Best Selling Books by George Macdonald Fraser

Coward, scoundrel, lover and cheat, but there is no better man to go into the jungle with. Join Flashman in his adventures as he survives fearful ordeals and outlandish perils across the four corners of the world.

The second title in a trilogy from the internationally bestselling author of The Flashman series. Private McAuslan continues his disorderly advance, losing, soiling or destroying his equipment. Whether map-reading his erratic way through the Sahara by night or confronting Arab rioters, McAuslan''s talent for catastrophe is constant.

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 advance, losing, soiling, and destroying his equipment, through the pages of "McAuslan in the Rough." The final story, "The Sheikh and the Dustbin," pursues the career of the great incompetent as he shambles across North Africa and Scotland, swinging his right arm in time with his right leg and tripping over his untied laces. Whatever he does and wherever he goes, Private McAuslan''s admirers know him as court-martial defendant, ghost catcher, star-crossed lover, and golf-caddie extraordinaire. Now, all of George MacDonald Fraser''s inimitable McAuslan stories are collected together in one glorious volume, for readers to gasp, giggle, and gawk at McAuslan''s misadventures. Whether map reading his erratic way through the Sahara by night, or confronting Arab rioters, McAuslan''s talent for catastrophe is guaranteed. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction--novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Der 17-jährige Harry Flashman wird in der Zeit des Viktorianischen Empire aus der Rugby School geworfen. Er startet eine erstaunliche Karriere beim Militär, die unverdient steil nach oben geht, denn er weiß: Bestimmte menschliche Fehler wie Dummheit, Arroganz und Engstirnigkeit sind militärische Vorzüge. Harry Flashman darf Elspeth, "das größte Flittchen, das je eine Matratze abgenutzt hat" heiraten (außerdem ist ihr Vater reich), doch wird er zu seinem Entsetzen nach Afghanistan versetzt. Beim Rückzug der Briten und verbündeten Inder aus Kabul überleben nur zwei - Harry ist einer davon. Harry macht sich natürlich aus dem Staub und schlägt sich selbst durch. Das endet in höchsten militärischen Auszeichnungen als "Held von Dschalalabad" und bei den Afghanen wird er als "Bloody Lance" geachtet (aufgrund eines weiteren Missverständnisses).

Canalla y sinvergüenza, libertino lujurioso, antihéroe infame e irresistible Cuando el cobarde más condecorado de la época victoriana acepta la inocente invitación de Tom Brown para participar en un partido de críquet, no imagina que acabará atrapado en una cadena de desventuras que lo llevarán de Londres a Borneo. Espías, piratas, esclavistas y diplomáticos se cruzan en su camino, pero Flashman solo busca salvar el pellejo, seducir a quien pille y salir airoso, aunque sea por pura suerte. Ahora bien, lo que no podrá evitar es casarse y ¿qué tendrá que decir de todo esto la inigualable señora Flashman? ¡Sumérgete en las aventuras del mayor tunante que ha existido, ahora también contadas por su esposa! Capturado por piratas, esclavizado por una reina ¡y recién casado! ¿Saldrá Flashman de esta?

Verdens største slyngel, skørtejægeren, kujonen, spillefuglen, krigshelten, levemanden – kort sagt: Harry Flashman – er igen i aktion. Efter en bordelbatalje møder han den skønne Lola Montez, og det lykkes ham at krænke hendes kavaler, fyrst Otto von Bismarck, grundigt. Og vor helt sætter sit umiskendelige præg på historiens gang, da han involveres i intrigerne omkring de slesvig-holstenske hertugdømmer. Den britiske forfatter George MacDonald Fraser (1925-2008) er bedst kendt for sin serie af historiske romaner om den kujonagtige levemand og antihelt Harry Flashman, der gør tvivlsom og ufortjent karriere i den britiske hær i 1800-tallet. Han står også bag en række filmmanuskripter blandt andet til James Bond-filmen "Octopussy", "Red Sonja" og "De tre musketerer".

Flashman, the notorious coward and blagard has come home to roost here in The Flashman Companion. Its rammed full of all the Flashy adventures you could want plus an interactive map so you can watch and listen to the man himself hop around the globe.

