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lostmuskrat
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Has anyone read the Flashman novels by George MacDonald Frasier?
I love them, and his collections of short stories (eg. The General Danced at Dawn). He also wrote the screenplay for Octopussy, which I think is one of the best Bond films.
They are historical novels, set in the Victorian period. Harry Flashman, the main character, is a minor character lifted from a classic work of victorian English literature (I won't ruin the surprise). Harry Flashman is one of the most decorated heroes in the British army. Harry Flashman is also a scoundrel and a coward.
The books detail the fictional anti-hero's exploits from Afghansitan in 1842 to the Zulu war. The books are very well researched and paint vivid pictures of some of the most important events (well, to the British of the time) of the 19th century.
I highly recommend them.
I love them, and his collections of short stories (eg. The General Danced at Dawn). He also wrote the screenplay for Octopussy, which I think is one of the best Bond films.
They are historical novels, set in the Victorian period. Harry Flashman, the main character, is a minor character lifted from a classic work of victorian English literature (I won't ruin the surprise). Harry Flashman is one of the most decorated heroes in the British army. Harry Flashman is also a scoundrel and a coward.
The books detail the fictional anti-hero's exploits from Afghansitan in 1842 to the Zulu war. The books are very well researched and paint vivid pictures of some of the most important events (well, to the British of the time) of the 19th century.
I highly recommend them.