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| Original Title: | Flashman's Lady (The Flashman Papers, #6) |
| ISBN: | 0452264898 (ISBN13: 9780452264892) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Flashman Papers #6, Flashman #3 |
| Characters: | Harry Paget Flashman, James Brooke, Ranavalona 1 |
| Setting: | Madagascar,1843 Borneo(Indonesia) |
George MacDonald Fraser
Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 4.16 | 3810 Users | 144 Reviews
Interpretation Supposing Books Flashman's Lady (Flashman Papers #6)
Flashy, that lustful libertine, takes a round-the-world adventure that would shock Don Juan and make swingers of today green with envy. In an English mansion, he's not just doodling in the drawing room with a blue blood's red-hot-blooded mistress; in Africa, he's forced to serve a sultry queen who kills low-endurance lovers.The irresistable antihero heads to China, where he gets between a pair of Chinese beauties who'll do anything to improve East-West relations; en route, he takes cover on warship under fire with an explosive Malay maiden.
"A romp that will have lucky readers chortling with delight." (Publishers Weekly)
Details Appertaining To Books Flashman's Lady (Flashman Papers #6)
| Title | : | Flashman's Lady (Flashman Papers #6) |
| Author | : | George MacDonald Fraser |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 1988 by Plume Books (first published 1977) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Humor. Adventure |
Rating Appertaining To Books Flashman's Lady (Flashman Papers #6)
Ratings: 4.16 From 3810 Users | 144 ReviewsCritique Appertaining To Books Flashman's Lady (Flashman Papers #6)
I loved the first Flashman, so decided to give this a try since it is supposedly the second in the chronology, even if it is #6.Any, at first I have to say I was pretty disappointed. The book starts out with ol' Flashy in England, playing cricket of all things. It get pretty detailed about the game, which I found dry, especially since I am a Canadian and don't have a clue about it. Flashman seems a bit toned down from the first book, even if he is having an affair with a duke's wife. Of coursehow does he do it? can't keep his pants on. still one of the best anti heroes ever! what a creep. I love him.
If there were six stars.This is naughty, laugh out loud funny, completely without rhyme or reason, and wholly brilliant.Flashy is just the perfect antihero and giving him a beautiful, amoral, and completely stupid wife just ups the ante.Go on. I dare you...
Probably my least favourite Flashman novel to date; but that's likely because one of the three episodes depicted here revolves around cricket, a game that I understand little and care about less. However, when the action shifts to battling pirates in Sarawak and then to trying to stay alive in the mad court of Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar, my enjoyment of the book improved enormously.This instalment also interleaves Flashman's own recollections with diary entries by his wife, Elspeth. I didn't
Flashy's up to it again ;) I really loved his encounter with James Brooke and his merry men, I'm hoping to see more of them. This is so NOT politically correct, I love it!
Flashmans Lady is the sixth book in the Harry Flashman series, but the second in chronological order, set in 1843-45. As usual, Fraser interweaves Flashman into real-world events and places from the time in this case, cricket in London, James Brookes battles with pirates in Borneo, and the tyrannical reign of Queen Ranavalona in Madagascar, a deadly place for Europeans to visit. To a large degree these are three separate adventures just about held together by Flashmans global chaperoning and
Now I am reading the Flashman series in chronological order of Flashmans timeline, rather than the release date. So Flashman's Lady is essentially book number three, comparing it to the previous two I am fairly let down honestly. While it is still a very very good read, and had I not have read the other two first, I probably would have given this more stars and a glowing review. The issue I find here is that the true meat of the novel all takes place in Madagascar which takes up the last third
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