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Flashman

The Flashman Papers, Book 1

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By: George MacDonald Fraser
Narrated by: Colin Mace
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Harry Flashman: the unrepentant bully of Tom Brown’s schooldays, now with a Victoria Cross, has three main talents – horsemanship, facility with foreign languages and fornication. A reluctant military hero, Flashman plays a key part in most of the defining military campaigns of the 19th century, despite trying his utmost to escape them all.

Flashman, soldier, duellist, lover, imposter, coward, cad and hero, triumphs in this first instalment of The Flashman Papers. His adventures as the reluctant secret agent in Afghanistan and his entry into the exclusive company of Lord Cardigan’s Hussars culminate in his foulest hour – his part in the historic disaster of the Retreat from Kabul.

This is the story of a blackguard who enjoyed villainy for its own sake. Shameless, exciting and funny, Flashman’s deplorable odyssey is observed with the cynical eye of a scoundrel who was honest only in reporting what he saw. He makes all other black sheep look respectable grey.

©2015 George MacDonald Fraser (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Espionage Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Spies & Politics Sports Thriller & Suspense War & Military Exciting Witty
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New to the world of the mercurial Mr flashman..where have I been all this time??? grinning to myself on lonely train journeys to work on his adventures and miscomings. I am A very new fan to his ecacapes and wonder who he might tumble with or escape from next.

My inner flashman...

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hilarious, horrendous, spineless, immoral cad, in a truly superb adventure. Great narration. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is Interested in historically accurate epic story telling with a fictitious main character.

excellent in every way.

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I read this book and the whole series years ago so it's nice to hear it on audible. Flashman is comedic yet tragic and historic story telling at its finest with the old bluffer at the centre of it all

Devilishly funny over the top rascally wonderful

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Great story and narration! I love the non-politically correct colonial language, fully reflecting the era. Highly recommended - 5 stars!

Excellent account, Flashie at his best!

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Fun. Mace is OK but not posh enough. The story itself is great, a thoroughly old fashioned romp through Afghanistan, Flashy up to his usual antics!

Flashy

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