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Flashman and the Tiger
- The Flashman Papers, Book 12
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
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.
Flash Harry is back! The first new Flashman novel since Flashman and the Angel of the Lord, this is the long-awaited new installment of the Flashman Papers.
When Sir Harry Flashman, V. C., the celebrated Victorian soldier, scoundrel, amorist, and self-confessed poltroon's memoirs first came to light 30 years ago, the world was finally illuminated about what became of the celebrated cowardly bully from Tom Brown's schooldays.
Now, in addition to the other famous adventures of Flash Harry contained in the Flashman Papers, come three new episodes in the career of this eminent if disreputable adventurer. The title piece touches on two of the most spectacular military actions of the century and sees Flashman pitted against one of the greatest villains of the day and observing, with his usual jaundiced eye, two of its most famous heroes.
As always with George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman's adventures are related with verve, dash, and meticulous historical detail.
Critic reviews
"Not so much a march as a full-blooded charge, fortified by the usual lashings of salty sex, meticulously choreographed battle scenes and hilariously spineless acts of self preservation by Flashman." ( Sunday Times)
"Not only are the Flashman books extremely funny, but they give meticulous care to authenticity. You can, between the guffaws, learn from them." ( Washington Post
"A first-rate historical novelist." (Kingsley Amis)
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-01-23
Done
Great series, I would start it again, gripping and funny, the performance was great. Harry Flashman is a fantastic character not everyone's cup of tea but he'll grow on you.
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- Mr. H.
- 29-01-23
Goodbye old friend
Not vintage by any means, but a chance at least to put your affairs in order and take a glimpse into Flashman’s relatively comfortable retirement. I’ll miss the rascal dearly.
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- Roger Young
- 24-11-23
Great story . Bravura performance again by Colin Mace
Loved it all . Old Flashman still just as wicked and conniving . Great story . Very funny . Bravura performance again by Colin Mace
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- mick hudson
- 29-01-20
Flashy
What an absolute star,perfectly narrated by Colin Mace what am I to do now heard them all
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- Grumpy Jack
- 02-02-20
Flashy’s Last Huzzah!
Not a full story, more’s the pity, but a collection of slightly shorter adventures which retain all of the qualities that you’d expect if you’re an avid listener/reader. Still entertaining, still outrageous, still worth every minute of your attention!
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- The Goat
- 01-06-23
Excellent
Flash is getting on a bit but these final tales perfectly capture the old rogue accepting his age with some dignity. Excellent performance as usual. Goodbye old friend
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- SjC
- 06-03-24
Great
Not A full novel but rather a collection of smaller scale adventure with smaller stakes but still very satisfying and a great way to end the series.
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- John
- 15-02-17
A wonderful end to a fantastic series
If you could sum up Flashman and the Tiger in three words, what would they be?
Entertaining. Educational. Well written
What other book might you compare Flashman and the Tiger to, and why?
The other Flashmans
What about Colin Mace’s performance did you like?
A lot of reviews comment on how Colin Mace isn't as good as Timothy West etc
I think they are wrong. Mace is superb. His accents and diction are perfect. You can listen to these books for hours without getting tired of his voice.
He plays Flashman as the young to middle aged man that he is in most of the books, rather than some old duffer looking back.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes - but life got in the way.
Any additional comments?
As always - I learned something of history that I did not know and ended up going off and finding out more. The Flashman novels made me interested in many aspects of British history that I knew little about.
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- Jessi
- 07-04-21
not as good as earlier books.
A bit disappointed in the storyline(s)..
struggled to follow the plot in the first not sure if it were the the writing or the narration.
Mind you, Old Flashy is getting a bit long in the tooth!
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- Airsping
- 10-02-16
Bring back Timothy West!!!
I'm sorry to say Colin Mace is a poor substitute for Timothy West in this latest batch of Flashman novels. There's too many mispronunciations, poor accents and a general lack of the theatre and comic punch I've come to expect from them. Not a great show all round.
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