Flashman
George MacDonald Fraser
Published by Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1976
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Hardcover
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Broadhursts of Southport Ltd, Southport, United Kingdom
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About this Item
Description:
Book Condition ? Fine: An unread, unused book in almost pristine condition as when published. Carefully stored from new, the dust jacket remains in perfect condition, free of blemishes or tears. One faint marking across front of red cloth binding, but otherwise mint (including gilt lettering along the spine). Clean text block with crisp edges. Pages throughout remain tightly bound, clean and tidy throughout.
Reprinted edition 1976. A copy in excellent condition that would make a wonderful addition to any Flashman collection.
First in the Flashman series. The book details Flashman's early career (1839?1842) after his expulsion from Rugby, following his amoral rise through the British Army. Driven by his unshakeable cowardice, opportunism, and insatiable lust, Flashman is forced into a duel, a hurried marriage to the "beautiful but brainless" Elspeth, and a posting to India and then Afghanistan. Despite consistently shirking his duty, he accidentally finds himself in the thick of the disastrous First Anglo-Afghan War, witnessing the horrors of the Retreat from Kabul, only to stumble into a moment of accidental "heroism" that sees him return to Victorian England hailed as a decorated war hero: the "Hector of Afghanistan.". Seller Inventory # 1687erE
Bibliographic Details
Title: Flashman
Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins, London
Publication Date: 1976
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: As New
Edition: 5th or later Edition