Flash for Freedom!

After the slight dip that was the second entry of the series, Royal Flash, Flash for Freedom marks a triumphant return to form for the character. Harry “bushy whiskers” Flashman is firmly and confidently back in the saddle. And what a glorious show with plenty of rollicking, non-PC fun Fraser has on......more

Perhaps, dear reader, you finished The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn and said “that was pretty good, but what really would have put this book over the top is if they replaced Huck with a borderline sociopath (sporting a full set of whiskers): Well, George MacDonald Fraser has answered your prayers w......more

Accused (falsely, amazingly enough) of cheating in a friendly game of cards, Flashy injures the accuser in a rage. His reputation damaged, Flash joins a ship’s crew until the scandal cools down – only to realize to his horror (his own neck being on the line, of course) that it’s a slave ship. Here b......more

I've read all the Flashman books, several times, and regard the series as an absolute masterpiece. Mind you, the confessions of the arch-cad and womanising scoundrel can be challenging, and this episode would have been particularly confronting for some, even when published back in 1971. If you regard......more

Who is Flashman? He is: a boor a coward a liar a cheat a womanizer a woman abuser a bully You get the idea..... but Flashy has a habit of stepping in shit and somehow coming up like a rose. This book has him fleeing scandal in Europe aboard a slave ship bound for Africa and then America. As you can imagine,......more