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Not being able to resist sticking my oar in I thought I would add a book that blurs boundries.
Goerge McDonald Frasier wrote Flashman back in the mid 1960's, and it spawned a large collection of his adventures. Flashman first appears in Tom Browns School Days, by Thomas Hughes. He is the ulitmate bully, roasting fags, pinching money and beating-up anyone smaller than himself. He is of course a coward around the older boys. Kicked out of Rugby school McDonald Frasier picks up from there 80 years later. The book(s) are very funny and even though you feel you should despise Flashy for the truly awful person he is, you can't help but love him. He is underhand, cruel when in control and uttly without pity or remorse for his actions. When cornered he will lie, cheat and, if need be, sleep his way out of anything. They deserve their place here though as they are all suprisingly educational. Set in the mid to late 1800's they cover the golden age of the British Empire and you will learn more about 18c India, China, America and Britain than any where else. Flashman blows away your conceptions of Victorian England, and is more than likely closer to the truth than we had been led to believe. Brilliantly reserched, well written and so funny you will laugh at the same time as being disgusted with his behavour. Read Flashman, then read all 13 books. You can't help it.
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