false 142464 17 In Volume II of the <i>Flashman Papers</i>, 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. Did Flashman's adventures in the Duchy of Strackenz provide the inspiration for <i>The Prisoner of Zenda</i>? The similarities are certainly there as Flash Harry becomes embroiled in a desperate succession of escapes, disguises, amours and (when unavoidable) hand-to-hand combats in an epic adventure that takes him from the gaming-halls of London to the dungeons and throne-rooms of Europe. And for once Flashman's talents for deceit and treachery are matched by those of Otto von Bismarck and the beautiful but deadly Lola Montez. 1137476 book 1970 Royal Flash (The Flashman Papers, #2) total:441|5:136|4:195|3:90|2:16|1:4| 441 1766 542 29 401890 0452261120 9780452261129 58 6 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174446750m/401890.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/401890.Royal_Flash 4 2 false Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 10:34:42 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 10:40:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 142464 0006511260 9780006511267 374 21 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142464.Royal_Flash 4 0 false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 20:55:51 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 20:56:46 -0800 2009 Flashman after I read the first book in George MacDonald Fraser's series. But there was something that compelled me to seek out more of his (mis)adventures and so I picked up Royal Flash from the library. Maybe it's that the novel is a pastiche of one of my chi...more...]]> 142464 0006511260 9780006511267 374 21 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142464.Royal_Flash 5 0 false Thu Oct 29 15:14:46 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 15:25:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 142464 0006511260 9780006511267 374 21 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142464.Royal_Flash 5 1 false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 13:36:58 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 21:28:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 401890 0452261120 9780452261129 58 6 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174446750m/401890.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/401890.Royal_Flash 5 0 false Thu Jun 11 07:23:30 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 07:23:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 142464 0006511260 9780006511267 374 21 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142464.Royal_Flash 5 0 false Thu Jun 11 07:15:46 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 07:21:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 142464 0006511260 9780006511267 374 21 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142464.Royal_Flash 4 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 07:08:17 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 23 07:24:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 142464 0006511260 9780006511267 374 21 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142464.Royal_Flash 4 0 false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 12:37:07 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 02:20:45 -0700 2009 142464 0006511260 9780006511267 374 21 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142464.Royal_Flash 3 0 false Mon Jul 28 15:44:49 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 16:06:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 142464 0006511260 9780006511267 374 21 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142464.Royal_Flash 4 0 false Fri Apr 24 23:04:54 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 23:06:28 -0700 2009
"it is very difficult to not like a lovely idiot."
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I wonder sometimes if any man on earth has come to in a cell more often than I have.

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