The first installment in George MacDonald Fraser’s acclaimed Flashman Papers series introduces readers to Harry Flashman — the roguish, cowardly, yet irresistibly charming antihero who stumbles his way through 19th-century military and political adventures. Expelled from school and forced into the army, Flashman finds himself amid the chaos of the First Afghan War, where courage, deceit, and survival blend into a darkly comic tale of empire and hypocrisy.
Written with wit, historical accuracy, and biting satire, Flashman reimagines the Victorian era through the eyes of its most incorrigible scoundrel, creating one of literature’s most unforgettable narrators.
Pages: 352
Publication year: 1999 (HarperCollins edition)
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Language: English
ISBN: 9780006511250
Genre: Historical Fiction / Adventure / Satire
