Flashman at the Charge
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Rating | : | 4.39 (635 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0452264138 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-04-26 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
We'll forever delight in his evil antics' JEFFREY ARCHER 'Politically incorrect, lascivious and fiendishly handsome, Flashman is the greatest ' BORIS JOHNSON 'Flashman is one of the great characters of modern fiction; a rogue, a lover, and always an irresistible read' BERNARD CORNWELL 'Flashman, Sherlock Holmes, Toad of Toad Hall, Bertie Wooster. GMF was one of the greats' CONN IGGULDEN 'The perfect fictional creation' TONY PARSONS 'A first-rate historical novelist' KINGSLEY AMIS . 'Flashman is a wonderful creation, by a master storyteller. Any writer would give his eye-teeth to ha
Charge of the Light Brigade, Flashman style mrliteral If you ever wondered what the opposite of James Bond might look like, George MacDonald Fraser's Harry Flashman might be a good character to look at: while superficially a heroic individual of great charm, Flashman is actually a coward and a cad and is unrepentant about these qualities. In the fourth volume of the series, Flashman at the Cha. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Flashy is as good as ever, full of historical information and yet told by an adventurous cad!. Five Stars A great volume.
In addition to his novels he also wrote numerous screenplays, most notably The Three Musketeers and the James Bond film Octopussy. Having worked on newspapers in Britain and Canada he is perhaps most famous for his series of Flashman novels and his anti-hero Harry Flashman. . George MacDonald Fraser OBE was a bestselling historical novelist, journalist and screenwriter. George MacDonald Fraser died in January 2008 at the age of 82
The fourth volume of memoirs in which Harry Flashman confronts destiny with Lord Cardigan and the Light Brigade. Part of the FLASHMAN series, comprising FLASHMAN, ROYAL FLASH and FLASH FOR FREEDOM, which explores the successful though scandalous later career of the bully in TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS.