{"product_id":"flashman-and-the-angel-of-the-lord-isbn-9780452274402","title":"Flashman and the Angel of the Lord","description":"“A jolly read.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tenth installment in The Flashman Papers finds Captain Harry Flashman of Her Majesty's Secret Service in the antebellum South, where the irrepressible, globe-trotting Victorian becomes the target of blackmailing beauties.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Evading danger, bedding women, and profiting from every opportunity, Flashman once again weasels his way into history, this time in John Brown’s raid of Harper’s Ferry, just before the Civil War. As a result of Flashy’s letching, lying, cheating, and stealing on land, on sea, and on the rails, not only did John Brown become a martyr, Lincoln became president, and the nation plunged into a bloodbath.Praise for the Flashman series\u003cbr\u003e “Hilariously funny.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Great dirty fun!”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrand Rapids Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The most entertaining anti-hero in a long time… Moves from one ribald and deliciously corrupt episode to the next… Wonderful and scandalous.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Raises dastardliness to the level of an art… One of the most amusing and sardonic novels I have ever read!”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOmaha World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “As irreverent and picaresque as \u003ci\u003eTom Jones\u003c\/i\u003e and always more dramatic… Flashman is a one-man demolition squad!”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Marvelously entertaining… A delight!”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge MacDonald Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e was a bestselling historical novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is perhaps most famous for his series of Flashman novels, featuring his antihero Harry Flashman. In addition to his novels, he wrote numerous screenplays, most notably \u003ci\u003eThe Three Musketeers\u003c\/i\u003e and the James Bond film \u003ci\u003eOctopussy\u003c\/i\u003e. George MacDonald Fraser died in 2008 at the age of 82.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300793110757,"sku":"NP9780452274402","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452274402.jpg?v=1767727437","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/flashman-and-the-angel-of-the-lord-isbn-9780452274402","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}