-
This was why there was no man better than Mr Fraser to stumble on the Flashman story.
ECONOMIST: George MacDonald Fraser
-
Mr Fraser was a Scot, of course, solidly and loudly so, and Flashman had no love for Scotland.
ECONOMIST: George MacDonald Fraser
-
George MacDonald Fraser, in the Flashman books, parodied this love of the upper class, well mannered, death defying hero.
BBC: NEWS | UK | Magazine | What makes a modern hero?
-
But, just like Flashman, he was sure there was little glory in war.
ECONOMIST: George MacDonald Fraser
-
And though he and Flashman between them seemed intent on savagely satirising the whole British imperial enterprise, the truth was more complicated.
ECONOMIST: George MacDonald Fraser
-
Generally, however, he found Flashman an impressively accurate observer.
ECONOMIST: George MacDonald Fraser
-
Would Flashman have liked him, had they met?
ECONOMIST: George MacDonald Fraser