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Flashman novel6/23/2023 ![]() That’s what our protagonist wanted in the first place, and the Guv-nor buys Harry a post as a Cornet (Second Lieutenant for us Yanks) in a Cavalry Regiment. After young Harry seduces his father’s live-in tart Judy, the elder Flashman decides to get his trouble-prone son out of his hair through that old British custom of buying him an officer-ship in the army. (The sport was named for the school, not vice versa.)Īfter a thorough chewing-out by the real-life Doctor Thomas Arnold, the 17 year-old Harry Flashman is sent home to endure another dressing-down from his angry father. ![]() ![]() Synopsis: This very first installment of The Flashman Papers kicks off with our antihero’s notorious expulsion for drunken misconduct from Rugby School in 1839. Here’s my take on the novel which would have been in eighth place if I had done a list of my Top Eight Harry Flashman Novels.įavorite Book Blurb: “In the Nineteenth Century the British Empire needed a hero. Reaction to my list of The Top Five Harry Flashman Novels continues to come in, with readers wanting more Flashman reviews. For background info on George MacDonald Fraser’s infamous anti-hero Harry Paget Flashman you can also click that link. For Balladeer’s Blog’s Number One Harry Flashman Novel click HERE. ![]()
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