the full Flashman story more than this does. Madame Sabba, his "guide" at the Temple of Heaven, actually the lure in a robbery scheme ( Flashman's Lady, unconsummated). Flashman is 6feet 2inches (1.88m) tall, weighs 13 stone (180lb; 83kg) (12½ stone in the first book, fourteen stone in the last), has broad shoulders and is attractive to women. [15] [c] He was forced into marriage in the first book, after he "caddishly deflowered" Elspeth Morrison, [3] the daughter of a wealthy Scottish textile manufacturer with whom he had been billeted. [15] Despite being married—and the fact he deeply loves his wife—Flashman is "a compulsive womaniser" [10] who has bedded 480 women by the tenth book in the series, which was set in 1859. [20] Elspeth is also probably unfaithful to him on several occasions. [15] Flashman notes that he has three "prime talents, for horses, languages, and fornication"; [21] he was also described by the master-at-arms of the 11th Hussars as a strong swordsman [22] and was skilled with a lance, particularly at tent pegging. [23] When it is necessary for him to control his fear, he will perform bravely, although is more adept at saving his own skin at the expense of others. [10] Flashman and the Mountain of Light". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library . Retrieved 3 February 2013.

Ebert, Roger. "Royal Flash movie review & film summary (1975) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com . Retrieved 22 September 2019.Flashman's Lady is a 1977 novel by George MacDonald Fraser. It is the sixth of the Flashman novels. Flashman's expulsion from Rugby School for drunkenness leads him to join the British Army. He joins the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons commanded by Lord Cardigan. After an affair with a fellow-officer's lover, he fights a duel, but cheats. He is posted to Scotland because of the affair, and is billeted with the Morrison family; he takes advantage of one of the daughters, Elspeth. After a forced marriage, Flashman is required to resign his position in the Hussars and instead is gazetted into a position with the East India Company. Mrs Betty Parker, wife of an officer of Bengal Light Cavalry ( Flashman; unconsummated). Cited by Flashman as an example of the "inadequacies of education given to young Englishwomen" in the Victorian era, Flashman died in 1915, although the details are unknown. [28] Publication sequence [ edit ] Books by publication sequence

And fired it was with readable, but humdrum results. Of course Flashy is hilarious, a cad, a scoundrel - who doesn’t want to read about a character like that? But the language in this particular novel was coming very close to the bone; I got very tired of the racial slurs, some of which were agonising to read. And clearly you’re not supposed to agree with flashy, which is sort of the point, but at times I thought it just wouldn’t be possible to publish a book like this today - and very probably for good reason. Flashman, from the Flashman papers". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library . Retrieved 3 February 2013.

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The Subtleties of Baccarat" has Flashman at the home of Sir Arthur Wilson with the Prince of Wales, just when the royal baccarat scandal is unfolding. Unlike in most Flashman stories, he is mainly an observer of the event, simply giving bad advice when asked to. However, in a twist, someone he has known for years unexpectedly turns out to be the most important player in the story. In addition, the plot is fun, going into unique territories, both for Flashman as well as historical novels in general; I don't know how many books can say the cover nearly the entirety of the Indian Ocean in the span of one novel. And the final third , which takes us to the not-often talked about kingdom of Madagascar almost feels like, as Flashy sort of puts it, a Gulliver's Travels segment straight out of a nightmare. a b c d Langley, William (6 January 2008). "Profile: Harry Flashman, the Kind of Utter Bounder That Empires are Built on". The Sunday Telegraph. London. p.28.

in the drawing room of a great English mansion with the redhot-blooded mistress of a violently jealous blue-blood? a b c Fox, Margalit (3 January 2008). "George MacDonald Fraser, Author of Flashman Novels, Dies at 82". The New York Times. New York. As a result of drinking inferior champagne after recovering from dysentery, Flashman suffers from flatulence. The noise of his eruptions startles his horse to such an extent it bolts towards the Russian lines, speeding up the British advance. [1] As irreverent and picaresque as Tom Jones and always more dramatic... Flashman is a one-man demolition squad!"-- Chicago TodayFlashman at the Charge". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library . Retrieved 3 February 2013.