Det er meget mod Harry Flashmans vilje, at han i sommeren 1856 forlader Londons fredelige saloner for at rejse til Indien som premiereminister Palmerstons agent. Der er oprørsstemning blandt sepoyerne, og vor helt får brug for sine evner til at optræde forklædt som indfødt og til at opvarte amourøse damer. Men først og fremmest får han brug for sit sikre krysterinstinkt, og som sædvanlig høster han ganske ufortjent hæder for sin foragtelige adfærd. Den britiske forfatter George MacDonald Fraser (1925-2008) er bedst kendt for sin serie af historiske romaner om den kujonagtige levemand og antihelt Harry Flashman, der gør tvivlsom og ufortjent karriere i den britiske hær i 1800-tallet. Han står også bag en række filmmanuskripter blandt andet til James Bond-filmen "Octopussy", "Red Sonja" og "De tre musketerer".

Harry Flashman har et veludviklet talent for at hytte sit eget skind og få andre til at klare situationen, når den virkelig er speget. Og det lykkes ham altid at stå med palmerne i hænderne bagefter. Her beretter denne gennemførte charlatan, skørtejæger og kujon med rystende ærlighed om sine oplevelser i Amerika i årene 1848-49. Den britiske forfatter George MacDonald Fraser (1925-2008) er bedst kendt for sin serie af historiske romaner om den kujonagtige levemand og antihelt Harry Flashman, der gør tvivlsom og ufortjent karriere i den britiske hær i 1800-tallet. Han står også bag en række filmmanuskripter blandt andet til James Bond-filmen "Octopussy", "Red Sonja" og "De tre musketerer".

I hele den engelske hær findes der ingen, der er bedre til at fremstå så heltemodig og nobel som kujonen og svindleren Harry Flashman. I 1860 deltager bangebuksen stikmod sin vilje i urolighederne i Kina, hvor han fungerer som spion og sendebud mellem den kinesiske og den fransk-engelske hær. Alligevel finder han tid til at få andre i fedtefadet, mens han slipper uskadt væk, og får fanget op til flere af de skørter, han er så ferm til at jage.

Flashman records his reluctant part in an imperial campaign against Sikh Khalsa. He describes the campaign as being the shortest, bloodiest and strangest that he can think of in his whole career.

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. The Pyrates Is All The Swashbucklers That Ever Were, Rolled Into One Great Technicoloured Pantomime Tall Ships And Desert Islands, Impossibly Gallant Adventurers And Glamorous Heroines, Buried Treasure And Black Spots, Devilish Dons And Ghastly Dungeons, Plots, Duels, Escapes, Savage Rituals, Tender Romance And Steaming Passion, All To The Accompaniment Of Ringing Steel, Thunderous Broadsides, Sweeping Film Music, And The Sound Of Cursing Extras Falling In The Water And Exchanging Period Dialogue. Even Hollywood Buccaneers Were Never Like This.

Elizabethan England, And A Dastardly Spanish Plot To Take Over The Throne Is Uncovered. It''S Up To Agent Archie Noble To Save Queen And Country In This Saucy And Swashbuckling Romp From The Bestselling Author Of The Flashman Papers And The Pyrates. Spoiled, Arrogant, Filthy Rich, And Breathtakingly Beautiful, The Young Lady Godiva Dacre Is Exiled From The Court Of Good Queen Bess (Who Can''T Abide Red-Haired Competition) To Her Lonely Estate In Distant Cumberland, Where She Looks Forward To Bullying The Peasantry And Getting Her Own Imperious Way. Little Does She Guess That The Turbulent Scottish Border Is The Last Place For An Elizabethan Heiress, Beset By Ruthless Reivers (Many Of Them Unshaven), Blackmailing Ruffians, Fiendish Spanish Plotters Intent On Regime Change And Turning Merrie England Into A Ghastly European Union Province. And No One To Rely On But Her Half-Witted Blonde School Chum, A Rugged English Superman With A Knack For Disaster, And A Dashing Highwayman Who Looks Like Errol Flynn But Has A Glasgow Accent. To Say Nothing Of Warlocks, Impersonators, Taxi-Drivers Riding Brooms, Burlesque Artists, The Drunkest Man In Scotland, And Several Quite Normal Characters Oh, Yes, Gossips, It''S All Happening In The Reavers, A Moral Tale Obviously Conceived In Some Kind Of Fit By Flashman Author George Macdonald Fraser & Well, He''S Getting On, And Was Bound To Crack Eventually. He Admits (Nay, Insists) That It''S A Crazy Story For Readers Who Love Fun For Its Own Sake.