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Starting his flashman series in 1966, george macdonald fraser was inspired by a character found in the book tom browns schooldays, whereby he took the antagonist and turned him into a hero. Flashman and the angel of the lord by george macdonald fraser book resume. Flashman and the angel of the lord flashman 10 george. The flashman papers is a series of historical fiction novels by british author george macdonald fraser. The character appears briefly in tom hughes 1857 novel, tom browns schooldays, as a school bully who gets expelled from rugby for.
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