For the first time in four years comes a new book in George MacDonald Fraser's long-running series chronicling the adventures of Sir Harry Paget Flashman. Eleventh in the series, Flashman and the Tiger features not one, but three stories of international intrigue that find the fictional Flashman thrown headlong into historical events around the world.
This time out Flashman is thwarting an attempted assassination of Austria's Emperor Franz Josef ("The Road to Charing Cross"); getting to the bottom of the Tranby Croft gaming scandal-and the Prince of Wales' involvement in it ("The Subtleties of Baccarat"); and, in the title story, impacting the Zulu war while hunting down a longtime enemy. At once meticulously faithful to fact and wildly fanciful, "Flashman and the Tiger is an educational romp through the annals of history; thirty years after he began the series, Fraser is at the top of his game. About the Author George MacDonald Fraser lives on the Isle of Man. Praise Praise"You will learn things and have a lot of fun besides."--The New York Times"The delights of these novels can not be overstated."--San Francisco Chronicle"The plot is vintage Flashman-history brought to life by Flashman's refreshingly cynical view of humankind, himself included."--The Boston Globe Read an excerpt From The Publisher: When the memoirs of Sir Harry Flashman, the celebrated Victorian soldier and scoundrel, first came to light thirty years ago, the world was finally illuminated about what became of the celebrated bully from Tom Brown's Schooldays. Now, supplementing the other famous adventures of Flashy contained in the papers, come three new episodes in the career of this eminent and disreputable adventurer. They touch on two of the most spectacular military actions of the century and see Flashman pitted against one of the greatest villains of the day, and throw him into contact with assorted grand royalty, grand tarts and political heavyweights, including Bismarck, and allow him to observe the uncensored truth about two of its greatest heroes. |
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