Synopsis
A game of cards leads Flashman from the jungle death-house of Dahomey to the slave state of Mississippi as he dabbles in the slave trade in Volume II of the Flashman Papers When Flashman was inveigled into a game of pontoon with Disraeli and Lord George Bentinck, he was making an unconscious choice about his own future -- would it lie in the House of Commons or the West African slave trade? Was there, for that matter, very much difference? Once again Flashman's charm, cowardice, treachery, lechery and fleetness of foot see the lovable rogue triumph by the skin of his chattering teeth.
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About the Author
George MacDonald Fraser OBE was a bestselling historicalnovelist, journalist and screenwriter. Having worked on newspapers in Britain and Canada he is perhaps most famous for his series of Flashman novels and his anti-hero Harry Flashman. In addition to his novels he also wrote numerous screenplays, most notably The Three Musketeers and the James Bond film Octopussy. George MacDonald Fraser died in January 2008 at the age of 82.
Review
'Flashman is a wonderful creation, by a master storyteller. We'll forever delight in his evil antics' JEFFREY ARCHER `Politically incorrect, lascivious and fiendishly handsome, Flashman is the greatest ' BORIS JOHNSON `Flashman is one of the great characters of modern fiction; a rogue, a lover, and always an irresistible read' BERNARD CORNWELL `Flashman, Sherlock Holmes, Toad of Toad Hall, Bertie Wooster. Any writer would give his eye-teeth to have created a character as good as those. GMF was one of the greats' CONN IGGULDEN `The perfect fictional creation' TONY PARSONS `A first-rate historical novelist' KINGSLEY AMIS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First American Edition. 287pp. Burgundy boards.Neat prev. owner bookplate on the front endpaper. Gilt lettering on the spine. States "First American Edition" on the copyright page. A bright, clean copy Unclipped pictorial jacket has closed tears on the front panel reinforced by clear tape. Captured by the United States Navy, Flashman has to talk his way out of prison by assuming the first of his many false identities in America. After a visit to Washington, D.C., he escapes from his Navy protectors in New Orleans and hides in a brothel run by an amorous madame, Susie Willinck. Size: Octavo. Book. Seller Inventory # 033545
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st US Ed. " A splendid tale of treachery, lechery and fleetness of foot, in which . Flashy exceeds the promise of his two previous adventures " (this time in the slave trade of the antibellum South , and an encounter with a certain "mighty fancy goddam legal beanpole " by the name of Congressman Abraham Lincoln) Unmarked copy but with age-toned paper.Wrap-around DJ by Barbosa has a 1" tear and small 1' x 3/4" chip at rear (now protected in plastic sleeve). Seller Inventory # 047177
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Flash for Freedom ! [Flashman Papers #3]
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Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Gilt spine titles on maroon cloth with stamped decoration. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. First American Edition. The dust jacket designed by Barbosa is price-clipped and has a hint of toning on the spine. The top edge with publisher's blush-red stain. A collectible copy. "A one-man demolition squad.As irreverent and as picaresque as Tom Jones, always more dramatic and often funnier." (Chicago Today) Flashman is shanghaied in London and dumped on a slave ship, with an army of Amazons and then the U.S. navy in hot pursuit. Jumping ship, he becomes a slave overseer, slave runner and slave stealer. A certain "mighty fancy goddamn legal beanpole" by the name of Congressman Abraham Lincoln outwits him before he finally escapes from the slave marts of antebellum Mississippi with his very unusual Liza. Seller Inventory # 16867