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Der inzwischen mit dem Viktoriakreuz ausgezeichnete Oberst Harry Flashman taucht in der britischen Kronkolonie Hongkong auf. Was zunächst wie ein kleiner Nebenverdienst vor seiner Heimreise aussieht - eine Schiffsladung Opium in chinesisches Hoheitsgebiet schmuggeln - entwickelt sich unversehens zu einem atemlosen Abenteuer: In China herrscht Bürgerkrieg, die Sekte der Taipings erhebt sich gegen die dekadente Herrschaft des Kaisers in Peking. ...

A high-seas swashbuckling romp in classic George Macdonald Fraser style

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FICTION / Historical

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Repackaged to tie-in with hardback publication of 'The Reavers' and to appeal to a new generation of George MacDonald Fraser fans, 'The Pyrates' is a swashbuckling romp of a novel.

Hastig den Rückzug aus dem Boudoir einer Dame anzutreten, wenn man mit einer leichtfertigen jungen Frau in flagranti erwischt wird, wäre eine normale Reaktion, aber wenn sich herausstellt, dass der Ehemann ein hoher Richter ist, dann ist es angesagt, Kalkutta schnell zu verlassen. Und so tritt Flashman eine Reise an, auf der er in Südafrika gekidnappt und nach Amerika verschifft wird. Sein Ziel: eine kleine Stadt in Virginia namens Harper's Fe...

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George MacDonald Fraser's hilarious stories of the most disastrous soldier in the British Army - collected together for the first time in one volume.

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Seven titles in a relaunch of the "Flashman" backlist. 'As well as providing a fine assortment of treats, George MacDonald Fraser is a marvellous reporter and a first-rate historical novelist' Kingsley Amis, "Sunday Telegraph

Captain Harry Flashman's covert missions for Her Majesty's Secret Service have taken him all over the globe--Afghanistan, Borneo, Madagascar, Indian and China--but never before has he encountered so formidable a challenge and attempted to rise to it with such hilarious ineptitude as in his latest adventure.

Hilariously funny."-The New York Times Book ReviewOne of literature's most delightful rakes is back in another tale of rollicking adventure and tantalizing seduction. The plucky Flashman's latest escapades are sure to entertain devotees as well as attract new aficionados.

Horse riding, sword fighting, fistfights, escapes, chases... If anyone is looking for a successor to James Bond, Flashy is the one."-The New York TimesIn 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 dec...

A remarkably successful book on a fascinating subject, well organized and well written." -Time's Literary SupplementFrom the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, outlaws reigned supreme on the contentious frontier between England and Scotland. Feud and terror, raid and reprisal were the ordinary stuff of life-and a way of survival. Power was held by the notorious border reivers (the "steel bonnets, ” named for their flashy helmets), clan-loy...

From humorist George MacDonald Fraser comes the funniest stories of an inept soldier, Private McAuslan, now collected in a single volume.The most disastrous soldier to ever serve in the British Army, Private McAuslan, J., the dirtiest soldier in the world (alias the tartan Caliban, or the Highland Division's answer to the Peking man), first demonstrated his unfitness for service in "The General Danced at Dawn.” He continued his disorderly adva...