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Description edit
A game of cards leads Flashman from the jungle death-house of Dahomey to the slave state of Mississippi as he dabbles in the slave trade in Volume II of the Flashman Papers When Flashman was inveigled into a game of pontoon with Disraeli and Lord George Bentinck, he was making an unconscious... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mr Comber: Add a description of this character.
- Morrison
- Anderson
- Mr Sullivan
- Mr Lincoln
- George Randolph
- Fairbrother
- Kirk
- Dunne
- Elspeth
- Bradlee
- Omohundro
- Bryant
- Crixus
- Bailey
- Selina
- Bentinck
- Mandeville
- Sanchez
- Mr Flashman
- Mrs Locke
- Harry
- D'israeli
- Buck
- Murphy
- Caroline Lamb
- Tom
- Arnold
- Mr Kinnie
- Judge Payne
- Mr Hashman
- Luke
- Little
- Duberly
- Annette
- Gezo
- Messalina
- John
Setting & Locations edit
- Clitheroe
- Washington
- Ohio
- Mississippi
- England
- New Orleans
- Memphis
- Canada
- Portsmouth
- United States
- London
- Dahomey
- Louisville
- Havana
- Cincinnati
- Roatan
- Africa
- Kentucky
- America
- Pittsburgh
- Spring
- Baltimore
- Missouri
- Amazon
- New York
- Coast
- Alabama
- Fanny
- Arkansas
- Natchez
First Sentence edit
I believe it was the sight of that old fool Gladstone, standing in the pouring rain holding his special constable's truncheon as though it were a bunch of lilies, and looking even more like an unemployed undertaker's mute than usual, that made me think seriously about going into politics.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 12 in Flashman. (standard series)
Preceded by Royal Flash, and followed by Flashman at the Charge.
Authors & Contributors edit
- George MacDonald Fraser (Author)
First Edition edit
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Publication Date: 1971
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Publication Date: 1971
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- Dewey: 823.914
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