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Flashman Papers Series

12 primary works • 23 total works
Sir Harry Paget Flashman is a fictional character created by George MacDonald Fraser (1925–2008), but based on the character "Flashman" in Tom Brown's Schooldays (1857), a semi-autobiographical work by Thomas Hughes (1822–1896).

This list is not in the order of Flashman's life, but the order in which they were written by George MacDonald Fraser

The …

Book 1

Flashman
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4.06 · 15888 Ratings · 1333 Reviews · published 1969 · 107 editions
This is an alternative cover edition for ISBN 9780…

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    Book 2

    Royal Flash
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    4.13     · 8176 Ratings · 389 Reviews · published 1970 · 71 editions
    In volume 2 of The Flashman Papers, Flashman tangl…

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    Book 3

    Flash for Freedom
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    4.21     · 5468 Ratings · 247 Reviews · published 1971 · 56 editions
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    Book 4

    Flashman at the Charge
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    4.37     · 5585 Ratings · 246 Reviews · published 1973 · 53 editions
    Harper Collins 1999 Trade edition paperback, fine …

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    Book 5

    Flashman in the Great Game
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    4.37     · 4816 Ratings · 182 Reviews · published 1975 · 46 editions
    “Hilariously funny.”— The New York Times Book Revi…

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    Book 6

    Flashman's Lady
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    4.17     · 4869 Ratings · 212 Reviews · published 1977 · 47 editions
    Flashy, that lustful libertine, takes a round-the-…

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    Book 7

    Flashman and the Redskins
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    4.27     · 4054 Ratings · 164 Reviews · published 1982 · 46 editions
    George MacDonald Fraser's famous Flashman series a…

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    Book 8

    Flashman and the Dragon
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    4.27     · 3565 Ratings · 137 Reviews · published 1985 · 47 editions
    Harry Flashman: the unrepentant bully of Tom Brown…

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    Book 9

    Flashman and the Mountain of Light
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    4.23     · 3887 Ratings · 140 Reviews · published 1990 · 45 editions
    Coward, scoundrel, lover and cheat, but there is n…

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    Book 10

    Flashman and the Angel of the Lord
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    4.10     · 2980 Ratings · 127 Reviews · published 1994 · 36 editions
    "A jolly read."-- The Wall Street Journal

    The te…

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    Book 11

    Flashman and the Tiger
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    4.05     · 2607 Ratings · 112 Reviews · published 1999 · 34 editions
    For the first time in four years comes a new book …

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    Book 12

    Flashman on the March
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    4.11     · 2675 Ratings · 133 Reviews · published 2005 · 33 editions
    It’s 1868 and Sir Harry Flashman, V.C., arch-cad, …

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    Book 10-12

    Flashman and the Dragon, Flashman on the March, Flashman and the Tiger
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    4.58     · 50 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    10 Flashman and the Dragon 1985
    11 Flashman on the …

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    Book 1-12

    The Flashman Papers: The Complete 12-Book Collection
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    4.53     · 148 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2013 · 3 editions

    George MacDonald Fraser’s uproarious bestselling F…

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    Book 1-3

    Flashman's First Omnibus
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    4.44     · 27 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1979 · 3 editions
    Flashman --Royal Flash --Flash for freedom.

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    Book 4-5

    Flashman at the Charge / Flashman in the Great Game
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    4.58     · 159 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1983 · 2 editions
    George MacDonald Fraser's famous Flashman series a…

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    Book 1-2, #6

    Flashman Papers 3-Book Collection 1: Flashman, Royal Flash, Flashman’s Lady
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    4.48     · 23 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    The first three books in George MacDonald Fraser’s…

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    Book 3, #7, #9

    Flashman Papers 3-Book Collection 2: Flashman and the Mountain of Light, Flash For Freedom!, Flashman and the Redskins
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    4.12     · 24 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2013 · 3 editions
    Books 4-6 in George MacDonald Fraser’s uproarious …

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    Book 1, #3, #5

    Flashman, Flash for Freedom!, Flashman in the Great Game
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    4.52     · 263 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2010 · 1 edition
    Three of George MacDonald Fraser’s incomparable an…

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    Book 4-5, #10

    Flashman Papers 3-Book Collection 3: The thrilling historical fiction action adventure novels of uncharted lands
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    4.59     · 22 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    Books 7-9 in George MacDonald Fraser’s uproarious …

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    Flashman Papers George Macdonald Fraser Series 2 : 6 Books Collection Set
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · 1 edition
    Flashman papers george macdonald fraser series 2 :…

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    Flashman papers george macdonald fraser series 1: 6 books collection set
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    3.00     · 2 Ratings · 1 edition
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    The Flashman Papers Series George MacDonald Fraser Collection 6 Books Bundle
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    4.25     · 8 Ratings · 2 editions
    The Flashman Papers Series George MacDonald Fraser…

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