Pros: Well-character, solid research, good fun Cons: Flashman's violence may deter some.
Anti-heroes are the most fun. It's why millions of slightly strange women adore J K Rowling's Severus Snape, why we all, deep down, want Wile E. Coyote to catch the Roadrunner and why the Devil has all the best songs. So when I heard about a ...
Pros: A page-turning read packed with historical facts: you've never had so much fun learning! Cons: Some accounts of the worst moments in human history are not for the feint hearted.
I can't say enough good things about ole Flashy and the entire series. It's historical fiction at its finest with a rogue of a protagonist you can't help but love. Flashman, in his own words, has only three talents: horse riding, languages, and ...
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