<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Horse riding, sword fighting, fistfights, escapes, chases... If anyone is looking for a successor to James Bond, Flashy is the one.--<b><i>The New York Times<br></i></b><br>In Volume II of the Flashman Papers, Flashman tangles with femme fatale Lola Montez and the dastardly Otto Von Bismarck in a battle of wits which will decide the destiny of a continent. In this volume of The Flashman Papers, Flashman, the arch-cad and toady, matches his wits, his talents for deceit and malice, and above all his speed in evasion against the most brilliant European statesman and against the most beauiful and unscrupulous adventuress of the era. From London gaming-halls and English hunting-fields to European dungeons and throne-rooms, he is involved in a desperate succession of escapes, disguises, amours and (when he cannot avoid them) hand-to-hand combats. All the while, the destiny of a continent rests on his broad and failing shoulders.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Praise for the Flashman series<br> "Hilariously funny."--<b><i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b> <p/> "Great dirty fun!"--<b><i>Grand Rapids Press</i></b> <p/> "The most entertaining anti-hero in a long time... Moves from one ribald and deliciously corrupt episode to the next... Wonderful and scandalous."--<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b> <p/> "Raises dastardliness to the level of an art... One of the most amusing and sardonic novels I have ever read!"--<b><i>Omaha World</i></b> <p/> "As irreverent and picaresque as <i>Tom Jones</i> and always more dramatic... Flashman is a one-man demolition squad!"--<b><i>Chicago Today</i></b> <p/> "Marvelously entertaining... A delight!"--<b><i>Providence Journal</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>George MacDonald Fraser</b> was a bestselling historical novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is perhaps most famous for his series of Flashman novels, featuring his antihero Harry Flashman. In addition to his novels, he wrote numerous screenplays, most notably <i>The Three Musketeers</i> and the James Bond film <i>Octopussy</i>. George MacDonald Fraser died in 2008 at the age of 82.
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