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Flashman and the Dragon (The Flashman Papers) (Paperback)

by George MacDonald Fraser (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New Ed edition (1 Nov 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006513034
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006513032
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 324,168 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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George MacDonald Fraser's famous Flashman series appearing for the first time in B-format with an exciting new series style, ready to please his legions of old fans and attract armies of new ones. The Flashman Papers 1860 Volume Eight 'When all other trusts fail, turn to Flashman' Abraham Lincoln Unfortunately, in China in 1860, a lot of people did: the English vicar's daughter with her cargo of opium; Lord Elgin in search of an intelligence chief; the Emperor's ravishing concubine, seeking a champion in her struggles for power; and Szu-Zhan, the female bandit colossus, as practised in the arts of love as in the arts of war. They were not to know that behind his Victoria Cross, Flash Harry was a base coward and a charlatan. They took him at face value. And he took them, for all he could, while China seethed through the bloodiest civil war in history and the British and French armies hacked their way to the heart of the Forbidden City...

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Flash Harry at his best, 7 Jun 2003
By P. Glynn "pglynn9" (Gwent, Wales) - See all my reviews
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One of the best of the series, Flashman and the Dragon combines the usual sublime writing with a particularly fascinating, and not too-well known, military campaign. If you want to learn something new about Victorian history without realising you are making the effort there is no better way.
Highly recommended, and if you liked any of the other Flashman's you will be safe buying this book
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Flashman conquers China, 21 Mar 2007
By Didier (Ghent, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flashman and the Dragon (Flashman 10) (Paperback)
No sense in wasting any of your time: this is yet another great book in the incomparable Flashman-series.

Flashman, with his new knighthood and V.C., is idling away the time in Hong Kong before sailing for home, and damned if he doesn't get caught up with a woman! Before he (or you) are fully aware he's upriver smuggling guns, being caught by pirates and Taiping rebels, commandereed by Lord Elgin to accompany him to Peking, captured by the Imperial army, and sequestered by the Imperial Concubine as private barbarian pet... All in a day's work for Flashy ;-)

Having re-read the reviews I wrote on all previous Flashman-novels I should add (as I omitted perhaps in those) that, apart from the countless hilarious scenes, there are times when Flashman is dead serious (I'm thinking for instance of the final chapter where he discusses the destruction of the Summer Palace) and all in all this makes for a very entertaining read.

An informative read as well, because MacDonald Fraser not only has the historical facts correct, but knows how to make you want to know more about the particular place and time of Flashman's adventures, and that in itself is surely a good thing.

The only thing I regret is that there's now only one Flashman-novel left for me to read, because they must all surely rank amongst the finest historical novels one could wish for.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars This time Flashman goes to China! Hurrah!, 25 Oct 2000
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Yes, once again Flashy finds himself in the thick of things - a Chinese Civil War! GMF combines well-researched historical fact - stranger than a lot of fiction - with the tale of the ever-reluctant Colonel Flashman, who beds and connives his way through the Imperial and rebel courts and battlefields of China in 1860. From the very first sentence, when Flashman warns the reader that the time to beware of a pretty woman is not when you're flush, but broke - because what is she after, then? - you just know he is ging to be cajoled/ordered/kidnapped into another daring adventure... and you're not disappointed. Buy this book - and the whole series, if you can!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Flashman and the Dragon
I found this story interesting because I learnt quite a lot about the Chinese history. An era I had never known much about. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Helen M. Keltie

5.0 out of 5 stars The Empire Cometh
Only one country to date can say that they have placed and held military troops within the forbidden city, and that is the British. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2005 by jarjar114

4.0 out of 5 stars History is perfect, but not Flashman at his best
As a brief synopsis of the European experience in China, this is perfect. Mr MacDonald Fraser has clearly got a penchant for the 'Orient' and lavishes his time and trouble on... Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2000 by stilicho.vandal@virginnet.co.uk

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book and always entertaining
The research Mr Frazer puts into this book is incredible, his character is so neatly woven into the plot you cannot find a historical fault in the story. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2000

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