Flashman

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Flashman is a notorious school bully from Victorian-era fiction who later became the roguish antihero of George MacDonald Fraser’s historical Flashman novels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antihero
bully
fictional character
literary character
adaptedBy George MacDonald Fraser
allegiance United Kingdom
basedOn Flashman from Tom Brown’s Schooldays
characterOrigin Tom Brown’s Schooldays
characterTrait bullying
cowardly
cynical
lecherous
physically brave when cornered
self-serving
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy George MacDonald Fraser
Thomas Hughes
linked to: Charles Kingsley
education Rugby School
familyName Flashman
fictionalUniverse Flashman series
linked to: Flashman

Tom Brown stories
firstAppearance Tom Brown’s Schooldays
firstAppearanceYear 1857
fullName Harry Paget Flashman
linked to: Flashman
gender male
genre comic novel
historical fiction
givenName Harry
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryArchetype picaresque hero
roguish adventurer
militaryBranch British Army
narrativeRole protagonist
unreliable narrator
nationality English
notableFor being a notorious school bully
surviving major 19th-century historical events through luck and deceit
notableWork Flash for Freedom!
Flashman
Flashman and the Dragon
Flashman and the Redskins
Flashman at the Charge
Flashman in the Great Game
Flashman on the March
Royal Flash
occupation British Army officer
rank officer
settingPeriod Victorian era

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George MacDonald Fraser notableWork Flashman in the Great Game
linked to: Flashman
George MacDonald Fraser notableWork Flashman and the Redskins
linked to: Flashman
George MacDonald Fraser notableCharacterCreated Harry Flashman
linked to: Flashman
Royal Flash basedOn Flashman novel series
linked to: Flashman
Royal Flash character Harry Flashman
linked to: Flashman
Flashman fullName Harry Paget Flashman
linked to: Flashman
Flashman familyName Flashman
Flashman fictionalUniverse Flashman series
linked to: Flashman
Flashman notableWork Flashman
Flashman givenName Harry Paget Flashman
linked to: Flashman
Flashman alsoKnownAs Harry Flashman
linked to: Flashman
Flashman fictionalUniverse Flashman Papers series
linked to: Flashman
Flashman reimaginedFirstBook Flashman