Flashman: George MacDonald Fraser

What did happen to that cowardly, foul-mouthed toady bully Flashman after he was expelled from Rugby in the late 1830s? The discovery of a vast collection of unpublished manuscripts in a Midlands sale room has cleared up the mystery. The tale of the arch-cad is told by Flashman himself. In this first instalment of 'The Flashman Papers' he describes his early career as a soldier, duellist, lover, imposter, coward and hero, from his entry into the exclusive company of Lord Cardigan's hussars to his exile in India, his adventures as a secret agent in Afghanistan, his scandalous behaviour in bed and battle and his truly foulest hour when he took part in the historic disaster of the Retreat from Kabul. He can still hit fouler, stoop lower, lie smoother, deceive further and above all, run faster than anyone else!