David H. - , reviewed on 8/10/2011 + 174 more book reviews

The "Flashman" stories combine a rather cautious would-be adventuresome protagonist/reluctant anti-hero whose 20th Century outlook on life and danger comes to grips in each novel with the exuberant and dangerous life and style in various historical settings; this setting is mid-19th Century China -- rebellion, opium, revolution, concubines, a murder plot on every other page. Great fun; ribald to the extent of more talk than action; softly offensive to those who wish to be offended.

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