The Flashman series with its rampant escapism, fascinating historical detail, and surprising insights is catnip for book-lovers. The release of FLASHMAN ON THE MARCH the most important news item of the day for us. If you’ve never read the series, check it out immediately.
NYT on Flashman (id required)George MacDonald Fraser is now 80, or almost as old as his great creation Sir Harry Flashman was when Flashman - self-proclaimed cad, poltroon, card cheat and serial fornicator - began writing the multivolume autobiography that we know as “The Flashman Papers.” Mr. Fraser has just published the 12th installment, “Flashman on the March,” which, like its author, and like Flashman himself, for that matter, shows no signs of flagging.
Update: this arrived today (11/22). Very exciting!
Update Update: Not bad, but I couldn’t finish it. The subject of the book — Napier’s 1869 expedition to Abyssinia — simply not that interesting to me. Also, I found myself spending a lot of time wondering how well Fraser was walking the narrow line between bawdy fun and outright pornography. Start with other books in this series, or wait until Fraser does the long-promised Flashman novel set in the American Civil War.
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